Infantile colic and food hypersensitivity

In this article, some aspects of the phenomenon of infantile colic or fussi ng and crying behavior in early infancy are reviewed. The major points addr essed are as follows: 1) evidence that infants with colic differ significan tly in their pattern of distressed behavior from noncolicky infants; 2) the evidence of colic in children with known food allergy; 3) the incidence of food allergy in children with colic, 4) the outcome of trials focusing on the dietary management of colic; 5) the outcome of studies involving behavi or modification in colic; 6) the outcome of a preliminary trial of modifica tion of maternal diet in very young infants with colic; and 7) findings of a systematic review of different treatments for colic.