Conditions we treat

Could an allergy or intolerance be contributing or even causing your baby's symptoms? Learn more about the differences between allergies and intolerances, how to distinguish between IgE and non IgE mediated allergies and explore the options offered at Crying, Colic, and Beyond for testing and treatment. 

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) defines colic using the “rule of three:”crying for more than three hours per day, for more than three days per week, and for longer than three weeks in an infant who is well-fed and otherwise healthy. Learn more about the causes of colic, including coping strategies and differential diagnoses.

Eczema is a very common skin condition affecting at least one in every five children. Eczema makes the skin very itchy, red, dry and cracked. This page from Crying, Colic, and Beyond explains the causes, symptoms and treatment of eczema.

Feeding aversion is when a baby or child will repeatedly refuse or 'avert' the breast, bottle and/or solid foods, despite being physically capable of eating. Feeding aversion can develop at any age or stage of development, but may disproportionately impact children with reflux and reflux disease. 

When a baby or child has gastroesophageal reflux (GER),  food and drink travels down the esophagus as normal. However, reflux then causes food, drink and stomach acid to travel back up the esophagus, instead of passing through to the large and small intestines. Over time, stomach acid can begin to irritate and cause erosion to the oesophagus, larynx and sinuses, causing pain and/or discomfort. This is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),