Regidron - a drug replenish fluids and salts in their loss during diarrhea (diarrhea). Application rehydron reduces toxicity in intestinal infections and to avoid dehydration, which is the most serious complication of intestinal infections.
The mechanism of action rehydron
Regidron - a drug for rehydration (restoration of water-salt balance) and detoxification (removing the symptoms of intoxication) for oral administration. Rehydron produced in powder form in sachets. Each pack contains 18, 9 g of active principle. Composition rehydron 3, 5 g sodium chloride, 2, 9 g of sodium citrate, 2, 5 g of potassium chloride, 10, 0 g of glucose anhydride
Glucose: The energy source
(manufacturer - the pharmaceutical company Orion Corporation, Finland).
The mechanism of action rehydron based on the fact that the large loss of fluids and salts, it restores impaired water-salt and acid balance in the body, because it contains the basic salts, which are displayed along with loose stools. Glucose, which is also contained in rehydron - a source of energy, which helps the absorption of salts. Assimilation of citrate salts, and also contributes to the restoration of normal acidity.
Osmolarity rehydron (total concentration of all dissolved species) is equal to 260 mOsm / l pH (acidity) - 8 2. This small numbers osmolarity, but is now considered that solutions with low osmolarity most effective for recovery of fluid loss. In order to prevent the formation of edema in rehydron
Regidron - will help restore the water-salt balance
there are not so many salts of sodium and potassium, the loss of which is fraught with serious complications with the cardiovascular system, rehydron high enough.
Indications and contraindications
Regidron appoint:
- intestinal infections, which are accompanied by small and medium-sized fluid loss;
- with diarrhea in children of any origin, accompanied by mild to moderate fluid loss;
- by overheating, sweating sopovozhdayuschimsya violation of water-salt balance;
- when sweating associated with heavy physical exertion.
Contraindications for use rehydron:
- severe kidney disease in violation of their functions;
- diabetes
Diabetes - threatening and incurable disease
1st (insulin-dependent) and 2nd (insulin-dependent) type;
- bowel obstruction;
- if the patient has impaired consciousness;
- if you are hypersensitive to the drug.
Regidron can apply to children of any age, and pregnant women and nursing mothers.
How to cook and take rehydron
Prepare the solution and take rehydron should be strictly in accordance with the instructions. It is impossible to make more concentrated solutions, which may result in overdose.
To prepare the solution concentration desired powder contained in a sachet is to be dissolved in a liter of freshly boiled and cooled water. The finished solution can be used during the day, provided that it will be stored in the refrigerator.
Regidron indicated for small and medium-sized fluid loss. With significant losses saline solutions are administered intravenously. In order to assess the degree of fluid loss, before starting treatment the patient weighed (this is especially true for children, who can very quickly lose the liquid). Regidron taken orally in an amount twice the fluid loss (based on weighing). To this solution can not add anything, including sugar.
Side effects and overdose
Side effects rehydron known only to allergic reactions, which are very rare.
In overdose rehydron increased concentration of sodium in the blood can cause symptoms such as weakness, lethargy, drowsiness, impaired consciousness (even coma), respiratory disorders. If the kidney function can occur disturbance of acid balance and cause respiratory disorders and seizures.
If rehydron used in patients with renal excretion of potassium salts, may develop high content of potassium in the blood, which can manifest itself in the form of sensory disturbances and paralysis of limbs, itching, confusion, fall in blood pressure
Blood pressure - dangerous if his swing?
, Heart attacks, and even cardiac arrest, which may occur suddenly, among the total well-being.
When symptoms of overdose rehydron patient hospitalized since the restoration of water-salt balance in this case should be carried out under constant medical supervision.
Regidron - a quality and sufficient safety of drugs which, however, it is best to take on prescription.
Galina Romanenko