After the birth the digestive system of the child still some time continues to develop both in the functional plan, and in respect of microflora. Because of underdevelopment of glands and a muscular layer of intestines often there are spasms and gases are formed, causing swelling and gripes. To help the kid to get rid of them, it is necessary to know certain symptoms.
Instruction
1. Firm stomach. One of the causes of intestinal gripes at children is the big congestion of gases. It can be connected with overeating and enzymatic insufficiency, i.e. enzymes are able to split only certain quantity of the arrived food. The surplus of food causes process of fermentation and gas generation. It is noticeable by a stomach at once. It becomes firm to the touch.
2. Shrill shout. Spastic reduction of intestines is usually painful and the child reacts to it strong shrill crying which it is impossible to calm nothing. At a spasm of smooth muscles there can be rather long (till 3 o'clock) gripes, and their beginning can be both in time, and between meals. Kids of the first 4 months of life are especially subject to such gripes.
3. Tight muscles of a stomach and pulling of legs to it. At gripes the kid reflex attracts to a leg stomach. It is some kind of reaction to pain, and it is characteristic also of adults.
4. Reduced appetite. Quite often at intestinal gripes children refuse food, or eat reluctantly. In this case to distinguish intestinal gripes from hit of air in a stomach, it is enough for to observe the kid at meal time. As soon as at meal time he begins to groan, dodge and cry - take it a column. If after vomiting or an eructation air he calms down and starts food, then it is not colic.