The drug Espumizan is used to treat colic in the intestines. The drug is approved for use at any age, starting at birth. There are special dosage forms for children that are completely harmless to babies and are effective against digestive disorders.
Release form, types, composition
Newborn babies cannot swallow tablets and capsules, and also have a number of features of the digestive system, different from adults. Therefore, they require special dosage forms of drugs. Espumizan for newborns is available in the following forms:
- suspension;
- emulsion;
- drops.
All dosage forms are intended for ingestion. It is convenient to dose them using the attached measuring spoon, or the usual tea, if the special is lost. The dosage depends on the age and weight of the child, the rules for dose selection are specified in the instructions.
It is best to check with the doctor for the correct dosage before giving the medicine to the child.
When prescribing the drug, the child plays a role not only in the dosage form, but also in the dosage, as well as special flavorings that do not cause allergies, but make the preparation tasty for the baby. These types of medicine, specially created for young children, include several types of Espumizan.
Espumizan L is available as an emulsion with a banana flavor. The dark glass bottle is supplied with a special measuring cap, as well as a dropper head. The tool can be added to milk or milk formula or given to the child directly (for older children).
Espumizan Baby is also produced in the form of a liquid emulsion in a dropper bottle. The tool is intended for ingestion, dosed in drops, like Espumizan L. Before use, shake the bottle.
Espumizan 40 is designed for older children. It comes in the form of a hazy suspension with the smell of fruit. Dosed using a measuring spoon. Infants often refuse to take it, sometimes there is a gag reflex. Children after the year react to the drug much calmer.
The main active ingredient is simethicone. It reduces the formation of gases in the intestines, and refers to the so-called carminative substances. Additional substances give the drug consistency and taste. All of them are selected so as not to raise the level of sugar in the blood.
pharmachologic effect
The therapeutic effect of the drug is described as carminative. The active substance reduces the surface tension of gas bubbles, causing them to break and decrease in size. Due to this, gaseous decomposition products are much easier to be removed from the body naturally.
Thus, any harmful effects on the body are completely excluded. Additional substances also do not cause negative reactions. Espumizan is excreted unchanged through the intestines.
Indications and contraindications
Espumizan prescribed to newborns as a means of combating intestinal colic. It is used for increased gas formation, air ingestion during feeding (aerophagia), and various functional disorders of the intestine.
Recognizing intestinal colic in a baby is quite difficult - the child is not able to show a sore spot. However, there are the most characteristic symptoms. The baby constantly cries, refuses breast or nipples, after feeding his condition worsens.
Crying baby is quite characteristic, for it there is a special term - colic crying. It is shrill, consists of constantly changing phases of subsiding and amplification, it has a very sharp effect on the psyche of the mother.
During crying, the baby has gases. If you feel the tummy, you can see that it is swollen. Sometimes pressure on the abdomen provokes the discharge of gas, and the baby's condition improves.
Espumisan is not prescribed for newborns if obstruction of intestinal of mechanical origin is diagnosed. Parents should remember a simple rule that if taking the drug does not cause improvement in the baby, and even more so if the child has become worse, it is necessary to refuse the second dose and immediately contact a pediatrician.
In no case should you give your child any funds before the doctor prescribes them - this can only be harmful.
Instructions for use
The method of use of the drug depends on its dosage form. Drops or suspensions equipped with a dropper head are intended for the smallest.
The required number of drops (you need to clarify with the doctor the rules of dosing) is added to the bottle with mother's milk or mixture. The medicine tastes good, so the kids take it with pleasure.
Suspension for older children is dosed using a measuring cap or spoon. It is not mixed with anything, and is given to the child to drink.
A baby may be capricious and refuse to take medicine, infants sometimes have an emetic reflex to use syrup, therefore it is more often prescribed to children older than a year. Tablets and capsules are not prescribed for up to three years.
Usually, 5-10 drops are prescribed for newborns or 1 scoop for older children. The drug is given during feeding or after it, not more than 5 times a day.
If the condition of the baby does not improve, colic continues, then it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Side effects, overdose
The drug Espumizan consists of chemically inert components. They do not enter into any reactions with intestinal contents, do not interact with the intestinal mucosa, are not absorbed, are not metabolized. Excreted from the intestine unchanged.
That is why the drug is not observed effects of overdose and unwanted side reactions. Hypersensitivity to components is extremely rare.
The drug is considered one of the most harmless, therefore it is allowed for children at any age, starting from birth.
With symptoms of hypersensitivity - deterioration of the baby, diarrhea, skin rash, fever - you must stop taking the drug and immediately consult a doctor. You may need to replace Espumizan with another drug.
Special instructions, drug interactions
Due to its chemical inertness, Espumizan does not interact with other drugs. Amplification of the effect while taking it with other drugs does not occur, so this measure is ineffective.
The drug can be easily purchased at any pharmacy without a prescription. However, it is advisable to consult a pediatrician.
Since in the process of adaptation of the digestive system to new conditions, colic is inevitable, parents should visit the pediatrician in advance.
Store the drug should be at room temperature away from sunlight, out of the reach of children and pets. Espumizana expiration date - 3 years, if you do not open the bottle. In the opened package the product is a year within a month.
The price of the drug, its analogues
Espumizan is quite expensive - from 300 to 350 p. However, given its efficiency and safety, this is not a very high price. But many parents ask themselves whether it is possible to find cheaper analogues for which you don’t have to overpay money.
Polish analogue with the same active ingredient - Bobotik. It is allowed for children older than a month. Can be used in adults in preparation for ultrasound of the abdominal cavity and small pelvis.
Contraindicated in intestinal obstruction, obstructive (narrowing) processes in the intestine. The content of the active substance is slightly higher than in Espumizan. The price is about 240 r, sold without a prescription.
Plantex granules contain a completely different active ingredient - fennel extract. They have a carminative and adsorbing effect, are allowed for children from two weeks of age.
The granules are dissolved in water, and the resulting tea is given to the baby as a drink. They have a pleasant taste, so difficulties with the reception usually does not arise.
Plantex has one serious contraindication that Espumisan does not have - a herbal preparation contains lactose, therefore it is contraindicated for babies with lactase deficiency.
Intestinal sorbents - smecta, activated carbon have a similar effect. Smektu can be used at any age, coal - for children from six months. Contraindications and side effects of these funds are practically no.
Does the baby Espumizan help: reviews
Recently I became a mother for the second time. The eldest daughter did not have big problems with colic, but the son won back for two. On the advice of my sister (she is my pediatrician and the mother of twins) gave Espumizan. Colic gone through the day, it became easier to live. Sister says that Espumizan can be drunk for a long time, and there will be no addiction. In general, I am pleased.
Anastasia, 35 years old, Omsk
My daughter was constantly suffering from colic, her stomach ached. Rescued Espumizan, helped, but not for long. She gave as it should be in the instructions - 5 times a day with milk. For a while, my daughter got better, then all over again. When I went to the pediatrician, I asked what to do with it. It turned out that everything is simpler than simple - I love kvass, and it's hot on the street, so I drink it all the time. Nothing for me, and little babies with milk are transferred. We'll have to escape the heat differently.
Kristina, 21, Moscow
And my son Espumizan did not help. Accepted according to the instructions, as expected, but it did not get any better, only worse. They went to the doctor, and he says - an obstruction, no medicine for gas can be taken, and in general it was necessary to run before it was treated. Well, how was I to know? Now, the operation will have to be done, and it is still unknown what happens in the end.
Alisa, 29 years old, Tyumen
My son has terrible colic. The doctor advised Espumizan, the effect was good, but I did not like the price. But who saves the child? And then my husband was fired from his job, so it became very difficult with money, and the cramps did not stop. I had to look for that cheaper. Replaced Espumizan with Smekta, the effect is exactly the same, only the baby does not like it, but so far it has to be done with cheap drugs.
Anna, 31 years old, Tomsk
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