Question

My baby is over a month old and cries every night, unable to sleep. Moreover, after feeding during the day, he wakes up and sometimes vomits milk. The doctor previously diagnosed it as bloating and intestinal colic, but even after taking medicine and applying abdominal patches, he still cries every night, sometimes for up to four hours.

Answer

Intestinal colic is a symptom rather than a disease. It is caused by the strong contraction of the smooth muscle of the intestinal wall, resulting in intermittent abdominal pain. Firstly, it is important to rule out organic diseases that may cause intestinal colic and provide treatment for the underlying cause. Timely medical consultation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis. Medication treatment should be prescribed by a doctor, including antispasmodics such as tolterodine tartrate, which can block the muscarinic receptors of the smooth muscle and directly act on it to relieve spasm.