• Knowledgebase: Infant Feeding Problems

    Questions about nursing, formulas, spitting up, and colic.

    16. Can't Iron in formula cause colic or constipation? - Top

    I don't think so. This has been studied and there has never been a link shown between iron and colic or constipation.

    We DO know that iron is vitally important to infants. Babies that do not get iron in their diet often become iron-deficient and anemic, which can bad for brain development.

    DO NOT put your baby on a LOW IRON formula without the permission of your doctor. - Updated: March 5, 2001

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