Nursing in Practice May/June 2020 (issue 114) | Page 12

MORE REASSURANC
AND LESS MEDICAT
IN INFANT FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINA
COLIC, AND CONSTIPATION, TO SAVE THE N
Functional GI disorders
affect over
50% of infants 1
30%
reflux 2
15
func
const
£72.3m
£13.6m
£6.3m
The amount England sp
managing these condit
The amount spent on O
not recommended in g
The amount spent on c
colic prescriptions 4
A NEW INTERNATIONAL
EXPERT REVIEW 5
has concluded that first-line
management of these disorders
should focus on parental
reassurance and nutritional
advice. The review also noted
that, with the exception
of functional constipation,
medication is seldom required 5
A combination of better adherence to exist
responding to parental distress with more e
and advice on nutrition and practical appro
medication, could be key to helping parent
DISCOVER OUR CPD ACCR
MANAGING FUNCTIONAL GI D
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References: 1. Iacono G, Merolla R, D’Amico D, et al. Gastrointestinal symptoms in infancy: a pop
Bellaiche M, et al. Prevalence and health outcomes of functional gastrointestinal symptoms in i
Feelings Survey of 600 parents of children under 2, who experienced FGIDs as infants conducte
gastrointestinal disorders and related signs and symptoms in infants: a systematic literature review
5. Salvatore S, Abdelhak A, Wei Cai, et al. Review shows that parental reassurance and nutrition
Acta Paediatr 2018; doi:10.1111/apa.14378. 6. Gut Feelings Survey of 110 HCPs (40 GPs, 40 HVs, 30
The Gut Feelings panel are an independent expert group brought together by Nutric
Nutricia Early Life Nutrition and have been developed in collaboration with the Gut F
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