Enterol - a drug that is one of the first probiotics - drugs that include useful for intestinal bacteria. In Russia, the drug is only sold the last three years, but has already gained enough popularity, as high efficiency, it has very few contraindications and side effects.

Basic principles of Enterol

Enterol has a beneficial effect on intestinal function. Its main effect is to suppress the activity of pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic microorganisms. In addition, a part of Enterol fungi (yeast useful - Saccharomyces boulardii) is isolated in the human gut a number of enzymes that contribute to the breakdown of proteins and activate their own enzymes of the patient, break down carbohydrates.

This leads to the purification and recovery of the intestine, which in turn increases the amount of useful microorganisms. Purgation also contributes to improving the supply of its walls, resulting in the activation of immunity - lymphoid tissue, a large amount is contained in the intestines begins vigorously produce immune cells and antibodies (immunoglobulin A, whose task is to prevent infiltration of infectious agents deep into the intestinal mucosa and enter their in the blood).

Enterol also contributes to the delay in the body fluids and salts, that is, prevents the development of dehydration. However, severe intestinal infection is always accompanied by loss of fluids and salts and requires their replenishment.

Side effects and overdose

Enterol very well tolerated by patients, including children. But in some cases, children (and sometimes adults) appear bloating (flatulence), and pain in the stomach. These side effects are usually mild and do not require discontinuation of therapy.

It is also possible allergic reactions such as urticaria, angioedema, various kinds of itchy rash - in this case, the drug can not be taken.

There are serious side effects, but they met in individual cases. Thus, in clinical trials, there are isolated cases of fungal getting into the blood - fungal sepsis or fungemia. Contributing factors for these complications were permanent catheters in the veins of patients, immune deficiencies, severe gastrointestinal disease and high dosages Enterol. This blood poisoning begins after antifungal treatment or after removal of the catheter from the vein.

Data on how flowed fungemia during clinical trials, the manufacturers have not provided. But there is clinical evidence that such fungemia sometimes runs hard and difficult to treat.

The instructions to Enterol stated that information about drug overdose not. However, in clinical studies have shown that high doses of the drug may cause development of fungal sepsis (fungemia).

Enterol perfectly combined with any drugs. Often it is administered together with an antibiotic Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future?   to prevent the development of dysbiosis. The only exceptions are antifungal agents - their simultaneous reception Enterol Enterol - stop the development of an intestinal infection   reduce the effectiveness of the therapeutic effect of the latter.

Patients can safely take enterol, even if they are behind the wheel: it does not affect motor coordination and speed of decision making.

In some cases, the reception is contraindicated Enterol

Contraindications Enterol are hypersensitivity of the patient to the drug, children up to the year and the presence of an indwelling catheter in the vein. Furthermore, since the composition of the capsules and the powder includes glucose Enterol Glucose: The energy source The drug is not recommended in disorders of absorption of carbohydrates in the intestines.

With caution and only if life should be prescribed enterol during pregnancy and nursing Breastfeeding - a personal choice   breast, as full-fledged clinical trials in these groups of patients have not been conducted.

How to take enterol

Since the active substance Enterol are fungi living cells, it can not be mixed or drink hot water or hot food at the same time to take (the temperature of liquids or foods taken should not exceed 50 ° C). You can not drink alcohol as enterol. Take enterol hour before meals.

Enterol is the oldest drug belonging to the class of probiotics. The efficacy and safety when used correctly it is confirmed by numerous laboratory and clinical research. In Russia it is allowed since 2009 as a non-prescription drug. However, correct to take it on prescription. This is especially true for children.

Galina Romanenko

Intestinal antiseptic Enterofuril - a modern drug belonging to the group of nitrofurans. Drugs in this group (eg, furazolidone) has long been successfully used to treat intestinal infections. A positive feature of these products is the lack of addiction to them pathogens.

Enterofuril - nitrofuran derivative

Nitrofuran derivatives - are chemical compounds which include a nitro group, they have antibacterial properties, sometimes even towards pathogens resistant to antibiotics Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future? . Drugs in this group are active not only in relation to the bacterial microflora, but also with respect to Giardia, Trichomonas, they are also used to treat infectious and inflammatory diseases of the kidney and urinary tract (furadonin) as topical antiseptics (eg, gargling - furatsilin) .

Until recently, the drugs of nitrofurans ingestion causes a number of side effects, sometimes significant, so they are not widely used. But Enterofuril relates to novel formulations nitrofuran series which hardly absorbed in the intestine and have no significant side effects, thus providing a pronounced inhibitory effect on gram-positive and gram-negative microflora, cause intestinal infections. For infectious agents are sensitive to enterofurilu include E. coli, various kinds of pathogenic staphylococci and streptococci, salmonella Salmonella: unknown facts , Shigella and other pathogens of intestinal infections.

Enterofuril peculiarity is that it is resistant to any sensitivity to infectious agents without developing addiction. This allows you to use this medication more than once, without fear of complications such as goiter: Enterofuril not suppress vital functions of normal intestinal microflora than favorably with antibiotics.

In severe intestinal infection Enterofuril prescribed with antibiotics - it is compatible with any drugs. When injected into the gastro-intestinal tract it is practically not absorbed into the bloodstream, acting locally in the gut, and therefore almost never give adverse effects. These features allow you to assign Enterofuril children, starting with the month of age, and pregnant women and nursing mothers.

Who and how to assign Enterofuril

Any infection should be treated intestinal doctor as nedolechennaya or improperly treated the infection can produce severe complications. This is especially true for children. Therefore, an intestinal infection should be treated under the supervision of the laboratory: an infectious agent is detected, its sensitivity to antibacterial agents to continue holding control of cure.

In acute intestinal infection Acute intestinal infections - the most common disease in the autumn and summer   Enterofuril initially assigned blindly without test results, and then, if necessary, corrected destination. In chronic enterocolitis treatment of infectious origin enterofurilom assigned only in case of sensitivity to pathogen infection. Do not appoint Enterofuril while worm infestations.

Contraindications and side effects

Enterofuril non-toxic drug, its toxicity was tested in laboratory animal studies and found that even relatively high doses of the drug do not cause acute poisoning. But overdose is possible, it appears as an ordinary poisoning, so it is advisable to stick to the recommended doses.

Administration to animals in laboratory studies Enterofuril for long periods (up to six months) did not show any signs of discomfort, and teratogenicity (congenital malformations), mutagenic (genetic defects) or carcinogenic (ability to cause cancer) effects.

Side effects are only known allergic reactions Allergic reactions: how to understand why you tickle in the throat . In addition, Enterofuril (like all other drugs nitrofuran series) is not compatible with alcohol. It causes sensitization (allergy) of the organism to alcohol, which leads then to the emergence of severe responses of the body. This property nitrofuran drugs used to treat a number of patients with chronic alcoholism - produced a negative reflex to receive alcoholic beverages.

Application Enterofuril contraindicated if you are hypersensitive drug by the body of the patient and in the neonatal period (the first month of life). With special care of his attempt to appoint premature babies.

Galina Romanenko