{"id":5100,"date":"2022-06-04T01:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T01:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyinstinct.com\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2022-06-04T01:21:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T01:21:29","slug":"what-can-gripe-water-help-with-when-its-useless-moms-must-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyinstinct.com\/what-can-gripe-water-help-with-when-its-useless-moms-must-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can Gripe Water Help With & When It\u2019s Useless: Moms Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you use gripe water for your little one and find out that it helps greatly in relieving gas and hiccups<\/a>, it is tempting to try giving gripe water whenever your little one feels uncomfortable. When I was searching for what gripe water can do, I have seen so many parents ask questions about when gripe water is useful, and when it is useless. <\/p>\n

Let’s go through all these questions in this article.<\/p>\n

What is gripe water?<\/h2>\n

Let’s recap what we have known about gripe water<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Gripe water<\/a> is a liquid that contains sodium bicarbonate and herbs. Depending on the brand and the formula, the herbs in gripe water are fennel, ginger, peppermint, lemon juice, etc.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers of gripe water claim that it can help relieve tummy issues and many parents and grandparents also swear by it. However because the ingredients of gripe water varies between different brands and manufacturers, the effect of it also varies.<\/p>\n

An important note is that gripe water is not approved by the FDA, but the American Academy of Pediatrics says they are a safe option to try with a reasonable dosage.<\/p>\n

What can gripe water help with<\/h2>\n

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Below is a quick summary of the ingredients in gripe water and their effects as well as the sample of which famous gripe water contains it.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, gripe water can help to reduce bloating, digesting food, reduce heartburn, nausea, vomiting and prevent constipation. Each type of gripe water can have different effects due to the ingredients in it, but the main purpose and the most common effect of gripe water is to relieve pain from gas and hiccups.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: Ingredients in gripe water and how much gripe water can you give a newborn<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ingredients<\/th>\nEffect<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Baking soda<\/td>\nReduce bloating<\/td>\nMommy\u2019s Bliss <\/p>\n

Wellements Organic<\/p>\n

Woodwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Fennel<\/td>\nHelp digesting food & prevent constipation<\/td>\nMommy\u2019s Bliss,<\/p>\n

Wellements Organic,<\/p>\n

Little Remedies,<\/p>\n

Maxi Health,<\/p>\n

 Zarbee\u2019s Natural Baby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ginger<\/td>\nReduce bloating<\/td>\nMommy\u2019s Bliss,<\/p>\n

Wellements Organic,<\/p>\n

Little Remedies,<\/p>\n

Maxi Health,<\/p>\n

Zarbee\u2019s Natural Baby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Chamomile<\/td>\nReduce heartburn, nausea & vomiting<\/td>\nMommy\u2019s Bliss,<\/p>\n

Wellements Organic,<\/p>\n

 Maxi Health,<\/p>\n

Zarbee\u2019s Natural Baby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dill<\/td>\nReduce bloating & prevent constipation<\/td>\nWordwards,<\/p>\n

Colic- Ease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Peppermint<\/td>\nReduce stomach pain<\/td>\nMaxi Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetable glycerin<\/td>\nRelieve constipation<\/td>\nMommy\u2019s Bliss,<\/p>\n

Wellements Organic,<\/p>\n

Little Remedies,<\/p>\n

Maxi Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Citric acid<\/td>\nPromote digestion<\/td>\nMommy\u2019s Bliss,<\/p>\n

Wellements Organic,<\/p>\n

Little Remedies,<\/p>\n

Zarbee\u2019s Natural Baby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Will gripe water help diarrhea<\/h2>\n

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Many parents notice their babies have diarrhea when teething. In fact, according to Indiaparenting.com,<\/a> teething it’s a most common cause of diarrhea in infants. However, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, teething does not directly cause diarrhea.<\/p>\n

The main reason people associate diarrhea with teething is because their babies often have diarrhea when teething, which is at the range of 4 to 6 months. At this point of time, babies are likely to start eating solid. As their digestive systems are still developing, they are likely to have diarrhea as a response to solid food.<\/p>\n

In short, diarrhea in babies is due to the change in diet and babies need some time to get used to new foods. Even though gripe water can contain some ingredients that can help to promote the digestive system, it doesn’t directly help with diarrhea.<\/p>\n

Does gripe water help with teething<\/h2>\n

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Teething is the cause of some discomfort symptoms such as diarrhea, drooling, fever, etc in your baby. In order to ease their discomfort, parents try many different things to help the babies to get over this teething phase.<\/p>\n

Does gripe water help with teething? No it doesn\u2019t. While gripe water can help to relieve some discomfort in a baby’s digestive systems such as constipation, gas, hiccups, it doesn’t do anything with teething.<\/p>\n

To deal with teething, you can just wait it out, give your baby fever pills, give chewing toys or something cool for your baby to chew on to help ease the discomfort.<\/p>\n

Can gripe water cause sickness<\/h2>\n

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If you use gripe water to your babies and you realize that your baby feels uncomfortable after using gripe water, or your baby might get sick after using gripe water, you are concerned. Can gripe water cause sickness?<\/p>\n

 The truth is, the ingredients  in gripe water varies from one brand to the next, and for sensitive babies, some of these ingredients can be allergic factors. if you notice your baby get sick after using gripe water, watch out for allergy symptoms as well as allergy history in your family.  it is possible that your baby can be allergy to one or more ingredients in the gripe water.<\/p>\n

Some allergy symptoms to watch out are:<\/p>\n