Furagin - old proven tool that is often used in a variety of infections of the urinary system, including the children. But in recent decades furagin appointed not so much - his place was taken antibiotics. And only in the case where the antibiotic Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future?   develop resistance, recall from furagin.

Can I use furagin children

In various handbooks stated differently. For example, in the most competent reference Vidal Contraindications furagin Set the age of three. But today, most pediatricians follow the recommendations when furagin can be assigned since months of age, and in some cases even weeks.

The fact that furagin - broad antimicrobial spectrum. It inhibits the ability to live a variety of microorganisms. Of course, the effectiveness of it can not be compared with modern antibiotics. However, at furagin is one indispensable quality in our time: getting used to it pathogens develops very slowly. For most of the antibiotics, even the most modern and efficient, addiction develops very quickly, this is what makes the drug companies to produce more and more antibiotics.

Sometimes furagin not used independently and in combination with other antibacterial agents, and it increases their effectiveness and sustainability. So furagin not be discounted. But give it to your child, especially if he is less than three years, in any case can not, because it can cause a number of side effects.

Which diseases in children is used furagin

Furagin available in tablets for oral administration, in solutions for local use and for the infusions. In children, it is used to treat a variety of infections caused by susceptible pathogens him:

• infections of the urinary tract - pyelonephritis, cystitis, urethritis;
• infections of the genital organs of girls - vulvovaginitis;
• wound infections - festering wounds and burns;
• peritonitis that developed against the background of a variety of acute inflammatory processes in the abdominal cavity (eg, against the background of acute appendicitis);
• severe inflammatory processes broncho-pulmonary system;
• purulent inflammation of the joints;
• suppurative inflammation in the conjunctiva and cornea.

Contraindications for the purpose furagin children are:

• Hypersensitivity to the drug group of nitrofurans;
• severe kidney disease with severe disturbance of their function (chronic renal failure);
• inborn errors of metabolism Metabolism: The basis of life of all living things   a deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase;
• up to 1 month;
• severe disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.

Side effects that may occur in children for the treatment furaginom

Furagin as all nitrofurans unsafe and can produce side effects:

• from the gastrointestinal tract - a persistent violation of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, liver malfunction on the excretion of toxic substances;
• of the central and peripheral nervous system - headache, dizziness Dizziness - if the ground is slipping from under his feet , Toxic damage of the peripheral nerves (polyneuritis);
• allergic reactions - different kind of skin rash.

It is because of various side effects in children furagin applied with great caution and only under medical supervision. In order to avoid possible side effects when taking furagin doctors recommend drink more than the child and prescribed concomitant use of B vitamins - they prevent the appearance of toxic polyneuritis.

Means of reducing the acidity of urine (eg, alkaline mineral water), reduce the effect furagin as against this background it is rapidly excreted in the urine. On the contrary, any means which increase the acidity of urine (such as ascorbic acid) - furagin increase efficiency and may even cause it to overdose, so the reception of such substances at the same time furaginom not recommended.

Some antibiotics, such as tetracycline Tetracycline - a natural broad-spectrum antibiotic   and all drugs of this series as well as streptomycin, neomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin, tobramycin, sizomitsin, amikacin furagin enhance the antibacterial activity and the doctor in the appointment of combination therapy is required to take into account. But appoint furagin with ristomycin can not - it can cause disorders of the blood formation.

Furagin Overdose can cause severe liver injury (acute toxic hepatitis) and peripheral nerve lesions in the form of polyneuritis.

Furagin used in children, but only in exceptional cases, for other purposes and under the supervision of a physician.

Galina Romanenko

Cystitis - a disease that is much easier to prevent than to treat, because it can last for years. A prevention of cystitis is not too difficult and is subject to the standard rules of personal hygiene and sexual health. Sometimes it is necessary to respect and even some conditions.

What is the prevention of cystitis

As is known, cystitis is more common in women, so they have a lifetime to adhere to certain rules. But men, too, are cystitis, although less common, but they can occur even harder than women. For men, there are rules preventing the disease.

Its rules are there for the prevention of acute and chronic, non-infectious and infectious cystitis. Their implementation does not take too much time, but must be scrupulously respected - only then is unpleasant, often take a chronic course, as cystitis, can actually be prevented.

Prevention of cystitis in women

Women have a shorter urethra, so the primary prevention for them - is prevention of infectious cystitis. In order to prevent infectious cystitis Cystitis: urgently take action , You must:

• twice a day to take a shower; wash the genitals with soap or gel only on the outside, inside they are sufficient to wash with water; undermining, you need to send a stream of water from front to back, not to bring the bacteria into the urethra from the rectum;
• you need to be very careful to use tampons How to use sanitary pad - basic precautions   during menstruation: they contribute to the delay in discharge from the uterus and the blood is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria; so you need to use tampons only in emergency cases and do not forget to change them every two hours; for permanent use more appropriate feminine pads;
• before and after intercourse is necessary to take a shower; In no case can not go from anal intercourse to normal (vaginal); Try to have at the same time no more than one partner, as cystitis often occurs after infections, sexually transmitted infections;
• If acute cystitis appear regularly, it is best to wash after each act of defecation;
• Do not forget to go to the bathroom at the first urge to urinate; Remember that if you are infrequent urination, the urine stagnates in the bladder, and bacteria multiply in it, with frequent urination same, there is self-cleansing of the bladder;
• the detection of any gynecological diseases should immediately contact your gynecologist and treat it carefully; the same should be done with any focus of infection in the body: chronic tonsillitis Chronic tonsillitis - inflammation of the tonsils , Carious teeth, any acute or chronic disease: nedolechennaya infection through the blood vessels can get to the bladder;
• every woman is desirable not to supercool, and if she has ever been acute cystitis Acute cystitis: Treat treated responsibly This rule must be followed strictly;
• in chronic cystitis for the prevention of exacerbations should not eat hot, sour, smoked, canned and fried foods as well as alcohol, strong tea and coffee; can drink 1, 5 liters per day;
• in chronic cystitis should not forget that the day was a chair: constipation or diarrhea contribute to the proliferation of opportunistic flora in the gut, which can always get into the bladder;
• move more: one of the causes of chronic cystitis is a circulatory disorder that is often the case with sedentary lifestyle and sedentary work; you need only to avoid the shaking and vibrations - they can cause a worsening of the disease; moreover, active movements (especially outdoors) strengthens the immune system.

Prevention of cystitis in men

In men, the situation is somewhat different, their main mode of transmission of infection is hematogenous (through the blood) and downstream (from the kidney and ureter). A predisposing factors include various obstacles for the normal passage of urine urinary tract. First of all, various inflammatory or neoplastic diseases of the prostate (prostatitis) - prostatitis, adenoma - enlarged prostate compresses the bladder. Moreover, the cause may be resistant cystitis narrowing (stricture) of the urethra. Therefore, for the prevention of cystitis man needs:

• timely treat any foci of infection in the body; especially swinging infections of the urinary tract; but also of diseases such as chronic tonsillitis, and caries and should not be forgotten;
• in a timely manner to contact the urologist in case of lower abdominal pain and urinary retention - signs of prostate disease; diligently all prescription and bring to an end initiation of treatment; in any case not to self-medicate;
• have only one sexual partner - it is the prevention of sexually transmitted infections by - the main cause of urethral stricture;
• if the cause of chronic cystitis in urethral stricture, have to get rid of it by bougienage (gradual expansion with special bougies) or surgery.

Prevention of cystitis always falls on the shoulders of the patient.

Galina Romanenko