Mylicon baby drops and how to (really) solve gas colic
In the first months of life the gaseous colic neonatal affect thousands by children every year, representing one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in children. (SPOILERcan be easily solved, read all the way to the end).
Because of the poor and false information concerning gas colic and its causes, most parents do not know how to treat it effectively and resort (in most cases, to no avail) to the baby drops (including the Mylicon).
In this article, I explain what Mylicon drops for babies is, but above all how you too can really solve colic of your child.
Spoiler: gas colic is caused by a inflammatory bowel picture which causes swelling, air and pain; that is why your baby cries e is sick.
Mylicon baby drops: what it is and what it is for
The Mylicon is a antimeteoric' drug which should (theoretically) favour gas elimination formed in the gastrointestinal tract of children and infants, by acting on the surface tension of the intestinal gas bubbles, bringing them together to create larger ones that the child should be able to expel more easily and painlessly.
Unfortunately, since colic is not caused by intestinal immaturity, nor is it caused by air in the belly. (although the child really does have it), the Mylicon is often ineffective.
Recent studies scientifically prove that colic is caused by aintestinal inflammation (resulting in air in the belly); I recommend to read the article until the end because I will explain how to solve them.
Mylicon drops: what it contains and how much it costs
Mylicon is a drug in oral solution (drops) whose active ingredient is the Simeticone.
Among the excipients However, we also find thecitric acid, sodium citrate, sorbic acid and bicarbonate.
Furthermore, to make it attractive additional excipients such as theraspberry and vanilla essence (who would eat something that sucks?).
The pack sold in pharmacies is 30 ml and each bottle of Mylicon has a price of about 9 euro.
How to administer Mylicon drops and when to take them?
The recommended dosage on the packaging for taking Mylicon is 20 drops (= 0.6 ml) 2-4 times a day preferably after meals or otherwise as prescribed by a doctor. The bottle should be shaken well before use.
After how long does Mylicon drops take effect?
Theoretically, simethicone is taken up and metabolised within minutes/hours; this assumes that the effect of the Mylicon drops should be visible in the infant after one or two days.
That is why it is recommended to use the Mylicon for a period of max. 7 consecutive days after which, in the event of therapeutic ineffectiveness, the paediatrician should be consulted.
Side effects of Mylicon drops
The packaging states that no undesirable effects due to Mylicon have been reported.
In my experience, in most children ineffective but no side effects.
Contraindications Mylicon drops and how long to take it for
The recommended doses should not be exceeded.
It is recommended to take Mylicon for a short treatment time (7 days) after which, if there are no appreciable results, consult the doctor.
Do Mylicon drops work?
Unfortunately, most scientific studies and my professional experience confirm theineffectiveness of Simethicone in the treatment of infant gaseous colic.
The reason is simple.
Gaseous colic are not caused by air in the belly but by a inflammatory bowel picture which creates pain for the child (as well as intestinal spasms, difficulty evacuating and even air).
What is infant gaseous colic and how to really solve it
A wonderful scientific study from 2018 (Tu Mai et al., 'Infantile Colic, New Insights into an Old Problem', published in the magazine Gastroenterology Clinics of North America) documented how children suffering from colic have an inflamed intestine (which is very different from immaturity).
To be precise, the study found that breastfed infants suffering from colic had faecal calprotectin levels (a parameter indicating the degree of intestinal inflammation) more than twice as high as those of infants without colic, being comparable to the levels found in infants with inflammatory bowel disease.
This is why we can say with certainty that colic is an inflammatory bowel problem.
Gaseous colic: causes and remedies
Colics have numerous causes of which one of the main ones is thematernal nutrition (in the case of breastfeeding), the type of bottle and how the formula is fed, the tensions present at gastrointestinaletc.
The multifactorial nature of these problems is scientifically reaffirmed in the same study cited above (Tu Mai et al, Infantile Colic: New Insights into an old problem).
Therefore, to effectively resolve gaseous colic it is not enough to simply administer drops for newborns hoping that your baby's pain will disappear.
To treat neonatal gaseous colic one must know all the causes that cause them and resolve them (maternal feeding, osteopathic belly massage, baby bottle, baby's position, etc.).
In the course of "Silva Method, treatment and prevention of gaseous colic and gastro-oesophageal reflux'. I explain how to solve neonatal colic once and for all.
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