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Disease Etiology
The etiology for infant colic remains undetermined; it is likely multifactorial (1,2). An underlying, medical or physiological organic cause is identified in less than 5% of infants with colic (3).
Possible causes and associations include:
- gastrointestinal disorders such as food allergy, immaturity of gut function, dysmotility, excessive gas formation, intestinal hormonal abnormalities (4), microflora, molecular absorption, potential allergy to cows