Having gone through difficulties of bringing up a colicky baby, I’m always scouring for information and remedies to ease the symptoms of colic. I understand that doctors have yet to determine what exactly causes colic in babies so I accept the fact that a cure is still far from being discovered.

Recent studies show that giving your colicky infant Probiotics might help relieve colic symptoms as well as several related conditions such as lactose intolerance, necrotizing enterocolitis, and gastric inflammation.

I should let you know I have not given my baby Probiotics during her colic period. We talked it over with the paeditrician and to my understanding, my baby is already consuming a healthy dose of probiotics as I’m fully breastfeeding her. He also suggested that I could take Probiotics supplement meant for adults and it will benefit my baby through breast milk.

Trouble is, what if you’re bottle feeding your baby? I’m sure the first question that pops into our mind is how safe it is for babies to consume probiotics. A clinical study was done a few years ago on infant formulas containing live probiotic bacteria: Long-term consumption of infant formulas containing live probiotic bacteria: tolerance and safety. However, the safest approach is definitely to consult your doctor before giving your baby probiotics.

Judging from the feedback from friends, family and mothers I’ve personally talked to, none of them are able to tell if probiotics made a noticeable difference. That’s probably because they’ve also relied on other ways to calm a colicky infant. I know first hand how straining it is to raise a baby suffering from colic. The constant inconsolable crying could cause sleep deprivation, depression, stress and feeling of helplessness especially for new parents. And trust me, you’ll go out on a limb and exhaust all available options to ease colic symptoms. If anything just to keep you sane. Give probiotics a try if nothing else seems to work.

If you are going to, or had given your baby Probiotics to help with her colic, let me know if it helps. I will really appreciate your feedback on this.