Prophylactic Use of a Probiotic in the Prevention of Colic, Regurgitation, and Functional Constipation

Infantile colic, gastroesophageal reflux, and constipation are the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders that lead to referral to a pediatrician during the first 6 months of life and are often responsible for hospitalization, feeding changes, use of drugs, parental anxiety, and loss of parental working days with relevant social consequences.To investigate whether oral supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 during the...