Dexamethasone is often administered to children in order to save lives. This drug acts quickly and is very effective, so it is indispensable, for example, when a child is choking under false croup - swelling of the larynx, often develops in young children in the background of acute respiratory diseases.

Dexamethasone children for emergency indications

Today, it found that dexamethasone can be used not only in the form of injections when a child with croup have false starts to choke. For non-severe and mild forms of false croup, when a child is just starting barking cough (a sign of laryngitis) single dose of dexamethasone in the treatment dose can not only remove the effects of acute laryngitis Acute laryngitis when neck pain But also prevent the development of its recurrence.

Contraindications for use of dexamethasone in this case is only chicken pox and a sharp decline in immunity in children.

Dexamethasone is used and anaphylactic shock in children Anaphylaxis in children - a rare form of allergy Which is characterized by a sharp decrease in blood pressure Blood pressure - dangerous if his swing? That can lead to cardiac arrest. Dexamethasone in this case activates the adrenaline that causes a rapid rise in blood pressure and prevents the death of the child. But in this case, is only effective intravenous preparation.

Dexamethasone treatment of chronic diseases in children

Dexamethasone has a very strong anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties. Therefore, it is often prescribed for children with severe chronic illnesses occurring. It allows you to remove the most severe symptoms and then go to the usual treatments. In most cases, this drug is prescribed short courses in such diseases in children such as bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, atopic dermatitis, glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis and so on.

But in some cases, a long-term administration of dexamethasone. It certainly can cause some side effects, and therefore requires special care. The main dose of dexamethasone administered usually in the morning, a second reception at a lower dose - four to five hours after the first. This allows you to save your own rhythm of secretion of glucocorticoids by the adrenal cortex of the child.

In order to reduce possible side effects of dexamethasone in its long-term use, a child is assigned to a special diet. Food must be rich in protein (dexamethasone contributes to the destruction of the protein) and potassium (potassium, though to a lesser degree than other corticosteroids, but still excreted, which causes disruption of the cardiac muscle and general muscle weakness). Since dexamethasone is somewhat delayed in the body fluid and sodium in the diet should contain a reduced amount of salt.

Long-term administration of dexamethasone also require children with systemic connective tissue diseases and some cancers. They also apply all the rules of dexamethasone.

The use of dexamethasone in treating preterm infants with impaired respiratory function

Premature babies often the incomplete maturation of the lung tissue. This leads to various disorders of the respiratory function. In addition, against such changes in the lungs of newborns often develop inflammation due to increase involved in bioactive substances.

One such material is an interleukin that begins to enter the active region of the bronchi and lungs approximately one week after birth. To remove the inflammatory process, newborns prescribed dexamethasone, which actively inhibits the action of interleukin.

Thus, dexamethasone Dexamethasone - one of the most effective glucocorticosteroids   used to treat children of any age. But it is a very effective drug with many side effects, so its use in children requires special care and compliance with certain rules that allow to reduce possible side effects of this drug to a minimum. Appointed dexamethasone children usually individually selected dosage to individual and duration of treatment. This should take into account all the indications and contraindications for the use of dexamethasone, which can only be done by the doctor. Use dexamethasone child without a doctor's prescription is strictly contraindicated.

Galina Romanenko

Duphalac for infants applied widely enough. The need for its application arises at dysbacteriosis, constipation to the damage of the motor activity of the intestine, digestive disorders after diseases of the liver, and so on.

Digestive problems in infants

The main digestive problems occur in infants under the age of three months, until the intestine are not populated useful for digestion by bacteria. But even after this age the problem is not disappear at all. Unstable chair, a tendency to constipation, enzyme disorders, bloating, intestinal colic, and accompanied by a strong cry baby - this is not a complete list of problems in infants.

Often, to restore normal stool pediatricians prescribed to children under one year Duphalac.

What Duphalac is and how it works

Active substance is lactulose Duphalac - non-digestible carbohydrate, a disaccharide composed of fructose and galactose .. Once in the intestine, stimulates its Dufalac locomotor activity (peristalsis), eliminates constipation (increases the volume of stool by attracting fluid into the lumen of the intestine, softens the stool ), normalizes the intestinal microflora (stimulates the growth of beneficial bacteria, inhibits the proliferation of opportunistic and pathogenic bacteria). If abnormal liver function cleans the intestines from nitrogen-containing toxic substances.

Duphalac is not cleaved in the upper gastrointestinal tract due to the lack of the necessary human enzymes. In the large intestine gets Dufalac unaltered and is a nutrient for the beneficial microflora, mainly bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. Useful microflora able to restore the health of the large intestine, releasing organic acids. This leads to an increase in acidity in the intestine and an environment uncomfortable for putrefactive bacteria.

Actively developing bifidobacteria and lactobacilli produce organic acids which leads to inhibition of activity of pathogenic microorganisms. This reduces the penetration of the blood of toxins - of products to improper metabolism Metabolism: The basis of life of all living things   and activity of pathogenic bacteria.

Digested in the colon, Dufalac releases hydrogen ions bind free ammonia increases the penetration of ammonia from the blood into the intestine, thus removing it from the body. When receiving Duphalac is converted ammonia to ammonium, which is not absorbed into the bloodstream through the intestinal wall. This frees the body from toxic substances and protects brain cells against toxins, which is very important for children up to a year. This Dufalac does not reduce the absorption of vitamins and is not addictive.

Available Duphalac syrup and powder for oral bags. Lactulose is also available under the names Lactusan, Livo, Lombardy varnish, lizalak, Normase, portalak.

With which diseases and how to assign Dufalac babies

Babies Duphalac is indicated for chronic constipation, to normalize the functioning of the intestines, the human liver, encephalopathy, intestinal dysbiosis Intestinal dysbiosis - how dangerous it is? After intestinal infections, antibiotics Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future? , Digestive problems with putrefaction of food in the intestine, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma.

Children are encouraged to take up to a year to 5 ml syrup Duphalac a day - the exact dose and duration of its use prescribed by a doctor. Syrup can be taken in diluted and undiluted better once daily at one and the same time. At the same time the year before the child should receive plenty of fluids.

Contraindications Dufalac when galactosemia, intestinal obstruction, hypersensitivity to the child's body.

Side effects and overdose

In the early days of receipt Duphalac the child may increase bloating, but it does not require discontinuation of therapy and resolve spontaneously in two days.

When high doses of Duphalac can appear abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea - a sign that the dosage should be adjusted. If high doses of Duphalac used for a long time, the child can become dehydrated. Such symptoms also requires a revision of the dosage Duphalac.

Duphalac for infants helps restore normal digestion, rid the body of constipation and toxic substances. But parents can not on their own without a doctor's recommendation to appoint an infant Dufalac Baby man, though with a little finger .

Galina Romanenko