During diarrhea, severe dehydration developsorganism. Children and people with chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system and kidneys are especially sensitive to it. Along with water, the body is washed out of the body, responsible for maintaining the so-called osmotic balance - the stability of the internal environment. A lot of potassium and sodium leaves the body with vomit. In hospital conditions, the patient must prescribe drugs that restore the loss of fluid, salts and energy. Sometimes it is enough to just drink solutions, in other cases, an intravenous infusion is necessary. One of the medicines for oral administration is "Regidron".
Preparations for the restoration of electrolytebalance differ in the concentration and ratio of salts. To the so-called solutions with low osmolality, the "Regidron" means. Its analogues, such as the "Hydrovit" preparation, contain less potassium and more sodium.
Composition of the preparation:
Let out it put up in the foil bags, packed in a paper box on 10 or 20 pieces.
How to apply the medicine? First prepare the solution. One bag of "Regidron" is bred in one liter of water. Water should be boiled and cooled to room temperature. Do not reduce or increase the amount of water for the solution, as this interferes with the osmolality of the drug. Accept "Regidron" inside. The finished solution is stored in the refrigerator, the shelf life is no more than 24 hours from the date of preparation.
The medicine "Regidron" is used in those situations,when it is necessary to quickly replenish potassium and prevent the development of hypernatremia. The drug is prescribed to restore electrolyte balance and correction of acidosis in the following cases:
"Regidron" has no age restrictions, it can be prescribed to pregnant and lactating women.
To make up for dehydration in the first hoursit is necessary to drink twice as much solution as was weight loss. If a person lost 500 g, then you need to drink 1 liter of "Regidron". During this period other liquids are excluded. Then take the solution according to the dosage:
At the same time, it is necessary to replenish the loss of fluid with additional water, drinking from three to seven liters per day.
In case of drug overdose it is possiblethe development of hypernatremia, which manifests itself in a decrease in respiratory activity and an increase in neuromuscular excitability, up to the development of convulsive syndrome.
The drug has many analogues. All of them are slightly different in composition, but similar in mechanism of action. There are different producers, forms of output. Under stationary conditions, a similar preparation is sometimes prepared, mixing glucose, potassium chloride, sodium chloride and sodium citrate.
Analogues of the preparation "Regidron" are as follows:
In the treatment of diarrhea, hospitalization is not always necessary. In non-communicable diseases, treatment usually takes place at home.
If diarrhea is caused by food poisoning, thenit is recommended to take enterosorbents. Among them, the most effective drug is Smecta. It not only adsorbs harmful substances, but also has an enveloping action, protecting the irritated wall of the stomach.
The drug "Smecta" is prescribed for diarrhea of anyorigin. It has practically no contraindications and will suit children of any age. You can not drink Smecta with constipation and intestinal obstruction. The drug stops diarrhea by removing toxic products from the intestine, adsorbing viruses and pathogenic bacteria and reducing the irritability of the intestinal wall due to the enveloping effect. The treatment takes an average of three to four days.
What is better - Smecta or Regidron? Both means have their merits. But Smecta does not restore the water-salt balance and does not feed the body energetically. Therefore, in parallel with "Smektoy" during dehydration, the introduction of "Regidron" or its analogs is necessary.
One of the most common analogues of "Hydrovita" is "Regidron". It is produced in the form of powder in sachets. The formulation is as follows:
One packet is designed for dissolution in 200 ml of water.
The drug "Hydrovit" instructions for useadvises to apply to eliminate dehydration and detoxification. It works equally well for adults and babies. "Hydrovit" for children is more convenient, since one sachet is diluted in 200 ml of water. Also, the composition of electrolytes is balanced for the child's body for dyspepsia and poisoning. Glucose gives additional energy, which is especially important for infants, because doctors often advise it is "Hydrovit". Instruction for powder dilution:
The dose of the medicine depends on the child's age:
For children of senior and middle ageit is recommended to take one sachet after each stool. As for toddlers, it is not necessary to force them to drink a large amount of solution at once. "Regidron" has a not very pleasant taste, but it can not be confused with drinking or eating - this can disrupt the balance of electrolytes. "Regidron" is produced with a strawberry flavor, especially for such cases. To water a child, you can give a spoonful of solution every five to ten minutes.
The duration of treatment is usually 1-2 days,until the diarrhea ceases or vomiting stops. If the disease is delayed, then the advisability of further application of "Hydrovita" is determined by the attending physician.
The composition of the drug "Hydrovit Forte" by electrolytesthe same as that of "Hydrovit" additionally the preparation includes lemon flavor, black tea flavor, malic acid, dye and saccharin.
Dosages and indications for use are similar to those for the usual "Hydrovita".
Contraindications for the use of drugs "Hydrovit" and "Hydrovit Forte" are as follows.
When prescribing a drug for patients with diabetes mellitus, it should be borne in mind that one packet of "Hydrovita" contains 3.56 g of glucose.
When an overdose of a solution of side effects does not occurrevealed if the patient does not suffer from impaired renal function. With the occasional intake of dry powder, it is possible to develop an electrolyte imbalance in the body, manifested by increased diarrhea.
"Hydrovit" can weaken the action of cardiac glycosides, and in patients taking glycosides regularly, it is necessary to monitor the level of potassium in the blood.
Of the adverse reactions to "Hydrovit" may be nausea and vomiting. It is possible to develop allergies in case of individual intolerance to the components.
What to appoint - the doctor decides. In general, "Hydrovit" for children is more effective in vomiting - it better compensates for the loss of sodium and chlorine, leaving the body together with the contents of the stomach. It also has a more convenient package - the bag is dissolved in 200 ml of water, not in liter. For babies, it is preferable to use "Hydrovit", because it is oriented to the needs of the child's body for diarrhea. Also according to reviews, many parents prefer "Hydrovita" for diarrhea in children and are quite satisfied with the results.
As for the cost, "Regidron" is much cheaper than "Hydrovita", given that in one bag of "Hydrovita" is five times less than the powder. The prices for preparations (for one bag):
In one pack of medicine contains 10 or 20 bags.
Preparations "Hydrovit" and "Hydrovit Forte" areanalogues of the medicine "Regidron". The difference is in other proportions of the content of electrolytes: in "Regidron" there is more sodium and less potassium. "Hydrovit" is primarily aimed at children: it has convenient packaging (one bag is dissolved in 200 ml of water), the ratio of salts in it is aimed at replenishing the electrolytes of the child's body with diarrhea and other diseases when dehydration of the body occurs. Nevertheless, preference for one drug before another should be given first and foremost by the attending physician, since there are cases when children are better to use "Regidron". For example, if there is a risk of developing hyperkalemia, which can be in case of taking potassium-sparing diuretics, administration of antibiotics based on potassium salts, violations of renal filtration and other situations.
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