What does Smecta do?
Smectic is a medicinal product based on natural components. They make it from a special variety of shell rock from the islands of the Mediterranean. Suitable Smecta, even for infants, since it works only in the intestines, not absorbed into the blood.
Smecta for children not only eliminates the consequences of an ailment, but also relieves the cause of its appearance. This property gives this drug an advantage over the others. The medicine is able to excrete viruses, toxins, toxins from the child's body, promoting the vital activity of useful microbes and normalizing the intestinal microflora. That is, Smecta is the treatment and cleansing of your baby's intestines.
What smecta is capable of:
- adsorbs bacteria and viruses, as well as intestinal gases, toxins and pathogens in the intestine;
- improves the protective abilities of the mucous digestive organs;
- envelops the intestines and restores a healthy microflora there;
- eliminates diarrhea of any etiology;
- does not violate the water-electrolyte balance;
- It is not absorbed by blood, it acts in the stomach and intestines, after which it is excreted naturally.
Smecta for children: indications and contraindications?
Doctors advise using Smecta for children under the following conditions:
- abdominal distension and gas formation;
- too frequent liquid stool;
- belching sour;
- pains in the abdomen.
In addition, Smecta for children recommends the use of the drug for food allergies and toxic infections, as well as intestinal flu.
Contraindications for the use of Smecta very little. Do not take the medicine with intestinal obstruction, as well as in case of individual intolerance of its components.
How to give Smect to children?
Dosage Smecta by age
Up to 12 months | 1 sachet per 100 ml of liquid per day |
13-24 months | 2 sachets per 200 ml of liquid per day |
2-12 years old | 3 sachets per 300 ml of liquid per day |
Children over 12 years and adults | 1 sachet per 100 ml of water three times a day |
Instructions for use Smecta for children also indicates that in the case of severe diarrhea at the first stage of treatment, the dose can be increased by 2 times. Diluted medicine should be drunk throughout the day. Divorce Smecta for children can be any liquid. In addition, the powder can be poured into cereals, mashed potatoes, soups, because it is completely tasteless.
Smecta for diarrhea for children is taken no less than 3 days. If even a seven-day course does not bring relief, it is necessary to urgently consult a doctor.
Overdosing Smekty is not harmful to the health of the baby, but if he subsequently began taking the drug constipation, it is recommended to reduce the dose. In addition, it is important to take into account that Smecta neutralizes not only harmful substances, but also medicines. Because they need to drink two hours before or after it.