Colief Infant Drops contain the active ingredient lactase, an enzyme which occurs naturally within the body:

Lactase Enzyme Drops for adding to infant or breast milk to reduce lactose content:

• Reduce The Hours Of Crying
• Safe from Birth
• Sugar Free

Lactase is: Milk, dairy product, infant formulas and breast milk all contain a complex sugar called lactose. Lactase is the enzyme our bodies normally produce to break down lactose into the simpler sugars, glucose and galactose, so that we can absorb it.

Undigested Lactose: Transient Lactose deficiency can result in the temporary discomfort caused by undigested lactose in food. This can be an important factor in some babies with colic. As your baby's digestive system matures at around 3 months, you should be able to gradually withdraw Colief Infant Drops from use.

How Colief works: Colief works by breaking down most of the lactose in the baby’s usual milk before the baby is fed and making the feed more easily digestible. Studies have shown that the hours of crying may be greatly reduced when babies are fed their usual milk treated with Colief Infant Drops

Colief can be used: every time you feed your baby until the baby is approx 3 - 4 months old. You should then be able to withdraw Colief gradually from use, i.e., firstly by halving the drops used per feed, then using Colief Infant Drops only at alternative feeds, then at only one feed a day before complete withdrawal. If at any stage the signs of discomfort return, revert to previous dosage level.

How to use Colief Infant Drops:

• Always read the full information in your own leaflet

Breast Feeding:

• Try expressing a few tablespoons of breast  milk into a small sterilised container
• Add 4 drops of Colief
• Give this to your baby on a small sterilised plastic spoon
• Continue breast feeding as normal

Using Colief with infant formula:

• Make up your baby's feed carefully according to the manufacturer's instruction
• Add 4 drops of Colief to formula that is warm not hot
• Shake the feed occasionally, and feed the baby after half an hour having checked that the bottle is at the correct feeding temperature
• Discard any unused feed

If it is necessary to make up the baby's feed in advance:

• Make up the baby's feed carefully according to the manufacturers instructions
• Add 2 drops of Colief to warm milk and store in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours and use within 12 hours of makeup
• Warm to feeding temperature and feed as normal
• Discard any unused feed

Using Ready-to-Feed Formula:

• Warm the feed
• Add 4 drops of Colief to the formula that is warm not hot
• Shake the feed occasionally and feed the baby after half an hour, having checked that the bottles at the correct feeding temperature.
• Discard any unused feed

Important Information: Add the drops to your baby's milk, do not give the drops to your baby directly. Colief works best in milk that is warm (body temperature). Do not add Colief to milk that is too hot or too cold.

• If you have any concerns regarding your baby's health you should seek professional medical advice

Colief Infant Drops ingredients: Lactase enzyme.

Colief Infant Drops - Typical Nutritional Content per 100g

• Protein:  4.8g
• Carbohydrate:  47.9g
• Fat:  0g
• Energy per l00g: 8866KJ  211 (Kcal)