Is it possible that the mother's diet has an impact on the infant's colic?

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Is it possible that the mother's diet has an impact on the infant's colic?

Introduction: Infantile colic is a behavioural syndrome of early childhood that is associated with irritability and crying. It self-resolves, but may lead to significant parental strife. The etiology is unknown; however, several investigators have examined the effect of nutrition on infantile colic. According to traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM), infant´s colic is associated with entrance of cold thought the umbilicum and cold energy diet eaten by the mother, leading to cold energy entrance in the infants body, leading to the colic symptoms.

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