stomach pain kids

Labeling varies by product and includes ranges such as Newborn and up, 0–12 months, 0–2 years, 1 month and up, 2 years and up, 12 years and up, and 13 years and up.

Products are offered in many forms, including chewable tablets, caplets, softgels, liquids and drops, lozenges, individually wrapped drops, and single-use infant gas-relief tools.

Natural ingredients listed include organic agave syrup and fennel (in gripe water), organic ginger, fennel, chamomile, lemon balm and passionflower (in nighttime gripe water), and ginger, spearmint, lemon and vitamin B6 (in nausea drops).

Common active ingredients include bismuth subsalicylate, docusate sodium, and simethicone. Several products also use herbal or natural ingredients such as fennel, organic agave syrup, ginger, spearmint, lemon, and vitamin B6.

Product details indicate simethicone drops can be given at each feeding, up to 12 times per day. Use only as directed on the product label and consult your pediatrician if you have questions or concerns.

Listings include gripe water liquids containing fennel and organic agave syrup, infant liquid simethicone drops, and a single-use hollow-tube tool designed to relieve infant gas.

Common package sizes include tablet or caplet counts such as 48 and 40, small liquid bottles around 1 fl oz and 4 fl oz, 10-count single-use gas-relief tools, and packs of 28 individually wrapped drops.