Citramon breastfeeding

Citramon not be used during breast Breastfeeding - a personal choice   feeding, as it is excreted in breast milk. Citramon combined preparation, which consists of three medications, but the main danger to the baby Baby man, though with a little finger   is acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin.

What Constitutes tsitramona

The composition tsitramona includes three drugs (aspirin, acetaminophen and caffeine), which together provide an analgesic effect.

• Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has a lot of side effects and contraindications for the reception, including his children are not allowed to assign up to 15 years.
• Caffeine - psychostimulant agent, also has as contraindications and side effects to the use in children is not prohibited, but is mainly used in case of emergency.
• Paracetamol - analgesic and antipyretic drug that is approved for use in children.

Aspirin - a threat to the life of an infant

When receiving a nursing mother is part of the tsitramona aspirin, he gets into human milk, and with it in the body of the child. As a result, the child may receive various symptoms of side effects of this drug. The most dangerous side effect for the child is that aspirin inhibits the synthesis of platelets, which increases the risk of him bleeding. A child on a background of aspirin may be signs of bleeding diathesis - a disease characterized by the appearance of bruising and hemorrhages in the subcutaneous tissue and skin, and in some cases, internal bleeding.

In addition, aspirin irritates the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract, which may manifest itself in the form of non-breast frequent regurgitation or vomiting, bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. And can disrupt liver function. Of course, the side effects of the digestive system normally occur with regular use of aspirin, however, the degree of severity depends on the individual characteristics of the child.

Aspirin has pronounced and allergenic properties, including can be the cause of the so-called "aspirin-induced asthma" and "aspirin triad" that incorporates anaphylactoid sensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, asthma and polyps in the nasal cavity and sinuses.

Severe complications from getting into the baby aspirin is Reye's syndrome, which may arise against viral diseases. Reye's syndrome is characterized by severe central nervous system and liver in children. It is because of the threat of Reye's syndrome is forbidden aspirin use in children under 15 years.

Caffeine - a source of increased excitability of the child

Caffeine - a psychostimulant, it is not forbidden for children under a year, but it is prescribed mainly in emergency cases, such as certain infectious diseases that are accompanied by depression of the central nervous system.

A child under one year of caffeine can cause irritability, sleep disturbances Dreams: how to understand our dreams , Regurgitation. All this will contribute to its lag in the physical and psychological development. But for this, of course, a one-time admission tsitramona will be little need him long enough regular use. With prolonged use of the mother of medicinal products containing caffeine, a child perhaps even aseptic meningitis Aseptic meningitis - non-bacterial origin   - Heavy defeat meninges.

Paracetamol - authorized for use in children drug

Of all the members of the tsitramona components, only paracetamol is considered to be harmless for children. Moreover, it tsitramon recommended by pediatricians to reduce fever in children with various diseases

Paracetamol - a synthetic drug from the group of non-narcotic analgesics. Its action is due to inhibition of the formation of prostaglandins in the body, which in large quantities are allocated to areas of inflammation and cause a temperature rise in the child by stimulating the thermoregulatory center located in the brain.

Paracetamol has an antipyretic effect is safe in children, because of its decay (as opposed to the collapse in adult humans) occurs without the formation of toxic metabolites (products of metabolism), so he does not have his characteristic adverse effects on the liver. In connection with this action of paracetamol is often used to reduce fever in children, including the age of one year.

How does intestinal flu

The intestinal flu is caused by rotaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract, and (like most viruses), upper respiratory tract. Rotavirus is widespread in the environment, they are not afraid of bleach, so for the prevention of the infection you should drink only boiled water.

The virus quickly spread from person to person with dirty hands, through everyday objects, sneezing, coughing, runny nose. Very often seriously ill and young children. Most intestinal flu outbreaks occur during a flu epidemic, in connection with which there was a name "intestinal flu".

When are all manifestations of intestinal flu, the virus did not immediately leave the human body, man is a carrier of infection for at least two weeks. After intestinal flu for some time retained immunity Immunity - types and characteristics in children in adults   to the disease. But in order to become a strong immune system, intestinal flu Influenza - expect the unexpected but always   you need to recover a few times that happens with almost all the adults who have borne the infection often erased form.

On what grounds can detect intestinal flu

Intestinal flu begins acutely, often in a day (but not more than 5 days) after exposure of rotavirus gastro-intestinal tract. The child high fever, vomiting, appears first, followed by diarrhea, stomach aches and swells. If the disease is not very severe, and vomiting is observed in more than 5 times a day, and diarrhea - no more than 10 times, the child is usually treated at home. The intestinal flu is also accompanied by a slight catarrhal symptoms of the upper respiratory tract - coughing, sneezing and runny nose. Catarrhal symptoms sometimes begin in a few hours before the vomiting and diarrhea Diarrhea (diarrhea) - a familiar nuisance And sometimes in conjunction with them. Ongoing acute illness to a week, and sometimes more, then the body is gradually restoring its function for about four days.

Danger are frequent vomiting and diarrhea which leads to dehydration - exsicosis. This is very dangerous because it can cause a violation of water-salt balance in the body of the child and his death. The child, who began exsicosis, easily recognizable by their appearance: it sluggish, confusion, all the time asking to drink, face opavshee, especially noticeable in the area of ​​the eyes, facial features sharpened. Child with exsicosis can not leave the house - it should be immediately hospitalized.

How can you identify the intestinal flu

It is quite difficult, because you can only detect rotavirus based virology laboratory, equipped with an electron microscope. In addition, possible to detect antibodies in blood of patients Antibodies - "soldiers' immunity   in rotavirus. Such studies are usually conducted at a mass disease, in rare cases, limited to the standard formulation of the diagnosis "intestinal infection", but it does not affect the treatment as any special treatment of rotavirus infection is not developed.

Treatment and prevention of intestinal flu

In severe disease in the first day or two appointed by starvation with abundant fractional (by teaspoonful) drinking or intravenous drip of saline solutions and blood substitutes. After the vomiting and diarrhea stop, designate sparing diet of pureed cooked dishes (vegetable soups, porridge on the water) and a large amount of liquid (apple juice, weak tea). If the disease is not very difficult for the child hunger enough to hold a few hours.

Special treatment of rotavirus infection does not exist. At high temperatures prescribed antipyretics to combat dehydration and toxicity are introduced different solutions, supported by the work of the cardiovascular system, impaired under intoksikatstii. To maximize the removal of toxic substances from the intestines into the patients received medications - adsorbents (activated charcoal, smectite), which is deposited on the surface toxins and remove them from the body. After the acute phase of illness is over, patients are administered drugs that restore normal intestinal microflora - probiotics (they contain beneficial for digestion colony of bacteria) and prebiotics (contribute to their own multiplication of beneficial microflora).

Prevention of intestinal flu - is the observance of hygiene: frequent hand washing with soap and water, use for drinking only boiled water, careful processing of fruits and vegetables before eating them for food.

Intestinal influenza can be very serious, so the increased incidence of a particular need to protect the young children of the first three years of life.

Galina Romanenko