Chiropractic for Colic in Babies in Mataró

Chiropractic can be an effective and natural solution to relieve colic in babies. Learn how chiropractic adjustments in Mataró can improve your child’s health.

We have all heard about colic in babies or seen it in our children. But what is it and how can it be resolved? Colic is a disorder that affects almost 40% of nursing babies. It usually appears around the first two weeks of life and resolves around 3 or 4 months. During this time, babies suffer from prolonged crying that is difficult to console and irritability. You can identify it as episodic, different from normal with a higher-pitched tone, and it seems like they flex their legs with clenched fists. Additionally, they suffer from other digestive symptoms such as constipation or regurgitation.

What to do if your baby has infant colic?

We advise that the baby undergo a check-up with a university-qualified Doctor of Chiropractic. This professional can verify the subluxations the baby has and through gentle adjustments align the vertebrae and allow the baby’s body to work naturally, resolving the colic.

How does natural Chiropractic medicine benefit the baby?

In recent years, scientific studies on colic have focused on natural medicine. There are several studies that demonstrate the short-term effectiveness of specific chiropractic adjustments, reducing crying hours per day, improving sleep time, and without creating adverse side effects. A study conducted with 73 chiropractors, of the 316 cases of colic they saw in 3 months, 94% had satisfactory results in a short period of time. From the chiropractic point of view, it seems likely that many of the babies who suffer from colic have compression in the first vertebra at the base of the skull, also called the gateway of life through which the nerve trunk accesses the rest of the organs via the nerves that exit each vertebra of the spine. The first cervical vertebrae also suffer from this compression, due to the torsion the baby has undergone at birth to come out of the mother and/or birth with forceps, etc. That is why chiropractic adjustments performed on the first cervical vertebrae with very gentle movements lead to an improvement in colic symptoms. Chiropractic is indicated in cases of colic, gastroesophageal reflux, and many other common pediatric syndromes that appear in the first months of life.

It is the natural method free of side effects that can benefit your baby.

In addition to the use of Chiropractic, we recommend:

• Abdominal massage, helps reduce abdominal distension favoring the expulsion of gases and the peristaltic movement. The combination of massage with aromatherapy, especially lavender oil, helps with vasodilation.

• Natural Feeding of the mother Nursing babies: it is recommended that the mother follows a low-allergen diet, avoiding cow’s milk and dairy, and consuming vitamins and minerals in foods preferably organic. A period of at least 2 weeks is necessary to evaluate the diet’s effectiveness. Additionally, nighttime breast milk contains melatonin, which helps improve infant sleep and reduce colic. WHO recommends breastfeeding. Bottle-fed babies: Consult with your pediatrician.

• Probiotics: Several studies demonstrate that babies with colic have a different intestinal microflora than children who do not suffer from it. Children with colic have lower amounts of “good” bacteria like bifidobacteria and lactobacillus. On the contrary, they have higher amounts of proteobacteria (bad bacteria) like E.Coli, Pseudomonas, Yersinia, or Enterobacter. This alteration in intestinal flora could favor the appearance of colic, affecting intestinal motility and immune response. Consult with your pediatrician.

• Natural herbs: Fennel, chamomile, and lemon balm help calm babies and reduce abdominal distension. Care must be taken when administering the dose as they can contribute to satiety and decrease milk intake, which is why we recommend consulting your pediatrician.

www.quiropractica1.com Sources: https://authoritynutrition.com/breastfeeding-diet-101/ Pregnancy and pediatrics. A chiropractic approach. Stephen P Williams.