• Altered intestinal motility leading to colonic hyper peristalsis and increased rectal pressure
• Excessive caffeine intake in breastfeeding mothers
• Unhealthy maternal diet during pregnancy and post birth
• Smoking during pregnancy as well as post-partum in mothers is known to increase the risk of Infantile Colic

  

• Mothers state during pregnancy - distress, anxiety, post-partum adjustment and depression have been linked to development of colic in babies.
• Children with a sensitive and irritable temperament are more likely to suffer from colic.
• Poor parent child interaction
• Method of feeding and faulty positioning of the baby during breast feeding - In particular, ensuring the baby is well positioned may lead to a reduction of colic.
• Colic chances are higher with increasing parental age and lower parity