At the child during the first month of life, the stool can be 6-8 or more times a day, then it gradually becomes less frequent and at the age of 3 months - 1-3 times a day. But it happens that a newborn happens to have constipation, and for a few days the baby can not empty the intestines. Some, especially experienced already mummies, resort to the help of traditional medicine, but this is not entirely correct, because the child is still very small and it is safer to consult with the pediatrician.
To begin with, the doctor prescribes a diet for a nursing mother, and if the baby is an artificer, then it is necessary to revise those mixtures that feed the baby and choose a mixture with components of thickening of fermented milk products.
Lupalac for children
But if diet therapy does not help enough, then prescribe a drug treatment aimed at strengthening the motility of the stomach and intestines and has a laxative effect. Basically, all such drugs have many side effects and contraindications, therefore it is not advisable to apply them, especially for newborns. And only, perhaps, one medicine - dyufalak - is suitable for therapy of infants. Get it from the whey of cow's milk, so this is a completely natural and safe preparation.
Is it possible for newborns to take dufalac?
This drug does not destroy the intestinal microflora, therefore it is allowed to be used by children even from the first days of life, but all recommendations of the pediatrician should be strictly observed.
Duphalac dosage for children
Duphalak dosage is prescribed by the doctor individually for each newborn and depends on the child's age, weight, and other developmental features. Give it is recommended after a night sleep of the child or after the first feeding.
Sometimes mothers worry that dufalac does not help their child, but the children's organisms are different and for someone the drug will work after two hours, and for someone and six hours you have to wait.
How to give Dufalac to newborns?
Dyufalac is produced for newborns in the form of a thick sweetish syrup and they drink it with pleasure. Doses for such children are very small, so it will not be difficult to give dyufalak to a child with a spoon, even in several receptions, you can mix it with your mother's milk. If with a spoon the baby refuses to take the drug, try to give it from a syringe without a needle. Sometimes at the beginning of treatment the child may have flatulence, as a rule, it passes independently in 2-3 days. You can try (in order to avoid the appearance of flatulence) to start duhfalaka reception not with the dose that the doctor recommended to you, but with its third or fourth part and gradually increase to the desired dose within 2-3 days.
How many children can take Dufalac?
The drug is not addictive, when it is abolished the intestine baby can work independently,
As we see, Dufalac is an excellent way to get rid of a little man from constipation-induced ailments. But, as with any treatment, you need to be careful not to exceed the prescribed dosage of the drug, in order to prevent the occurrence of diarrhea, which can be a side effect due to improper administration of the medication.