Infacol's active ingredient works by helping the small, trapped gas (air) bubbles join into bigger bubbles, which your baby can easily expel as wind – helping to relieve discomfort. Can be used from birth onwards. Infacol has a pleasant orange flavour and is free from sugar, alcohol or colourant.
Try giving your baby Infacol- which is clinically proven to treat colic from birth onwards. Other products used for helping to relieve the symptoms of colic are gripe waters for babies 1-month-old and over and herbal remedies.
It can be given from birth onwards. The pain associated with colic may be caused by the build-up of small gas bubbles trapped in your baby's tummy. Simeticone, the active ingredient in Infacol, helps all the little trapped gas bubbles join into bigger bubbles which your baby can easily bring up as wind.
Infacol can be used up to 12 times a day, and should be administered before each feed. Infacol's active ingredient, Simethicone, does not get absorbed into the baby's body.
Infacol has been specially formulated to relieve wind, infant colic and griping pain. The discomfort associated with colic may be caused by the build-up of small gas bubbles trapped in the baby's tummy.
Taking too much simeticone is not likely to cause any serious problems. However, it may cause an upset stomach, diarrhoea or constipation.
️ Don't use Infacol if your child is allergic or intolerant to any of its ingredients. Check the ingredients in the leaflet provided with the medicine if you know your child suffers from specific allergies or intolerances.
I doubt if the sleepiness has anything to do with Infacol tbh. It's not absorbed into the bloodstream, it just acts on wind in the gut.
The normal dose is one dropper full (0.5ml) given before each feed for several days, but don't worry if you forget one or more doses.
It makes him easier to burp, as it's an anti-foaming agent, making the gas bubbles easier for him to expel. He does bigger burps and is a little fartier too, so ensure you have a nappy on your baby, just in case! If a huge burp comes up, our baby might bring a little milk with it, so also have a Muslin cloth to hand.
Infacol helps colic by dissolving the air bubbles. Babies can take in excess air if they are crying or when feeding. A bottle fed baby may take in air whilst they are feeding because of the teat of the bottle does not fit the mouth correctly and create a seal.
Infacol can gently help to bring up wind as its active ingredient – simeticone – helps the little trapped gas bubbles join into bigger bubbles which your baby can easily bring up as wind – helping to relieve the pain.
If she's not needing it at every feed then she probable doesn't need it, especially at 5 months, I think they normally suggest colic eases between 3 and 4 months. Gripe water is a bit stronger and might just cure the problem in the night. I tend to use two droppers, but going to start reducing that to one.
Infacol has a progressive effect, which means that it should be given to your baby for several days to achieve the best results.
Infacol Colic Relief Drops are designed to treat colic and griping pain caused by trapped wind in infants from birth onwards. A sugar, alcohol and colour free liquid with a natural orange flavour which relieves infant colic and griping pain by freeing and releasing trapped wind.
An aggravation of reflux symptoms
This is perhaps explains why many families find that their reflux baby seems worse after using this remedy. It is for this reason why I recommend families to stop using Infacol, if their baby presents with reflux symptoms.
Infacol helps bind the small air bubbles together to come up as one big air bubble and burp. If however your baby has large air bubbles, deep belly burps, Infacol will have the reverse effect so will not work and can make the problem worse.
Your baby's medicine is called Infacol. It is an antiflatulent which means that it helps to bring up wind or air trapped in the tummy. Infacol is given to babies to relieve griping pain, infant colic or wind due to trapped air.
If you're breastfeeding simply administer the liquid before the feed and if you're using a bottle the liquid can be added to the milk/fomula. Make sure you use Infacol with every feed to ensure the product builds up in your baby's system.
hi infacol is meant to be given before each feed & contains sugar ( bottle does say no but!!) - would keep your baby awake. give gripe water on its own you could also try a little peppermint oil rub into babies tummy & the soles of the feet. We found Infacol didnt work too well so we switched to gripe water.
In general, colic is defined as crying for three or more hours a day, three or more days a week, for three or more weeks. Features of colic may include the following: Intense crying that may seem more like screaming or an expression of pain.
Infacol's active ingredient, simethicone, does not get absorbed into your baby's body.
Infant colic is regular, unexplained crying fits that usually last for at least three hours. The cause is unknown, but theories include immaturity of the bowel, food allergies and 'gas' or 'wind'. Colic tends to go away without treatment after a few weeks.
Infacol is to help them burp up air/wind. Gripe is antacid to settle tummy.