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 .
A low allergen diet is a significant intervention in infantile colic: results of a community-based study.
BACKGROUND The effect of diet change in 38 bottle-fed and 77 breast-fed " colicky " infants , referred from community-based pediatric facilities was studied over a 1-week period in a double-blind ( within each feeding mode ) , r and omized , placebo-controlled trial . METHODS Bottle-fed infants were assigned to either casein hydrolysate or cow 's milk formula .  All mothers of breast-fed infants were started on an artificial color-free , preservative-free , additive-free diet and also r and omized to an active low allergen diet ( milk- , egg- , wheat- , nut-free ) or a control diet . RESULTS The response to diet was assessed on day 1 and day 8 with the use of a previously vali date d infant distress chart on which parents recorded distress levels . If successful outcome was defined as a reduction in distress of 25 % or more , after adjusting for age and feeding mode , infants on active diet had a significantly higher rate of improvement than those on the control diet ( odds ratio , 2.32 ; 95 % confidence interval , 1.07 - 5.0 ; p = 0.03 ) . Analysis of the day 8 to day 1 distress ratio , again adjusted for age and feeding mode , showed that infants on the active diet had distress reduced by 39 % ( 95 % confidence interval , 26 - 50 ) compared with 16 % ( 95 % confidence interval , 0 - 30 ) for those on the control diet ( p = 0.012 ) . CONCLUSION The results suggest a period of dietary modification with a low allergen diet and appropriate nutritional support should be considered in healthy infants with colic
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 .