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Arch Dis Child 1997;76:356-358 ( April )

Use of sucrose as a treatment for infant colic

Trond Markestad

Department of Paediatrics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Correspondence to: and request for reprints to: Dr Trond Markestad, Department of Paediatrics, Haukeland Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.

Accepted 5 November 1996

AIMS---To examine if sucrose has an analgesic effect on infant colic.
METHODS---Nineteen infants with typical infant colic were given 2 ml of 12% sucrose or distilled water when crying, in a double blind double crossover study. The effect was measured by parents' score.
RESULTS---Twelve improved specifically on sucrose and one on placebo (p < 0.01). Five showed a non-specific improvement.
CONCLUSIONS---Sucrose has a significant ameliorating effect on infant colic.

Keywords: infant colic; sugar; sucrose

© 1997 by Archives of Disease in Childhood


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