Choosing an anti-colic formula for newborns

What to do if your child is constipated from formula

Before replacing one mixture with another, you must once again carefully read the instructions on the jar and analyze the correct preparation of the mixture. Perhaps the ratio between the formula powder and the added water is not met, which leads to a lack of water in the child’s body and creates an increased load on the excretory system. Another cause of constipation may be overfeeding the baby with formula. This article will help you calculate the volume of the formula depending on the individual characteristics of the child (weight, age, health status).

If everything is normal, then you can try giving the child an additional 100-150 ml of liquid per day. It doesn't have to be boiled water. Instead, children's tea based on medicinal herbs or their extracts, dill water, Plantex, which normalize the body's water balance, have a slight laxative effect, are well suited.

Important! Before taking any action, be sure to consult your doctor and rule out constipation due to congenital disorders of the child’s gastrointestinal tract.

Composition of Nutrilon

This special baby food includes a medicinal mixture under the brand name Nutrilon Comfort 1. The composition of the product is identical to the formula of breast milk and is completely absorbed by digestion:

1. Milk proteins.
2. Casein.
3. Easily digestible fats and carbohydrates.
4. Prebiotics.
5. Taurine.

These components are easily digested and absorbed by the infant’s immature digestive tract and easily form a soft baby.

Which mixture is better to choose for constipation?

If, nevertheless, all attempts to establish a normal stool for the child have proven futile, it is necessary to resolve the issue of replacing the formula. To qualify, it must meet most or all of the criteria below.

1. Suitable for the child's age to meet all nutritional and energy needs. Excess protein and fat inhibits intestinal motility.
2. The composition of the mixture should be enriched with dietary fiber - prebiotics, the type of which is selected taking into account the child’s tolerance. Prebiotics are polysaccharides (fructooligosaccharides (FOS), galactooligosaccharides (GOS), inulin and lactulose) that cannot be digested by the small intestine. Once in the large intestine, they serve as a source of energy for beneficial bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, stimulating their growth. Lactose that is not broken down in the small intestine also has similar properties. The prebiotic properties of the mixture depend on the variety of oligosaccharides and their quantity (approximately 1 g per 100 ml of breast milk). It is best if the mixture contains both GOS and FOS in a ratio of 9:1 - this way they have the most pronounced prebiotic effect.
3. It would be good if the mixture helps to normalize the intestinal microflora due to probiotics (lacto- and bifidobacteria). They reduce the likelihood of intestinal infections by suppressing pathogenic microflora and promote the proper flow of all microbiological processes. Probiotics can be contained in both fermented milk mixtures and regular ones. Adapted fermented milk mixtures have proven themselves very well for this purpose, ensuring the normalization of intestinal function and promoting its colonization with beneficial bacteria. You can find a list of fermented milk mixtures and their uses in this article.
4. It has been noted that hard stools are often found in children receiving formulas containing palm oil, so if possible, you should choose formulas without palm oil or with ß-palmitate. Read more about the benefits and harms of palm oil in infant formula in the article.

If for some reason replacing the mixture is undesirable, pre- or probiotic preparations are administered in addition to the existing mixture.

List of formulas from birth to 6 months with probiotics and prebiotics

List of formulas from birth to 6 months with prebiotics

List of formulas from birth to 6 months with probiotics

List of goat milk formulas with probiotics and/or prebiotics

Read more about goat milk formulas in this article.

Other varieties of the line that eliminate constipation and colic

The manufacturer offers 3 more types of baby food, which can also reduce the likelihood of constipation and colic.

Fermented milk

The mixture is recommended for feeding children from birth to 6 months of age. Its peculiarity is the increased content of bifidobacteria and lactic bacteria in comparison with other varieties of the mixture. Thanks to this, nutrition has a positive effect on intestinal health.

If the child is breastfed, then it is necessary to accustom him to a new type of food with caution. If the baby reacts positively to the increased content of lactic acid bacteria, then he can be completely transferred to this type of Nutrilon. In this case, the problem of constipation and colic will be solved in a relatively short time.

Antireflux

Nutrilon Reflux contains natural gum - a component that solves two problems at once. The first is the elimination of regurgitation, the second is a laxative effect. After the mixture enters the lumen of the intestinal tract, the volume of its contents increases. The liquid envelops accumulated feces and facilitates their removal.

This type of product is approved for use from the first month of life. Due to its low fat content, it is completely digested, and since it does not stay in the intestines for long, the frequency/severity of regurgitation and bloating is significantly reduced.

Lactose-free

Lactose-free Nutrilon also helps against constipation and colic. It is recommended for feeding babies with individual lactose intolerance. The mixture is completely lactose free. This component is replaced by glucose syrup. Nutrilon lactose-free can only be used as prescribed by a pediatrician.

It is better to select mixtures together with your local pediatrician

Medicinal mixtures for constipation

If regular formulas do not help, the child may be prescribed one of the specialized (therapeutic) formulas. These are mixtures containing lactulose and locust bean gum.

Mixtures containing lactulose

Lactulose is an isomer of lactose, which is not broken down by lactase in the intestine and enters unchanged into the lower intestine, where it is consumed by its beneficial microflora. As a result, a number of low-molecular acids (acetic, lactic, propionic) are released, which promote bowel emptying by increasing intestinal peristalsis and increasing the amount of water through excess osmotic pressure. You can often find the prefix “bifidus” in the names of such mixtures, although they do not contain bifidobacteria as such. This is explained by the ability of lactulose to influence their growth and development. Depending on the situation, formulas containing lactulose can be used as the only formula consumed or in an amount of 1/2 - 1/3 of the required volume each time when feeding a regular formula. The duration of treatment depends on achieving a stable therapeutic effect.

List of mixtures with lactulose

Mixtures containing locust bean gum

This is one of the types of antireflux mixtures. Locust bean gum consists largely of an indigestible polysaccharide that stimulates intestinal motility and softens stool. The mixture is administered in an amount of 1/2 - 1/3 of the required volume each time when feeding with a regular formula. The duration of the course is individual.

The absence or weak effect of medicinal mixtures requires the use of medications (antispasmodics and lactulose preparations). As an emergency measure to relieve constipation, you can use glycerin suppositories.

Mixtures for constipation, lactase deficiency and food allergies

Separately, it should be said about constipation, which is not a consequence of the immaturity of the child’s digestive system, but is caused by other reasons that require the use of not just adapted mixtures, but mixtures that, due to the characteristics of their composition, can provide a preventive, therapeutic or other effect.

1. The “constipated” form of lactase deficiency is the absence of independent stool in the presence of liquid stool and other characteristic symptoms. Depending on the type of feeding of the child (natural or artificial), medicinal low-lactose or lactose-free formulas are recommended for use;
2. Allergies caused by food products, in particular cow's milk protein intolerance, for which hypoallergenic formulas, soy formulas and goat's milk-based formulas are used, depending on the situation.

Popular dry food

The range of baby food is quite varied. Each child will receive a mixture composition that is suitable for the individual characteristics of the body. The product will help improve the functioning of the digestive system and with colic in newborns.

Let's look at the best baby food products according to pediatricians.

Similak Comfort 1

The products are intended for children from the first days of life. Suitable for eliminating stomach problems (gas, colic, problems with bowel movements). Price 500-600 rubles per jar.

Ingredients: maltodextrin; vegetable oils; whey protein; vitamins and minerals; arachidonic acid; galactooligosaccharides; nucleotides and carotenoids. No palm oil. Normalizes digestive processes, has a gentle effect on feces, reducing the amount of constipation. Enriches the body with living bifidobacteria, reduces gas formation, and is easily absorbed by children.

Rarely found on store shelves, the measuring spoon is large, inconvenient to use, and is located in the mixture itself. Lots of lumps, unusual taste, coconut oil present.

Nutrilon Pepti Gastro

The dietary product is suitable from the first days and does not contain lactose. It is recommended to regularly feed children suffering from food intolerance and impaired intestinal absorption. Price 980-1000 rub. for 0.45 kg.

Ingredients: hydrolyzed whey protein concentrate; glucose syrup; triglycerides; vegetable oils; emulsifiers; esters of citric acid and fatty acids; choline and taurine; fish fat; vitamins and minerals; inositol; nucleotides. Contains palm oil.

Improves digestion, tidying up the intestinal protective barrier, is allowed for lactase deficiency, and reduces the risk of developing allergies.

After taking the mixture, the stool takes on a green tint, which is normal (the reason is hydrolyzed protein). The product is suitable for long-term use; once opened, it can be stored for up to 21 days.

Nestlé Nestozhen with prebiotics and lactobacilli

Economical option. Anti-colic mixture, improves bowel movements, reduces flatulence. Recommended from birth to prevent constipation. Price for 350 gr. a pack of 260-360 rubles.

Ingredients: low-fat dairy product; prebiotics; whey (demineralized); lactobacilli; lactose; vegetable oils; vitamin and mineral complex; fats of milk origin; lecithin and taurine; carnitine

Dietary fiber of plant origin (identical to fiber) improves digestion and regulates baby’s stool. Does not contain palm oil. It is possible to develop an allergy to some components in the composition. When feeding "Nestozhen" it is necessary to give the child an additional 80-130 ml of water, otherwise constipation will worsen.

The feeding table on the packaging indicates average dosages. To choose the right concentration of nutrition, it is better to visit a pediatrician. The pediatrician will select the dosage in accordance with the age and individual needs of the baby’s body.

The range of brands of formula for colic in newborns will confuse even an experienced mother. To accurately determine which formula is suitable for a particular baby, you must consult a doctor. Of course, it’s up to the parents to choose, but good advice from a pediatrician will help narrow down the number of “contenders.” Be sure to check expiration dates, ingredients, and contraindications before purchasing.

Mixtures for colic

Colic quite often bothers infants aged 2-5 months and can be caused by various reasons:

• physiological immaturity of the digestive system;
• intestinal motility disorders;
• excessive gas formation;
• lactose intolerance and allergy to cow's milk proteins.

Depending on the causes of colic, various mixtures are used. If colic is caused by lactase deficiency or intolerance to cow's milk protein, then it is necessary to prescribe medicinal mixtures, the same ones that are used for constipation caused by these diseases.

Important! If colic and constipation are caused by lactase deficiency or a food allergy to cow's milk proteins, then specialized mixtures are used to treat them.

In other cases, to alleviate and eliminate them, it is best to use fermented milk mixtures. If there is no effect, they switch to mixtures for comfortable digestion, which also help eliminate constipation. A special feature of such mixtures is the partially hydrolyzed protein they contain, which allows the mixture to be easily and quickly absorbed, and the reduced lactose content reduces gas formation. The presence of starch in some of them also reduces the intensity of regurgitation. Typically, all of these mixtures are simultaneously enriched with probiotics and prebiotics. The exceptions are Nan anticolic, Celia anticolic and Nutrilon comfort immunofortis. As additional measures, you can use dill water. If diet therapy through mixtures is ineffective, the doctor prescribes drugs containing simethicone.

Nutrilon for colic and constipation reviews

I want to write about my story of struggling with colic, gas, and constipation. The child began to have constipation and terrible colic, regurgitating half of what he had eaten since 2 weeks of age (mixed breastfeeding + formula), tried everything (Espumizan, Sub Simplex, Bobotik, Green Water, dill water (it only made it worse), Plantex (hell colic after it), warm diaper, heating pad, massage, laying on the stomach, priboitiki and others like them, lactazar, osteopath!, strict diet, change of formula (Nanny, Nan lactose-free, Nan 1, Nutrilon comfort, Nan triple comfort) etc. ) Doctors divorced. Continue reading →

We have had constipation for 3.5 months. The pediatrician insists that this is due to unformed digestion. poop using a straw or candle. We were fed the Nutrilon Pre mixture, we decided to switch to Nutrilon Comfort, for easy pooping and for colic, which just ended. Continue reading →

Our baby has been on IP almost since birth. I had very little milk, so after three weeks we started eating formula, since the baby was not getting enough. We had problems with the intestines and over the course of 4 months we tried a lot of mixtures. Nothing fit. Constant constipation (I couldn’t go to the toilet myself for several days, only with Microlax), my tummy hurt, gas, profuse regurgitation, almost after every feeding. The pediatrician did not know what mixture to offer us. We have tried many mixtures. Continue reading →

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Dashulya has been suffering from gas colic since our arrival from the maternity hospital. It was a planned cesarean section, so dysbiosis was inevitable, as I later found out from many sources. After returning from the maternity hospital, the crying at home was constant, my daughter was sulking, she couldn’t get away with it at all, it was simply unrealistic to put her anywhere. We slept like this together, in an embrace, I simply passed out without strength, she lay on me, fixed in my arms. Because of colic and this condition, my girl refused to suckle, this process brought her suffering and so did I. Continue reading →

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A year has passed and now I can say with confidence that it definitely suited us, what didn’t, what we tried, what we shouldn’t take, what is worth taking in the first place! Although this is not a complete list, because... This is a review of a first aid kit for one baby, and for the second there may be something else (I will add and immediately write the date if I have updated it) + after a year or even three there will be other vitamins, medicines, etc. The post is quite long! I decided to post the maximum + advice from the maternity hospital, surgeons, resuscitators. Full list of medications. Continue reading →

Posts containing consultations from specialists began to appear frequently on Instagram. A separate question is how can a specialist consult without seeing the child, and mothers ask questions without showing the child, but at the same time being guided by the prescriptions that this specialist will give out in absentia... Moreover, the questions are often quite serious and the medications they recommend are serious... And many questions boil down to the same topic - enlargements detected on the NSG in a one- to two-month-old baby. And yet, I would like to write down my experience in the neurology of a child - most likely with growing ones. Continue reading →

The question is a new mixture or tablets. I’m already exhausted with my child, I don’t know what to do, I don’t have the strength. In general, it all started with the introduction of the mixture at 1 month, a lot and incorrectly, I started giving Nutrilon comfort, allergies, screams, frequent bowel movements began, the doctor said lactase-free week. and prescribed Lactazar and lactose-free Nutrilon Comfort (the analysis for carbohydrates was off the charts), after two days it didn’t get any better, the unfortunate doctor allowed me to switch to Frisopep Ac, then after a week it was completely iv, then after a week I started regurgitating a huge amount and pooping only with. Continue reading →

How to dilute the mixture?

Let's look at the basic rules and step-by-step guide:

1. Use only sterile containers.
2. Read the cooking instructions provided by the manufacturer on the label.
3. Measure the amount of mixture for a single dose.
4. Follow the dosage. Do not offer your child a product in excess of the norm unless otherwise prescribed by your pediatrician.
5. Use special baby water or liquid after filtration.
6. Wash your hands and take a spoonful of the required amount of complementary foods.
7. Boil the container in water before pouring in the water and adding the mixture.
8. Heat the water. The mixture is placed into the liquid, and not vice versa.
9. Bring the product to a homogeneous consistency.
10. Place the bottle in a container of cold water to cool the mixture to the required temperature.

Important! If the child has not finished the portion, then the leftovers cannot be stored.

Breastfeeding and formula

There is another reason why parents introduce Nutrilon fermented milk Premium 1 into the diet. The mother may simply run out of breast milk, and then she has to switch to artificial feeding.

During a consultation, the pediatrician usually recommends “Nutrilon fermented milk 1”, reviews of which indicate that the mixture is similar in composition to breast milk. This is noticed by parents who followed all the pediatrician’s recommendations when introducing it into food and were satisfied with the results obtained.

Among other things, the mixture helps fight rashes in infants (with the correct dosage).

Rashes in babies appear due to unbalanced levels of digestive enzymes in the body. That is, these are the consequences of an allergic reaction to any products or to the effects of external aggressive factors on the skin. By aggressors we mean washing powders, which through clothes transfer the chemicals from which they are produced to the baby’s body, as well as other care products, such as care cream, oils, etc.

Types of dairy milk mixtures

There are two main types: dry and pre-diluted (ready-to-eat).

If you prefer to choose the dry formula “Nutrilon Premium 1 fermented milk”, reviews of which confirm the fact that it is a high-quality product and helps to cope, for example, with a baby’s bloating, then it should be diluted with special water intended for preparing infant formula.

Before directly consuming fermented milk mixture by your baby, you should worry and go for a consultation with your local pediatrician, so that after examining the child and performing the necessary procedures and tests, he will give his verdict that the baby does not have an allergic reaction to the components included in the product.

What is the danger of incorrect dosage of the mixture?

Many parents who do not pay attention to the recommended daily amount of a product such as Nutrilon Fermented Milk 1 mixture leave negative reviews, sinning on its quality. In these comments they write about rashes on the child’s skin, acne, and the constant cry of the baby.

Such reviews about the milk formula “Nutricia Nutrilon fermented milk” do not demonstrate anything surprising. If parents had first asked their pediatrician about fermented milk formulas, they would not have aggravated their baby's health condition.