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other types of colic
The cause of colic is unknown. Diagnosis requires ruling out other possible causes. Extra support for the parents may be useful. It rarely lasts up to one year of age. It occurs at the same rate in boys and in girls.

Colic is defined as episodes of crying for more than three hours a day, for more than three days a week for at least a three week duration in an otherwise healthy child. Persistent infant crying has been associated with severe marital discord, postpartum depression, early termination of breastfeeding, frequent visits to doctors, a quadrupling of laboratory tests, and prescription of medication for acid reflux. Babies with colic may be exposed to abuse, especially shaken baby syndrome.

Management of colic is generally conservative and involves the reassurance of parents. Swaddling does not appear to help. While medications to treat reflux are common, there is no evidence that they are useful.

Dietary changes by infants are generally not needed. while elimination of only cow's milk does not seem to produce any improvement. Both these formulas have greater cost and may not be as palatable. A 2019 review determined that probiotics were no more effective than placebo although a reduction in crying time was measured.

No clear beneficial effect from spinal manipulation or massage has been shown. There is a case of a three month old dying following manipulation of the neck area. Fennel also appears effective.

Infants who are colicky do just as well as their non colicky peers with respect to temperament at one year of age. It has been an age old practice to drug crying infants. During the second century AD, the Greek physician Galen prescribed opium to calm fussy babies, and during the Middle Ages in Europe, mothers and wet nurses smeared their nipples with opium lotions before each feeding. Alcohol was also commonly given to infants. In past decades, doctors recommended treating colicky babies with sedative medications (e. g. phenobarbital, Valium, alcohol), analgesics (e. g. opium) or anti spasm drugs (e. g. scopolamine, Donnatal, dicyclomine), but none of these are now recommended because of potential serious side effects, including death.