In breastfed infants , evidence suggests that a hypoallergenic maternal diet may be beneficial for reducing symptoms of colic .
In formula-fed infants , colic may improve after changing from a st and ard cow ’s milk formula to either a hydrolysed protein formula or a soy-based formula .
Fibre-supplemented formulae had no effect .
Infantile colic , the cause of 10–20 % of all early paediatrician visits , can lead to parental exhaustion and stress .
A systematic review was conducted to examine whether dietary change provides an effective therapy for  infantile colic .
Association between infantile colic and carbohydrate malabsorption from fruit juices in infancy.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether infantile colic ( IC ) is associated with malabsorption of carbohydrates present in fruit juices . METHODS In this double-blind study , parents of 30 healthy infants ( 5.1 + /- 0.7 months , 7.4 + /- 1.0 kg , 64 + /- 4 cm ) were administered a question naire to quantitatively assess IC . Thereafter , they were divided into 2 groups , 16 infants with and 14 without IC . Within each treatment group infants were fed 120 mL ( 16.3 + /- 2.0 mL/kg ) of either white grape ( sorbitol-free ; 1:1 fructose-to-glucose ratio ) or apple ( sorbitol 0.5 g/dL ; 2.6:1 fructose-to-glucose ratio ) juice .  Physical activity ( PA ) , energy expenditure ( EE ) , crying , and sleeping times were measured for 0.5 and 3.0 hours before and after juice feeding , respectively , using the Enhanced Metabolic Testing Activity Chamber . Carbohydrate malabsorption was determined by breath hydrogen ( BH(2 ) ) gas analysis after juice feedings . Statistical differences between groups were determined by 2-way analysis of variance with the Tukey procedure . RESULTS Infants with IC fed apple juice exhibited carbohydrate malabsorption as shown by increased BH(2 ) excretion , whereas those without IC absorbed carbohydrates normally when fed this juice . Infants fed apple juice with carbohydrate malabsorption cried more and consequently slept less during the last 1.5 hours of the study . This was associated with increased PA and EE as compared with infants without IC fed apple juice . In contrast , infants fed white grape juice , regardless of IC , showed no increase in BH(2 ) excretion , PA , and EE . Furthermore , crying and sleeping times were unchanged in infants fed white grape juice regardless of the presence or absence of IC . CONCLUSIONS IC was associated with carbohydrate malabsorption from fruit juices containing sorbitol and a high fructose-to-glucose ratio
In breastfed infants , evidence suggests that a hypoallergenic maternal diet may be beneficial for reducing symptoms of colic .
In formula-fed infants , colic may improve after changing from a st and ard cow ’s milk formula to either a hydrolysed protein formula or a soy-based formula .
Fibre-supplemented formulae had no effect .
Infantile colic , the cause of 10–20 % of all early paediatrician visits , can lead to parental exhaustion and stress .
A systematic review was conducted to examine whether dietary change provides an effective therapy for  infantile colic .