Infantile colic. Association with lactose and milk intolerance
W. M. Liebman
Intolerance to lactose and cow's milk protein was prospectively evaluated
in 56 infants with apparent colic. A complete blood cell count,
sedimentation rate, test for quantitative IgE level, radioallergosorbent
test (performed in 15 patients), and at least three stool examinations for
pH, presence of reducing substances, and occult blood were performed in 56
infants (46, appropriate size for gestational age; ten, small for
gestational age) and results were within normal limits for age. This study
suggests that tolerance to lactose and cow's milk protein does not have a
significant role in infantile colic.
