Dill water is a common remedy for intestinal colic. It is to this tool that mothers of babies up to a year first turn to. Let's figure out what dill water is and how to use it for colic in babies.
It is necessary
Dill seeds or crushed fennel fruits (available from your pharmacy)
Instructions
Step 1
Ready-made dill water can be purchased at a pharmacy, where there is a department for the manufacture of medicines. It is a mixture of water and fennel essential oil ("pharmaceutical dill"). Such a drug has a very short shelf life: in open form no more than two days, and no more than a week in the refrigerator. You can also buy a concentrate of essential oils or dry powder at the pharmacy, and add water to them at home.
Step 2
You can also make dill water at home. There are two different ways to make dill water. First - pour 1 tablespoon of dill seeds with 1 glass of hot water, let it brew. Store the ready-made infusion in the refrigerator. Such water has less effect than that made from fennel fruits ("pharmaceutical dill"). The second method is to pour 2-3g of chopped fennel fruits with 1 glass of hot water, let it brew for 20-30 minutes, then strain through cheesecloth. You can store such a drug in the refrigerator for no more than a month.
Step 3
Before giving any drug to a baby, you must remember that it can cause allergies. Therefore, they begin to give dill water 2-3 times a day, 1 teaspoon before meals and gradually bring it up to 6 times a day. Be sure to watch your baby's reaction to the medication. Before giving dill water to your baby, you can mix breast milk or formula with it. The effect of using the drug is observed after 10-15 minutes.
