"What is polysorb and what does it eat?" - such questions are asked by mothers when they hear about this drug. To begin with, polysorbent is a powerful sorbent. Sorbent - a drug that cleanses the body of various harmful and toxic substances.
Can I give polysorb to children? Polysorb is suitable for all ages, it can be used for adults and children for up to a year. That's just the taste of his very specific, so to persuade his child to drink, you have to dream up.
To understand how it works, let's compare polysorb with an ordinary sponge. Absorbing from the intestines all unnecessary and harmful, he displays it with feces. And polysorb itself is not absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract and leaves the body quickly and in its original form.
Indications for use
Polysorb can be used for:
- diarrhea;
- dysbiosis;
- allergies, medicinal and food;
- acute intestinal infections;
- acute poisoning with drugs, poisonous substances and alcohol;
- purulent-septic diseases;
- viral hepatitis.
Also, as a preventive measure, polysorb can be used for residents with unfavorable environmental conditions.
Contraindications to the use of polysorb:
- stomach ulcer in the stage of exacerbation;
- bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract;
- individual intolerance.
How to give and raise polysorb for children?
The dosage of polysorb for children depends on the weight of the child's body. On 1 kg there is 0.15 g of powder. To make it clear I will clarify that in 1 teaspoon with a pea 1 g of dry drug, 1 tablespoon with a pea - 2.5-3 g.
- For infants, the maximum dose of the drug is 1 g per day (or 1 teaspoon with a pea). Dilute the powder in 30-50 ml of water, compote or juice without pulp. The resulting suspension should be divided into 3-4 doses. Give through a syringe (without a needle) 1 hour before or 1.5 hours after ingestion and other medications.
- For children 1-2 years for a single dose, one teaspoon of powder without pea, diluted in 30-50 ml of liquid.
- For children 2-7 years 1 teaspoon of powder with a pea is bred in 50-70 ml of liquid. This is for one thing.
- For children 7-14 years old, 2 teaspoons of powder with a pea in 70-100 ml of a liquid are bred.
During the day, 3-4 doses of diluted suspension are used. The course of treatment is usually 5 days.
The ready daily solution should be stored in a cool place. The remaining suspension at the end of the day can not be used the next day.
Very many mothers, getting better acquainted with this drug, always keep it in the medicine cabinet, tk. consider polysorb the most effective of all known sorbents. But, if you have not used it yet, it makes sense to consult a pediatrician before using.