İnfantil Kolikli Bebeklerin Plazma Magnezyum ve Çinko Düzeyleri

Authors : Fulya BÜYÜKGEDİKLİ, Meda KONDOLOT, Çiğdem KARAKÜKCÜ, Selim KURTOĞLU

Pages : 6-11

Doi:10.12956/tchd.593964

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Publication Date : 2021-01-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Muscle cramps, sleep disorders, and irritability due to Mg deficiency; and sleep and behavioral disorders associated with Zn deficiency and being cofactors in the melatonin synthesis have suggested that plasma Mg and Zn may be in lower levels in colicky infants. This study aimed to compare plasma Mg and Zn levels of colicky infants and the mothers’ with controls.  Material and Methods: Fifty infants diagnosed with infantile colic and 22 controls aged 1-3 months with their mothers were included in this cross-sectional study. Colic group was divided into two subgroups; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); infants who were given Mg-contain herbals insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(herbals-group, n=12);, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2); infants who were not given any Mg or Zn-contain supplement insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(study group, n=27);.  Plasma Mg and Zn levels were measured by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer on flame photometry . Results:  Mg levels insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mg/dl); of the infants were not different between study group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( 2.46±0.27); and controls insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.37±0.25);insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.70);. However, plasma Mg levels were higher in the herbals-group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.68±1.90);than the study groupinsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.46±0.27);and controls insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.37±0.25); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.04, p=0,004; respectively);. Zn levels insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mg/dl); of the infants and Mg and Zn levels of the mothers were not different between the groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.36, p=0.61, p=0.22; respectively);. Four parents in the herbals-groupreported they get benefit from the Mg-contain herbals, but Mg levels were similar with the parents who do not get benefit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.79);.  Conclusion: Plasma Mg and Zn levels of colicky infants and their mothers’ were not different from healthy controls in this study. Further studies are needed to determine the effect of Mg supplementation on colic severity. 
Keywords : infantile colic, magnesium, zinc