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National Center for Homeopathy
Monthly Webinar Series Presents:
HOMEOPATHY FOR COLIC
With Kim Kalina, CCH, RSHom (NA)
Core Faculty, Teleosis Homeopathic school in Boston, MA
©2015 Kim Kalina
What is Colic?
Remember ‘3 - 3 - 3’
Persistent attacks of crying or
screaming, often thought to be
caused by abdominal pain, that last
for:
• more than 3 hours,
• more than 3 days a week,
• for more than 3 weeks
RULE #1: YOU ARE NOT ALONE
ASK FOR HELP!
Parents can feel at their wits end with a colicky
baby, and can develop feelings of frustration,
anger, and even aversion to their baby.
This is completely normal & simply
indicates that you need a break.
Get some support as
you navigate this
challenging time.
RULE #2:
Know when to see your doctor
Contact your pediatrician to determine if something
else may be causing your baby's distress if there is
a significant change in tone or symptoms of your
baby's crying/colic, or if it is accompanied by:
lack of urination (diapers are drier than usual)
inconsolable, unstoppable screaming
persistent vomiting
diarrhea
constipation
Avoid foods that tend to cause gas or
allergies, especially if breastfeeding
Avoid Gripe Water unless you know the ingredients
Apply a warm towel to the belly
Give them an epsom salt bath
Keep them moving!
Massage the belly in a clockwise motion
Give organic plain yogurt with lots of live
probiotic cultures and no sugar
General Home Care Tips
Homeopathic Cell Salts for COLIC (also known as ‘tissue salts’)
Crampy Colic: Mag phos
Gassy Colic: Nat sulph
Milk Allergy/Acidic Colic:
Nat phos
Crampy Colic Cell Salt: Mag phos
Feels better from gentle
pressure or warmth applied to
the abdomen
Feels better when bent
over/doubled up
May burp a lot, but does not
seem to relieve the pain
This cell salt acts quickest when given in warm water.
Gassy Colic Cell Salt: Nat sulph
Lots of gas
Yellow diarrhea, worse in the
morning
Babies who develop gassy
colic after newborn jaundice
or Hep B immunization
This cell salt acts on the liver, often causing irritability.
Milk Allergy/Acidic Colic Cell Salt: Nat phos
Vomit milk
Great for acid reflux or
heartburn
Acidic urine or stool, often
with painful diaper rashes that
look like a burn
Homeopathic Cell Salts:
Instructions for Use
Potency: 6x or 12x
Dosing: follow label, or 2 tablets/pellets/drops per dose
How often? Every 15 minutes until relief is obtained.
When to stop? As soon as symptoms start to improve.
If there is no improvement after 3 doses,
stop and try a different cell salt.
If there is no improvement after trying 3 different
cell salts, stop and contact your physician or a
professional homeopath.
Gassy Colic:
Lycopodium clavatum
Carbo vegetablis
Dioscorea villosa
Homeopathic
Remedies
for Colic
Crampy Colic:
Colocynthis
Chamomilla
Nux vomica
Milk Allergy Colic:
Aethusa cynapium
Magnesia muriatica
Crampy Colic Remedy: Colocynthis
Classic colic remedy – restless & irritable
Feels better from constant firm pressure on the
abdomen (they like to hang over your arm)
Tend to curl the knees up to the belly/chest
spasmodically during colic
Pain tends to be severe and comes in waves
Crampy Colic Remedy: Chamomilla
Scream unless constantly held and rocked at a
quick pace
Colic frequently comes on during teething
Demanding, throw things away in anger
Impossible to satisfy, cannot be comforted
Crampy Colic Remedy: Nux vomica
Very crampy colic, screams with anger
Frequently arches the back spasmodically
Onset after ingestion of rich or spicy foods, or if
breastfeeding mom ingests coffee or alcohol
Oversensitive, get overwound or startle easily
Which Crampy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Jon is generally a happy baby, but you can
always tell when a wave of colic hits because his
legs curl up to his chest in a spasm and he
screams; the only thing that comforts him is to hang
his belly over mom’s arm.
Baby Kenny is such a sensitive baby – he
jumps when the phone rings, and has terribly
painful colic spasms that make him arch
backwards. They often come on after his
parents have gone out to eat at their favorite
Mexican restaurant on ‘date night’.
Baby Sue is teething, and is none too happy about
it! She demands a toy, then angrily throws it away!
All she wants is to be held and rocked all day long
– no matter what I do she is never happy!
Which Crampy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Jon is generally a happy baby, but you can
always tell when a wave of colic hits because his
legs curl up to his chest in a spasm and he
screams; the only thing that comforts him is to hang
his belly over mom’s arm.
Baby Kenny is such a sensitive baby – he
jumps when the phone rings, and has terribly
painful colic spasms that make him arch
backwards. They often come on after his
parents have gone out to eat at their favorite
Mexican restaurant on ‘date night’.
Baby Sue is teething, and is none too happy about
it! She demands a toy, then angrily throws it away!
All she wants is to be held and rocked all day long
– no matter what I do she is never happy! CHAMOMILLA
Which Crampy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Jon is generally a happy baby, but you can
always tell when a wave of colic hits because his
legs curl up to his chest in a spasm and he
screams; the only thing that comforts him is to hang
his belly over mom’s arm.
Baby Kenny is such a sensitive baby – he
jumps when the phone rings, and has terribly
painful colic spasms that make him arch
backwards. They often come on after his
parents have gone out to eat at their favorite
Mexican restaurant on ‘date night’.
Baby Sue is teething, and is none too happy about
it! She demands a toy, then angrily throws it away!
All she wants is to be held and rocked all day long
– no matter what I do she is never happy! CHAMOMILLA
COLOCYNTHIS
Which Crampy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Jon is generally a happy baby, but you can
always tell when a wave of colic hits because his
legs curl up to his chest in a spasm and he
screams; the only thing that comforts him is to hang
his belly over mom’s arm.
Baby Kenny is such a sensitive baby – he
jumps when the phone rings, and has terribly
painful colic spasms that make him arch
backwards. They often come on after his
parents have gone out to eat at their favorite
Mexican restaurant on ‘date night’.
Baby Sue is teething, and is none too happy about
it! She demands a toy, then angrily throws it away!
All she wants is to be held and rocked all day long
– no matter what I do she is never happy! CHAMOMILLA
COLOCYNTHIS
NUX VOMICA
Gassy Colic Remedy: Lycopodium
Belly quite distended with gas, with lots of loud
and frequent farting
Averse to any pressure on the belly at all,
prefer diapers to be loose
Symptoms are worse 4 - 8pm & 4 - 8am
Gassy Colic Remedy: Dioscorea villosa
Belly audibly rumbles and
gurgles with gas
Arch their back when
screaming with colic pain,
which ameliorates them
(unlike Nux-v)
Must be held upright, averse
to being laid down
Tend to be worst in the
morning
Gassy Colic Remedy: Carbo vegetablis
Distended belly full of gas, with lots of
belching and burping
Often look pale and weak, with cold hands
and feet
Often a history of the baby being born blue
or with low oxygen
Which Gassy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Alice is pale and uncomfortable. Her tummy is
very swollen, and she burps and belches all day
long. Mom wonders if this could be left over from
oxygen loss at birth from the cord around her neck?
Baby Ryan has a very active tummy – it gurgles and
rumbles all day long. He never seems comfortable,
especially if we lay him down; he just screams, so we
end up holding him upright day and night. He is always
arching backwards which makes him a real challenge to
hold, but it seems to make him feel better.
Little Sarah is so uncomfortable – her belly is
hugely swollen, even though she farts and farts
all day long! she gets very upset if her diaper is
too tight, and unfortunately she’s at her
crankiest just as her Dad gets home for dinner.
Which Gassy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Alice is pale and uncomfortable. Her tummy is
very swollen, and she burps and belches all day
long. Mom wonders if this could be left over from
oxygen loss at birth from the cord around her neck?
Baby Ryan has a very active tummy – it gurgles and
rumbles all day long. He never seems comfortable,
especially if we lay him down; he just screams, so we
end up holding him upright day and night. He is always
arching backwards which makes him a real challenge to
hold, but it seems to make him feel better.
Little Sarah is so uncomfortable – her belly is
hugely swollen, even though she farts and farts
all day long! she gets very upset if her diaper is
too tight, and unfortunately she’s at her
crankiest just as her Dad gets home for dinner.
CARBO VEGETABLIS
Which Gassy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Alice is pale and uncomfortable. Her tummy is
very swollen, and she burps and belches all day
long. Mom wonders if this could be left over from
oxygen loss at birth from the cord around her neck?
Baby Ryan has a very active tummy – it gurgles and
rumbles all day long. He never seems comfortable,
especially if we lay him down; he just screams, so we
end up holding him upright day and night. He is always
arching backwards which makes him a real challenge to
hold, but it seems to make him feel better.
Little Sarah is so uncomfortable – her belly is
hugely swollen, even though she farts and farts
all day long! she gets very upset if her diaper is
too tight, and unfortunately she’s at her
crankiest just as her Dad gets home for dinner.
CARBO VEGETABLIS
DIOSCOREA VILLOSA
Which Gassy Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Alice is pale and uncomfortable. Her tummy is
very swollen, and she burps and belches all day
long. Mom wonders if this could be left over from
oxygen loss at birth from the cord around her neck?
Baby Ryan has a very active tummy – it gurgles and
rumbles all day long. He never seems comfortable,
especially if we lay him down; he just screams, so we
end up holding him upright day and night. He is always
arching backwards which makes him a real challenge to
hold, but it seems to make him feel better.
Little Sarah is so uncomfortable – her belly is
hugely swollen, even though she farts and farts
all day long! she gets very upset if her diaper is
too tight, and unfortunately she’s at her
crankiest just as her Dad gets home for dinner.
CARBO VEGETABLIS
DIOSCOREA VILLOSA
LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM
Milk Colic Remedy: Aethusa cynapium
Cannot digest cow’s or mother’s milk
Symptoms tend to be violent, with great pain and weakness, child looks pale
Colic with green diarrhea
Colic with vomiting of curdled milk
Milk Colic Remedy: Magnesia muriatica
Cannot digest cow’s or mother’s milk
Colic with constipation, hard, knotty stools
Tremendous straining to pass stools
Distended belly with colic & constipation
Which Milk Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Amy has terrible colic and is weak
and losing weight; she seems unable to
take in any milk at all, even breast milk.
The doctor thinks she has a milk allergy.
As soon as she nurses she vomits lumpy
curdled milk, and later has awful green
diarrhea that explodes out of her diaper.
Poor Thomas has had painful
colic since birth. He is allergic to
milk, and gets awful constipation
from it. He strains and strains to
get the stool out, and cries the
whole time. The stools seems
really lumpy and hard and mom
is worried.
Which Milk Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Amy has terrible colic and is weak
and losing weight; she seems unable to
take in any milk at all, even breast milk.
The doctor thinks she has a milk allergy.
As soon as she nurses she vomits lumpy
curdled milk, and later has awful green
diarrhea that explodes out of her diaper.
Poor Thomas has had painful
colic since birth. He is allergic to
milk, and gets awful constipation
from it. He strains and strains to
get the stool out, and cries the
whole time. The stools seems
really lumpy and hard and mom
is worried.
AETHUSA CYNAPIUM
Which Milk Colic Remedy is Which?
Baby Amy has terrible colic and is weak
and losing weight; she seems unable to
take in any milk at all, even breast milk.
The doctor thinks she has a milk allergy.
As soon as she nurses she vomits lumpy
curdled milk, and later has awful green
diarrhea that explodes out of her diaper.
Poor Thomas has had painful
colic since birth. He is allergic to
milk, and gets awful constipation
from it. He strains and strains to
get the stool out, and cries the
whole time. The stools seems
really lumpy and hard and mom
is worried.
AETHUSA CYNAPIUM
MAGNESIA MURIATICA
Potency: 12C or 30C
Dosing: follow label, or 2 tablets/pellets/drops per dose
How often? Every 15 minutes until relief is obtained.
When to stop? As soon as symptoms start to improve.
If there is no improvement after 3 doses,
stop and try a different remedy.
If there is no improvement after trying 3 different
remedies, stop and contact your physician or a
professional homeopath.
Homeopathic Remedies:
Instructions for Use
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