MD, Family Medicine Trainee, USF Cândido Figueiredo, Tondela, Portugal.
MD, Pediatrics Specialist, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
Aust J Gen Pract. 2022 Aug;51(8):573-576. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-21-6062.
Infantile colic is one of the most common health issues that can occur during an infant's first months of life, affecting approximately 20% of all infants. The aetiology of infantile colic is not well understood; however, studies have suggested that changes in the intestinal microbiota can lead to symptoms of infantile colic. For this reason, different strains of probiotics have been studied to help understand their effectiveness in the treatment of infantile colic.
The aim of this evidence-based review is to summarise the evidence of the effectiveness of probiotics in the treatment of infantile colic.
Several strains of probiotics have been studied, with some presenting positive results for reducing the symptoms of infantile colic in groups with specific characteristics. However, more studies are required to evaluate efficacy and effectiveness of probiotics in different degrees of severity and in larger and more heterogenous samples.
婴儿绞痛是婴儿生命最初几个月最常见的健康问题之一，约影响所有婴儿的 20%。婴儿绞痛的病因尚不清楚；然而，研究表明，肠道微生物群的变化可能导致婴儿绞痛的症状。出于这个原因，已经研究了不同的益生菌菌株，以帮助了解它们在治疗婴儿绞痛中的有效性。
本循证综述旨在总结益生菌治疗婴儿绞痛的有效性证据。
已经研究了几种益生菌菌株，其中一些菌株在具有特定特征的群体中显示出降低婴儿绞痛症状的阳性结果。然而，需要更多的研究来评估益生菌在不同严重程度和更大、更异质样本中的疗效和有效性。
