Probiotics , fennel extract  and  spinal manipulation  show promise to alleviate symptoms of colic , although some concerns remain .
Background Infantile colic is a distressing condition characterised by excessive crying in the first few months of life .
The aim of this research was to up date the synthesis of evidence of complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM ) research literature on infantile colic and establish what evidence is currently available .
The short-term effect of spinal manipulation in the treatment of infantile colic: a randomized controlled clinical trial with a blinded observer.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is a short-term effect of spinal manipulation in the treatment of infantile colic . DESIGN A r and omized controlled trial . SETTING A private chiropractic practice and the National Health Service 's health visitor nurses in the suburb Ballerup ( Copenhagen , Denmark ) . SUBJECTS Infants seen by the health visitor nurses , who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for infantile colic . INTERVENTION One group received spinal manipulation for 2 weeks , the other was treated with the drug dimethicone for 2 weeks . OUTCOME MEASURE Changes in daily hours of crying as registered in a colic diary . RESULTS By trial days 4 to 7 , hours of crying were reduced by 1 hour in the dimethicone group compared with 2.4 hours in the manipulation group ( P = .04 ) . On days 8 through 11 , crying was reduced by 1 hour for the dimethicone group , whereas crying in the manipulation group was reduced by 2.7 hours ( P = .004 ) . From trial day 5 onward the manipulation group did significantly better that the dimethicone group . CONCLUSION Spinal manipulation is effective in relieving infantile colic
Probiotics , fennel extract  and  spinal manipulation  show promise to alleviate symptoms of colic , although some concerns remain .
Background Infantile colic is a distressing condition characterised by excessive crying in the first few months of life .
The aim of this research was to up date the synthesis of evidence of complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM ) research literature on infantile colic and establish what evidence is currently available .