My kids never had colic, so the most I can offer parents of colicky babies is sympathy and information as I discover it.  As if being a new breastfeeding mom isn’t hard enough, now the experts are saying that colic can be tamed if Mom avoids allergenic foods.  There seems to be some disagreement among physicians and researchers on the validity of this theory, but many parents with colicky infants will try anything just to get some relief for their families.  During the research test, a change in Mom’s foods showed a 40% reduction in colic fussing, so maybe this idea has some validity.

Healthday reports on this study published in the November issue of Pediatrics.  The targeted foods include wheat, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy and fish - this list surprises me a little because I would think that stronger foods like red meat and spices would be included as well, but apparently not.  Hopefully, this finding will help some parents of colicky babies get a few extra winks in during the rough patches.