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The Role of Probiotics in Managing Colic: A Promising Avenue for Relief
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[2] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Colic. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx)
[3] National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (n.d.). What is Colic? [https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/colic/conditioninfo](https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/colic/conditioninfo)
[4] Sung, V., et al. (2014). Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. JAMA Pediatrics, 168(12), 1167-1173.
[5] Indrio, F., et al. (2014). Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in infants with colic: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Pediatrics, 134(2), e364-e373.
[6] Chau, K., et al. (2015). Probiotics for infantile colic: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pediatrics, 136(3), 522-533.
[7] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Probiotics and Prebiotics for Children. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Probiotics-and-Prebiotics-for-Children.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Probiotics-and-Prebiotics-for-Children.aspx)
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- 23] National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (n.d.). *What is Colic?* [https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/colic/conditioninfo
- 37] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Probiotics and Prebiotics for Children*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Probiotics-and-Prebiotics-for-Children.aspx