Let me confess that I did not originally start the girls on Colic-Ease, but I wish I had. When my first daughter was born, she could not suck or swallow properly and began to dehydrate and lose weight within days. By the end of her second week, she had dropped from almost the 90th percentile in weight to the 50th percentile. Because GERD was new to me and I was so busy keeping her alive both day and night, I didn't have time then to research all my options for treatment. I purchased our doctor's prescription for Prevacid, and medically speaking, it saved her life. The same thing happened with my second daughter, who was born only 15 months after my first. It was only after both girls had been on Prevacid long-term that I began to see the negative side effects that were cause for concern. (But more on that in another post.)
For now, let me share with you why I love Colic-Ease Gripe Water.
My children started taking Colic-Ease Gripe Water since they were 24 months and 9 months old, respectively. That was when I first learned about it myself. I began giving it to them in conjunction with a strictly controlled diet, and the difference has been like night and day in reducing and eliminating their GERD symptoms. Even now that they are 2 and 3 years old, I keep a bottle on hand for those occasions when they eat a new food that might upset their stomachs, and it does the trick to settle their systems.
But what is gripe water, you may ask? "Gripe waters" are homeopathic remedies composed of natural ingredients that are typically used to treat colic. Some recipes have been used for hundreds of years in Eastern, middle-Eastern, and European cultures. They are over-the-counter, so you don't need a prescription, but they are often sold exclusively in natural health stores rather than regular pharmacies or grocery stores.
What separates Colic-Ease Gripe Water from other gripe waters is what it does not contain: alcohol, sodium bicarbonate, charcoal, parabens, sucrose or sorbitol, or artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors. Most gripe waters I researched and saw in the stores contained these ingredients, the most common being sodium bicarbonate and charcoal, neither of which I wanted to pour into my girls' systems.
In addition, Colic-Ease Gripe Water contains a mixture of what I would consider "normal" essential oils--in other words, herbal oils I recognize or oils that would pass from a nursing mother into her breastmilk while eating an average diet--dill, cinnamon, caraway, clove, and cardamum. Together, these oils work to combat gas, indigestion, vomiting, and diarrhea. They also help to kill harmful microorganisms, viruses, bacteria and fungi.
You can administer Colic-Ease directly through an infant medicine dropper or you can mix a little with breastmilk or formula (or juice for older babies/toddlers). It is safe to use for newborns as well as older children.
Because it is not sold widely in health stores, you may have difficulty locating it near you. You may always go to the official Colic-Ease website for more information as well as to find a store near you or to order online. http://www.colicease.com/
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