New book on treating colicky babies contradicts NHS thinking

A newly published book, ‘Calming Colic - How to Help the 10 Causes of Colic’ by osteopath and naturopath Christian Bates, contradicts the thinking on the NHS website which says that, ‘...the causes of colic are unknown and that there is no cure’.

Colic is a common and generally unexplained condition and the number one complaint among newborn babies. It causes distress and disruption in sleep patterns, both for the baby and its parents, and is often explained as a digestive imbalance.

Having treated many babies for colic over a 15 year period, the author began to see patterns in the cause of the condition; for example, a very large percentage of the babies treated had had exposure to antibiotics or had been delivered through C-section delivery. On looking at scientific research, the author found that both these factors affected babies' digestion in a way that had been linked to colic in other research.

Recognising that each child is different and that colic is a symptom and not a cause, the author, using his extensive clinical experience, has developed a number of solutions to calm colic.

Unbelievably, nearly all babies nowadays experience one or more of the 10 factors that are the cause behind colic. Offering a totally different viewpoint from any other baby help book, Calming Colic - How to Help the 10 Causes of Colic is an accumulation of all the advice given by the author to parents in a consultation, plus much more.

Calming Colic is available from www.calmingcolic.com and as a Kindle download from Amazon.