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My name is Christine Marquette and I am a registered dietitian with the Austin Regional
Clinic and I am going to talk to you about Similac Advance and stomach issues. Similac
Advance is an infant baby formula that has had actually pretty good response from the
majority of the people who have used it. Of course there are some people who have reported
some adverse effects. In any infant there is the risk of food intolerances or food allergies
and some of the side effects that have been reported have had similar problems such as
cramping, bloating or diarrhea. Basically the infant is presenting with symptoms similar
to colic so in this case it is basically that the infant just does not tolerate the actual
Similac. It can include soy so that can definitely be an allergen but the vast majority of infants
that have used Similac have not had any adverse effects, no stomach issues and they have tolerated
it well, they have been gaining weight at appropriate levels and growing at appropriate
levels. So for the vast majority of infants Similac Advance has not caused any stomach
issues but again be very cautious and when using it keep track of the number of dirty
diapers that your infant is having if you are using Similac Advance and notify your
pediatrician if there is anything that is changing, if they are not having actual dirty
diapers, they could be constipated and if they are having an excessive number then they
have diarrhea and either one of those needs to be remedied. So make sure you keep a lot
of track of the number of dirty diapers your infant has. Also if they are exhibiting any
symptoms such as bloating or if they are very colicky you definitely need to talk to your
pediatrician and see about switching the formula.