Breastfeeding mothers who are concerned about colic may want to watch what they eat.

A study published in the current issue of Pediatrics suggests that excluding highly allergenic foods from a nursing mother’s diet could reduce crying and fussiness in her newborn’s first six weeks of life.

The study involved 90 breastfeeding mothers whose infants showed significant signs of colic. Breastfeeding-only infants with colic who were less than six weeks of age were asked to participate.

For the 10-day study, about half of the mothers avoided eggs, cow’s milk, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy and fish; the other half continued to eat those foods for a week. The mothers first recorded how often their babies cried or fussed on days one and two of the study. Then each group of mothers started its diet regimens for a week. The mothers recorded their babies' crying and fussing again on days eight and nine.

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