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Colic - infantile - Management
When should I consider stopping treatment?
- If there is no response to the trial of treatment stop it.
- If there is a response to treatment: after the age of 3 months (and by 6 months of age at the latest), wean off treatment over a period of about 1 week.
Basis for recommendation
- These are pragmatic recommendations from CKS. We found no review articles from experts that discussed this aspect of care.
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