Very many children in the first months of their life suffer from pain in the tummy. Some lucky people go through it quickly, just physical impact of parents (massage or warm diaper), and others have to "feed" different drugs. Consider one of these drugs, simethicone, more.
A little about the preparation
Simethicone is a carminative agent that acts directly on gas bubbles in the intestines, destroying them. Used for meteorism in children and adults, and also used to prepare for radiography, ultrasound and endoscopy.
The composition of this drug includes silicon dioxide and dimethylsiloxane. Simeticon destroys in the stomach and intestines bubbles of gazik, which are then either absorbed by the walls of the intestine, or go away when peristalsis of the intestine. Also, this substance when taken orally (through the mouth) is not absorbed by the body at all, and leaves it in its unchanged form.
It can be said that this is practically the same as espumizan. But, choosing what to give the baby: espumizan or simethicone, it is worth considering that simethicone is a more concentrated drug.
Dosage of simethicone for newborns
How to give simethicone for children under one year and newborns? To solve problems with the tummy, neonates use simethicone drops (emulsion or suspension). Before use, the bottle should be shaken. Single dose is 20-30 mg. It must be diluted in a small amount of water or breast milk. In a day, such doses can be 3-5.
Continue the use of simethicone for several weeks.
Contraindications
As with any other drug, a baby prone to allergies may develop rashes. The main thing is not to mix up the allergy to simethicone with the usual hormonal pimples, which appear in the first months of almost all children. In case of suspicion of
The drug is contraindicated for those who have:
- intestinal obstruction, or other diseases of the digestive system and gastrointestinal tract;
- increased sensitivity to the composition of the drug.
Analogues simethicone is the preparations on its basis: a simplex sab, espumizan, bobotik, semikol, meteospazmil, antlanflannacher.