Infant Colic, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
By Kenneth Kee
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This book describes Infant Colic, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Infant Colic or excessive crying is a frequent benign, self-limiting disorder that can happen in 40% of infants.
If the baby cries for longer than 3 hours a day, the baby might have colic.
Colic is not caused by another medical problem.
Many babies go through a fussy period.
Some cry more than others.
20% babies cry enough that people call them colicky.
Colic normally starts when babies are about 3 weeks old.
It becomes worse when they are between 4 and 6 weeks old.
Most of the time, colicky babies get better when they are 6 weeks old, and are completely fine by the time they are 12 weeks old.
While it is one of the most distressing problems of infancy, it has no clear cause, no gold standard remedy or preventative action.
It is common for infants to cry more during the first three months of life, with a mean duration of crying of two hours per day.
When the baby is aged 10–12 weeks, the mean duration of crying decreases to an hour per day, but variations can occur.
Wessel’s criteria define colic as crying for no apparent reason lasting for:
1. More than 3 hours per day,
2. More than 3 days per week,
3. Longer than 3 weeks
It is worth noting that while colic is frequent, many infants do not fulfill all 3 criteria strictly.
Doctors should be aware of parental perception and coping when assessing the infant.
Especially in the local context where infants may have more than one caregiver, colic can refer to crying that is causing distress to caregivers.
Causes:
The most probable causes of infantile crying are:
Non-pathological Cause of crying:
1.Lack of Sleep
Normal Sleep Requirements
Birth to 2 months: 16 hours a day
2 to 3 months: 15 hours a day
2.Hunger
Frequent feeding (
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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Infant Colic, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee
Infant Colic,
A
Simple
Guide
To
The Condition,
Diagnosis,
Treatment
And
Related Conditions
By
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition
Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
To my wife Dorothy
And my children
Carolyn, Grace
And Kelvin
This book describes Infant Colic, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
(What You Need to Treat Infant Colic)
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Introduction
I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.
My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.
Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).
I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.
This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale
was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders
into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale
on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical disorders.
The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.
Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.
As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.
Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.
I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.
I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.
I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.
Chapter 1
Infant Colic
What is Infant Colic?
Infant Colic or excessive crying is a frequent benign, self-limiting disorder that can happen in 40% of infants.
If the baby cries for longer than 3 hours a day, the baby might have colic.
Colic is not caused by another medical problem.
Many babies go through a fussy period.
Some cry more than others.
20% babies cry enough that people call them colicky.
Colic normally starts when babies are about 3 weeks old.
It becomes worse when they are between 4 and 6 weeks old.
Most of the time, colicky babies get better when they are 6 weeks old, and are completely fine by the time they are 12 weeks old.
While it is one of the most distressing problems of infancy, it has no clear cause, no gold standard remedy or preventative action.
It is common for infants to cry more during the first three months of life, with a mean duration of crying of two hours per day.
When the baby is aged 10–12 weeks, the mean duration of crying decreases to an hour per day,