Control of Colic in Infants by Dietary Supplementation With the Probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri

Inclusion Criteria: * Ifants aged between 14 and 60 days * Breast fed, exclusively during length of trial * Diagnosis of infantile colic according to Wessel's criteria i.e paroxysmal fussing in infancy for more than three hours per day, at least three days per week. * Debut of colic symptoms 6+/-1 days before randomization * Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks * Apgar score higher than 7 at 5 minutes * Mothers willing to follow a cows mild-free diet (free from mild, yoghurt, cheese etc) during the study period * Written informed consent from one or both parents * Stated availability throughout the study period Exclusion Criteria: * Major chronic disease * Gastrointestinal disease but controlled GERD with or without medication is not an exclusion criteria * Administration of anitbiotics the week before randomization * Administration of probiotics the week before randomization * Participation in other clinical trials