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[1] Mayo Clinic. (2024). Colic - Symptoms and causes. [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/colic/symptoms-causes/syc-20371077](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/colic/symptoms-causes/syc-20371077)
[2] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Food Allergies in Children. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Food-Allergies-in-Children.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Food-Allergies-in-Children.aspx)
[3] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Colic. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx)
[4] Vandenplas, Y., et al. (2015). Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of cow's milk protein allergy in infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100(1), 1-11.
[5] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Soy Formula. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/formula-feeding/Pages/Soy-Formula.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/formula-feeding/Pages/Soy-Formula.aspx)
[6] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Lactose Intolerance in Infants. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Lactose-Intolerance-in-Infants.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Lactose-Intolerance-in-Infants.aspx)
[7] Sung, V., et al. (2014). Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. JAMA Pediatrics, 168(12), 1167-1173.
[8] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Gripe Water. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Gripe-Water.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Gripe-Water.aspx)
[9] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Simethicone. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Simethicone.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Simethicone.aspx)
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- 12] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Food Allergies in Children*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Food-Allergies-in-Children.aspx
- 23] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Colic*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx
- 35] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Soy Formula*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/formula-feeding/Pages/Soy-Formula.aspx
- 46] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Lactose Intolerance in Infants*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Lactose-Intolerance-in-Infants.aspx
- 58] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Gripe Water*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Gripe-Water.aspx
- 69] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Simethicone*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Simethicone.aspx