Infantile colic: causes, principles of management
Summary of information on the causes of intestinal colic, differentiating its symptoms from other conditions and principles of management of an infant with intestinal colic.
Vegetarian diet during pregnancy - is it dangerous?
Insufficient levels and the need for iron supplementation in women following a vegetarian diet, especially in heavy menstruation, pregnancy and lactation.
Vitamin K - what dose should be given to a premature infant?
Each newborn at birth should receive one dose of vitamin K. The usual dose is an intramuscular administration of 0.5 mg. In babies born prematurely, the dose depends on the birth weight.
Vitamin K - why do naturally fed infants need supplementation?
Vitamin K plays an important role in protein synthesis processes, including blood clotting factors. An insufficient supply of vitamin K can consequently lead to vitamin Kdeficiency ble eding (VKDB),...
Vitamin K - do artificially fed infants need supplementation?
Modified milk mixtures have a composition enriched with vitamins and micronutrients in proportions according to the need for these substances.
Immunofortis - what is it?
Immunofortis is the name given to Nutricia's patented set of prebiotic oligosaccharides (GOS/FOS) approved for use in infant milk mixes.
Milk mixtures in the form of sterile ready-to-drink liquids
Standard infant milk mixes are available in powder form to be dissolved in water. In some life situations this is impractical, hence the presence on the market of ready-to-drink milk mixes, in the...
Infant milk and follow-on milk - rules for introduction into the diet
Babies who are being fed artificially should be fed modified milk, i.e. milk with a composition similar to breast milk. It is customary to label these milks as infant milk (type 1) for use in the...
Gluten in the diet of artificially fed infants - rules for introduction
For many years, the standard dietary recommendation in our country was to introduce gluten into the diet of infants only from 10 months of age.
Crohn's disease - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, probiotics
Prebiotics, i.e. carbohydrates that are not digested in the gastrointestinal tract, may be useful in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease or colitis ulcerosa,...
Constipation - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prebiotics
Prebiotics are carbohydrates that are not digested in the digestive tract, most commonly fructo- and galacto-oligosaccharides, whose beneficial biological action is to stimulate the growth of...
Prebiotics in the diet of adolescents and adults
Prebiotics are substances that have been extensively researched in recent years due to their numerous beneficial effects on the human body. Prebiotics are various carbohydrates that are not...
Magnesium - reduced blood concentrations
Magnesium, together with calcium and phosphorus, accounts for 98% of all minerals in the human body. An adequate intake of magnesium is essential for the proper functioning of the entire...
Vitamin D resistant rickets - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Rickets is a syndrome of symptoms resulting from a deficiency of vitamin D activity. The most common cause is an inadequate supply of vitamin D, but it is possible to have severe rickets symptoms...
Vitamin D in mixtures for healthy infants
Modified milk mixes for healthy and sick infants are routinely enriched with vitamin D already at the production stage.
Fructose as a source of carbohydrates in child nutrition
Fructose is a simple sugar that is a component of the disaccharide sucrose (cane or beet sugar). It is found as a simple sugar in honey and many fruits.
Glucose as a source of carbohydrates in child nutrition
Glucose is a simple sugar, being a component of both lactose and sucrose (cane or beet sugar). In the form of powder or crystals of pure glucose, it is available in pharmacies.
Slurping vomiting in an infant
In an infant, a symptom that is physiological and acceptable is volvulence. In contrast to volvulence, the occurrence of so-called slurping vomiting in the baby, i.e. sudden vomiting "at a distance"...
Sucrose in infant formulae
Sucrose, the most common sugar used in the food industry, is nowadays rarely an ingredient in milk mixes for infants. As recently as 20 years ago, most milk mixes for babies were sweetened with...
The diet of a breastfeeding mother as prevention of intestinal colic
Intestinal colic is defined as paroxysmal, unrelieved crying (screaming) with contracting of the legs, widening of the abdomen and increased intestinal gas.
