• Infantile colic describes a relatively common and benign set of symptoms seen in young infants
• It typically occurs in infants less than 3 months old and is characterised by bouts of excessive crying and pulling-up of the legs, often worse in the evening
• Infantile colic occurs in up to 20% of infants
• The cause of infantile colic is unknown
• NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries do not recommend the use of simeticone (such as Infacol) or lactase (such as Colief) drops