Reglan not indicated for children up to two years. From two to fourteen years of his prescribed with caution, and only when there are clear indications. This is due to the body's children, the smooth muscles of internal organs which can not adequately respond to the use of these drugs.

Features Cerucalum action on the child's body

Action Cerucalum is that it blocks the pathway of nerve impulses from the area of ​​the stomach and duodenum in the central nervous system. As a result of the central nervous system does not send a signal about the relaxation of smooth muscles, which prevents nausea, vomiting, hiccups Hiccups - and if this is something serious?   and constipation. Reglan coordinate impaired relationship tone and movements of the stomach, normalize the evacuation of a food of the masses and their passage of the duodenum. By the side effects of this drug include drowsiness, fatigue, headaches, various tics, spasms of the esophagus, fears.

In the adult human Reglan has mainly effects on the gastrointestinal tract, while the side effects are rare in children the side effects appear along with healing, thus, the younger the child, the side effects are more pronounced. Therefore, up to two years tserukal children not assigned. After two years of Reglan can prescribe, but only in the case if there are reasonable grounds and the child will be under the supervision of a physician.

Side effects that may occur when used in children Cerucalum

The most unpleasant side effects can occur in children of the central and peripheral nervous system. This lethargy, drowsiness, headache, dizziness Dizziness - if the ground is slipping from under his feet , Anxiety, irrational fears, anxiety, constantly lowered background of mood. The child may appear involuntary tics of facial muscles, neck, shoulder, facial spasm (including eye muscles), chewing and neck (spasmodic torticollis) muscles, speech disorder, increased tone of muscles, the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (shaking palsy). The risk of developing Parkinson's disease in children and adolescents is increasing in appointing them to high doses of Cerucalum.

Application Cerucalum a course of treatment is fraught with the development of the child agranulocytosis - a sharp (almost zero) decrease in blood amounts of granular white blood cells (granulocytes), which are responsible for cell-mediated immunity. In childhood, agranulocytosis is very dangerous because a child immediately begin to develop acute and chronic infectious and inflammatory diseases, which are difficult to treat.

Unpleasant side effects may arise from the gastrointestinal tract. It spastic constipation or, conversely, diarrhea, dry mouth. Spastic constipation in a child can cause intestinal obstruction - also for this reason that the appointment Cerucalum children should be treated with great caution.

Reglan can cause hormonal disorders and is especially dangerous for teens. In girls, it can lead to menstrual disorders or to the isolation of breast milk - such failures during adolescence can have a significant impact on the future reproductive system of women. Boys Reglan can lead to an increase in mammary glands of the female type - gynecomastia Gynecomastia - known since ancient times .

In some cases, children should not be prescribed Reglan

Children from two to fourteen years and can be on the testimony with caution Reglan, but have to apply it, and absolute contraindications.

• Do not use Reglan is when a child or a teenager, there are some types of tumors of the pituitary or adrenal glands - which may contribute to a significant enhancement of side effects.
• Intestinal obstruction in a child is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, but applied in this case tserukal Reglan: help against nausea   it is not recommended, as the motor activity of the intestine may contribute to symptoms of intestinal obstruction.
• You can not assign tserukal bleeding from the esophagus, stomach or intestines or perforation of the walls of these organs (perforation) - bleeding may increase, and the contents of the gastrointestinal tract quickly penetrate into the abdominal cavity and cause severe complications - peritonitis.
• When seizure and motor disorders, which often occur in childhood, Reglan is also contraindicated, since it can provoke an attack of cramps and strengthen the movement disorders. The same thing could happen with epilepsy.

Reglan is prescribed for children, but with caution, and only on the testimony of a doctor's supervision.

Galina Romanenko

Intestinal infections in children - a phenomenon often enough. Enterofuril in most cases helps to cope with this disease have been shown to be active against most pathogens that cause intestinal infections in children. Efficiency Enterofuril combined with its complete security.

The main manifestations of acute intestinal infections in children

Acute intestinal infections in children are more common than in adults because the gastrointestinal tract of the child still can not fully deal with agents of these infections. The causative agents of intestinal infections can be bacterial or viral origin. Because bacterial infections often develop coli infections caused by E. coli, salmonella Salmonellosis - features of the disease   (caused by Salmonella) and dysentery (Shigella). There may be also intestinal infections caused by staphylococcus, sweat, Klebsiella, and so on.

Viral intestinal infections are usually easier to bacterial, but they are often complicated by a bacterial infection - "raises its head" conditionally pathogenic microflora, constantly live in the intestines.

Intestinal infections are manifested as a rule, nausea, vomiting, loose stools, high temperature. Depending on the severity of intestinal infections in children are divided into the erased (these children are usually the source of infection for other children), light, moderate and heavy.

To treat intestinal infections in children should be a doctor. Mild to moderate gastrointestinal infections are usually treated on an outpatient basis, and heavy only in the hospital as a child accompanied by dehydration and require individually assigned detoxification therapy and compensate the loss of salts and fluids.

At any intestinal infection during antibiotic therapy is appointed. Recently, the drug of choice in intestinal infections in children is often Enterofuril Enterofuril - help with the intestinal infection .

How does Enterofuril in intestinal infections in children

Enterofuril refers to the number of nitrofuran drugs that have long been used in the treatment of intestinal infections in children. But such preparations of previous generations as furazolidone Furazolidone - contributes to the death of bacteria We gave a lot of side effects, which is why over time, pediatricians went to the appointment mainly antibiotics.

Enterofuril - is a relatively new drug which has no side effects as it is not absorbed in the intestine and enters the bloodstream. Therefore, it retains all the advantages of drugs nitrofuran series, but it is completely devoid of their shortcomings. Enterofuril Available in capsule form (which can be administered to children after two years), and the suspension is administered to children, starting from the month after the birth.

The mechanism of action related to the receipt Enterofuril active principle of drug in cells of bacteria and disruption in their biochemical processes that lead to the suppression of their life or death.

Sensitivity to show eenterofurilu most pathogens that cause intestinal infections in children. This E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella and pathogenic microflora.

Enterofuril peculiarity is that by suppressing the activity of pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic, it does not inhibit the development of normal microflora involved in the digestive process, the synthesizing vitamins and has a cleaning effect on the gastrointestinal tract. This leads to the fact that after the treatment of intestinal infection enterofurilom the child does not develop goiter.

Enterofuril well with antibiotics, reducing their side effects such as dysbiosis. In addition, co-administration of Enterofuril and antibiotics can reduce the dosage and duration of the latter.

Who will assign the correct dosage Enterofuril child

This can be entrusted only to a doctor. Although Enterofuril that it is effective and safe drugs, intestinal infection in infants Intestinal infections in children - a serious risk   pediatrician should be treated - the only way, after the laboratory control of cure, you can be sure that the baby is healthy.

Babies from one month to two years Enterofuril appointed only in the form of a suspension. From one to six months it is prescribed 100 mg (half-measuring spoon) twice daily. With six months to two years, the same dose of the child can be given four times a day. From two to seven suspension designate entire scoop three times a day, and after seven years - scoop four times per day. Since two years, instead of a suspension can be administered in 200 mg capsules.

The duration of treatment is usually from three to seven days.

Enterofuril used to treat intestinal infections in children, while it has no contraindications except for the age of one month and a hypersensitivity to the drug the body of the child. It does not have this drug and side effects (except for allergic reactions).

Galina Romanenko