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Is My Baby Having Side Effects Of Colimex Drops?

hi, my baby is 25 days old, he was crying a lot so we gave him colimex drops, 6 drops, and now i find that he is sleeping a lot and not even getting up for feed since 4 hours. i find reduced reflexes .... is it possible? ...... what r the probable side effects and remedy...
Fri, 8 May 2015
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Hi, welcome to healthcaremagic. A baby of 25days old knows only one language to express his or her feelings. That is crying. Usually, the newborns sleep for lot of time throughout the day and they only cry when they are hungry. All babies of this age usually get hungry every 2-3hours. Other reaason of crying will be not able to sleep due to some abnormality like pain. The drug colimex is given when there is colicky pain in the abdomen because of abnormal motility of the intestines which is rarely seen in newborns until something is grossly wrong. Also, the side effect of this medicine is drowsiness and excess sleep. I would advice you not to give this medicine to the newborn kid. Only breast milk at regular intervals should be given. From each breast, the milk has to be given for at least 20-25 min before switching to the other breast. If after that also child is crying, please show the child to a neonatologist or a paediatrician, they will help you. Motherhood is a hard but very special gift. Take care of your kid.
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Is My Baby Having Side Effects Of Colimex Drops?

Hi, welcome to healthcaremagic. A baby of 25days old knows only one language to express his or her feelings. That is crying. Usually, the newborns sleep for lot of time throughout the day and they only cry when they are hungry. All babies of this age usually get hungry every 2-3hours. Other reaason of crying will be not able to sleep due to some abnormality like pain. The drug colimex is given when there is colicky pain in the abdomen because of abnormal motility of the intestines which is rarely seen in newborns until something is grossly wrong. Also, the side effect of this medicine is drowsiness and excess sleep. I would advice you not to give this medicine to the newborn kid. Only breast milk at regular intervals should be given. From each breast, the milk has to be given for at least 20-25 min before switching to the other breast. If after that also child is crying, please show the child to a neonatologist or a paediatrician, they will help you. Motherhood is a hard but very special gift. Take care of your kid.