<h3>Question</h3>
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Victoria,<br />
What
is your best remedy for colic that is not too common... or may be a
common remedy/coping method which has the greatest rate of success?<br />
— Katherine, La Jolla, California
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<h3>Answer</h3>
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Dr. Ari Brown, an award winning, Harvard trained pediatrician, mom and
co-author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1889392200/islandtravela-20"></a><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1889392200/islandtravela-20">Baby
411 : Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year</a></em> (<a href="http://www.baby411.com">Windsor
Peak Press, 2006</a>)
graciously answers this question - 
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A recent study in Pediatrics this month showed a 95% improvement (from 3 hours of crying down to 1 hour) with a daily dose of a probiotic called Lactobacillus reuteri. This was compared head to head with a popular gas drop (simethicone) which only showed improvement in 7% of patients (90 studied). 
While this may not be the cure-all, it may be the treatment of the future. Right now, the most effective remedy is TIME. All babies outgrow colic by about 3 months of age.
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<h3>About Dr. Ari Brown:</h3>
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<img class="left" src="/images/stories/ask_savvy_mommy/draribrown.jpg" alt="draribrown.jpg" title="draribrown.jpg" width="100" height="140" /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1889392200/islandtravela-20"><img class="right" src="/images/stories/ask_savvy_mommy/baby411.gif" alt="" width="85" height="180" /></a>
Ari Brown, M.D., FAAP, is an award winning pediatrician and
child health advocate. Before entering the world of medicine, Dr. Brown
completed a bachelor’s degree in child development. She completed her
general pediatric residency and fellowship in developmental pediatrics at
Harvard Medical School/Boston Children&#39;s Hospital. Dr. Brown is Board Certified
and is a Fellow of the American
Academy of Pediatrics.
She works full-time in private practice at Capital Pediatric Group in Austin,
TX. Dr. Brown’s passion to educate families about children’s health
led her to co-author the books, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1889392200/islandtravela-20">Baby
411 : Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year</a></em> (<a href="http://www.baby411.com">Windsor
Peak Press, 2006</a>) and Toddler 411 (Windsor
Peak, 2006). Her
practical and reassuring style resonates with today’s parents. She is an
official spokesperson for the American
Academy of Pediatrics.
She has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, and regularly on the Rachael Ray
Show and Surviving Motherhood. She also serves on the advisory board for
Parents Magazine.
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