Young babies with a history of colic are more likely to re-experience some of the symptoms of colic after drinking apple juice than after drinking white grape juice.
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Research suggests that the stomachs of children with a history of colic may remain sensitive for many more months, and the juice you feed them may cause many of the symptoms of colic to return.

The research showed that infants with a history of colic are particularly sensitive to what kind of juice they drink. This study found infants with a history of colic who were fed apple juice experienced more crying and restlessness, and slept significantly less, as compared with infants fed white grape juice.

As previous research has shown, young infants have difficulty digesting apple juice because of presence of sorbitol and the imbalance of basic sugars in the juice. It makes sense, say the authors of the research, that those who have had colic would be even more sensitive to these factors.

Based on what the science is telling us, when it is time to introduce juice to infants, whether the infant has had colic or not, white grape juice is easier to digest.

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