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Activated carbon during pregnancy
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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No matter how safe and effective it is in the fight against various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, this drug was not, however, women need to use the activated charcoal in pregnancy especially carefully. During this period, the woman's body becomes more susceptible and unstable, often there are various abnormalities in the work of the gastrointestinal tract. Due to constant swelling, diarrhea, flatulence and other disorders, doctors often attribute women to activated carbon during pregnancy.
The first-aid kit of the average person necessarily assumes the presence of activated carbon of various types. This drug is prescribed for almost everyone and for a variety of diseases.
Properties of activated carbon
Activated charcoal helps to cope with the problems of the gastrointestinal tract, has enterosorbiruyuschim action, and also helps eliminate toxins and relieve symptoms of diarrhea. Absorbs this drug are various substances that enter the human body: alkaloids, barbiturates, glycosides and other sleeping pills; substances administered with general anesthesia; particles of heavy metals; toxins of different kinds of origin; phenolic, as well as the compounds of hydrocyanic acid; gases and so on. Used activated carbon and blood transfusions. Much worse copes with acids and alkali, as well as iron salts, cyanide, methanol, malathion and ethylene glycol.
To treat intoxication, an increased dose of coal is taken, since if the dose is small, not sufficient, it can promote absorption of harmful substances into the body and damage it. Coal, even in large quantities, does not affect the mucous membrane in any way, however, it can reduce the effectiveness of funds directed to the treatment of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract.
With a fairly broad spectrum of action, the list of contraindications is insignificant. So, in no case do not take activated charcoal if you have ulcerative lesions of organs and parts of the gastrointestinal tract, bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract, as well as in parallel with medicines that remove toxins after they are absorbed.
Activated charcoal in pregnancy: dosage
Taking activated charcoal, especially for the first time, can scare you a little, because the color of this medicine is black, and it expresses itself in a peculiar way, staining solid feces in a dark color.
No less strange may seem the dosage of the drug. The average dose is 300-600 mg of the drug per kilogram of body per day (receptions should be 3). That is, if your approximate weight is 50-59 kg, then at a time you need to drink 6-7 tablets of coal.
The calculated amount of the drug must be taken 1-2 hours before meals or after, and also not earlier than 2 hours after taking other medications.
Also, coal can be taken in the form of an aqueous suspension, in the calculation of 20-30 g of suspended matter per 100-150 ml of boiled water (1 gram of powder in 1 teaspoonful). Also, before taking a sorbent solution, it is possible to purify the body by washing it with a 10-20 percent suspension, and then use 20-30 grams per day.
With meteorism and dyspepsia, 1-2 grams are prescribed three to four times a day.
The minimum course of treatment is 3-5 days, the average duration of treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with the help of activated charcoal during pregnancy is 5-7 days.
The use of activated carbon in pregnancy
The sorbing properties of activated carbon favorably affect the self-awareness of pregnant women. In addition, this drug absorbs, like a sponge, all sorts of unnecessary elements and substances, cleanses the body of harmful substances. In addition, activated charcoal during pregnancy helps to get rid of excess gases, it helps absorb acid or bile excess with heartburn.
It is probably very difficult to find a person who has never met face to face with any kind of poisoning. And activated charcoal has always come to the rescue, which contributes to the fastest elimination of toxins and improvement of the condition.
The use of activated carbon during pregnancy can save you and your baby from poisoning. The faster the pregnant woman takes several tablets of coal, the better, because the poison is quickly absorbed into the body and under threat is not only the woman, but her future child. It is not necessary in this case to wait for the arrival of a doctor who will advise you to drink coal, as the expectation will only exacerbate the process of poisoning.
In general, activated charcoal during pregnancy is a fairly harmless drug and, not unimportant, it does not absorb into the blood and does not get through the placenta to the baby.
It is important to know that activated charcoal does not remain in the body for a long time, does not absorb, does not irritate the surface of the gastrointestinal tract and is eliminated naturally within seven hours after taking the drug.
Activated charcoal during pregnancy: instruction
Activated carbon really has a powerful enough tool in the fight against diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. However, the use of activated charcoal during pregnancy is still necessary with the mind, without overdoing the dosage. It is important to remember that this drug has an adsorbing effect and is capable of absorbing not only harmful substances, but also useful elements necessary for the future mother.
Therefore, even for the reception of activated charcoal during pregnancy there are certain rules. Doctors recommend taking this drug at least two hours after taking vitamin cocktails, since the latter will not give any effect.
A pregnant woman often listens and in most cases hears her body, so often there are cases when future moms are fond of eating seemingly completely insipid substances - activated charcoal and chalk, for example. As has been repeatedly repeated in this article, activated charcoal during pregnancy is safe enough, but you can not always drink it and rely on it to solve all physical problems. Use this medicine only in cases of acute need.
If your body still insists on the absorption of tablets of activated charcoal, then you should definitely turn to your gynecologist and consult with him about replacing the coal with something more useful.
The best way to take activated charcoal during pregnancy is to crush the tablets in 100 ml of water and drink the mixture. Thus, the process of sorption and excretion of the drug, in conjunction with the contaminants of the gastrointestinal tract, will be greatly accelerated.
Pregnancy poisoning and activated charcoal
So how can a pregnant woman determine whether she has a poisoning or is it toxic?
During pregnancy, food poisoning happens quite often, because a woman tries to eat more healthy food of vegetable origin, new or not frequently consumed fruits and vegetables are eaten.
Poisoning during pregnancy is characterized by discomfort, unpleasant sensations in the abdomen, nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, belated diarrhea, sometimes an increase in body temperature to 38 degrees.
Such poisoning can be dangerous for both mother and baby, when harmful elements enter the blood of a pregnant woman. There is dehydration, which affects the blood flow. With the incorrect work of the circulatory system in the body of the pregnant woman, the hormone oxytocin is released, which can provoke premature birth or even miscarriage.
Poisoning during pregnancy is treated in the same way as in all other people, however, measures should be taken as soon as possible in order not to affect negatively the development of the child.
If a pregnant woman has poisoning, call for an ambulance. If you decide to survive this at home, the first thing a person does is cleanse your body of the pathogen. However, do not do this, there is bleeding. However, this method can harm the child. Therefore, it is better to wait, when the leftovers of food will come out naturally, and then it will be necessary to take sorbents - polysorbent, enterosgel, activated charcoal.
To resume the amount of moisture in the body - try to make up for it by drinking boiled or mineral water.
Dear future moms, you are experiencing the most unusual and exciting period of your life, every day watching the growth and development, the transformation of your body. However, think only of good, positive, good, in order to invest in your child only the brightest emotions and feelings. Try not to get sick and not get upset over trifles.
Remember, activated charcoal during pregnancy can become a close friend in the fight against diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and may make you more vulnerable and unprotected.
We recommend that you seek help from specialists on time, because even taking ordinary activated charcoal during pregnancy can cause irreparable harm to your health.
Activated charcoal: contraindications in pregnancy
Activated coal has its own history and has been used for many decades. The main disadvantage of this drug is that it cleans not only negative elements, but also useful substances. Yes, and the dosage is frightening.
To date, there are many drugs that perfectly help to cope with the problems of the gastrointestinal tract - Entoresgel, Smecta, Polysorb, Lactofiltrum and others. These drugs have a somewhat higher price, but they are able to fight faster and more effectively with the problems that arise in the abdomen.
The most important contraindications when taking activated charcoal during pregnancy pharmacists call ulcer formations, as well as possible bleeding from the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. It is also not advisable to use this medication for treatment in pregnancy, when frequent constipation is observed - activated charcoal can lead to aggravation of patency.
Attention!
To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Activated carbon during pregnancy" translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.
Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.