Colon cleansing pills

To cleanse the intestines without using enemas, you can use various tablets, including those developed by Russian pharmacists.

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Colon Cleansing with Lavacol

As a rule, cleansing the intestines with Lavacol occurs naturally, without any special features, but it should be remembered that Lavacol has a number of contraindications. You cannot use this drug in case of intestinal obstruction, heart rhythm disturbances, general weakness or ailments with unknown causes, kidney dysfunction, gastritis, gastrointestinal ulcers. The pharmacy package contains 15 sachets of powder, the intake is calculated according to the norm - 1 sachet per 5 kg of the patient's weight. Before taking the first dose of the drug, you should not eat heavy, solid food. After a light lunch (breakfast), Lavacol should be taken no earlier than 3 hours later. It is recommended to start taking the drug at 16-18 hours. Dissolve the first sachet in 1 glass of water (200 ml), drink the glass slowly, 20 minutes before, take the entire dosage of Lavacol within 4-5 hours. After starting to take the drug, stool will appear in 1-2 hours, acts of defecation will end approximately 1-3 hours after taking the last dose. If bowel cleansing with Lavacol causes nausea, you should stop taking the drug for half an hour.

Colon Cleansing with Activated Charcoal

If you need to quickly put your intestines in order, you can use activated carbon bowel cleansing, as this method has been practiced for a long time and is the most affordable financially. Cleansing with carbon is practiced for any putrefactive processes in the intestines, for toxic damage (infectious and non-infectious nature), for allergies, and preparations for medical manipulations.

Contraindications for the use of activated carbon include any damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa, atonic conditions of the intestine, and the simultaneous use of medications.

The actual cleansing of the intestines with activated carbon begins with taking activated carbon tablets orally at a rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of weight 1 hour before meals and taking various medications. The maximum dose for children is 0.2 mg/kg, for adults - up to 8 grams.

It should be remembered that taking an absorbent such as charcoal leads to depletion of the body of vitamins and minerals and leads to micro-damage to the intestinal villi.

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Colon cleansing with fortrans

Fortrans can be recommended as one of the softest methods, bowel cleansing with it will be easy, the taste of the drug is slightly sweet, pleasant. One sachet of the drug is dosed per 20 kg of body weight, diluted in 1 liter of water, i.e. for a person of 60-80 kg, a dose of 3-4 liters of solution will be needed. The drug fortrans, bowel cleansing with its help is prescribed to persons over 15 years old, the last intake of the solution should end 4 hours before the patient expects to finish cleaning. The intake is 200 ml (glass) every 20 minutes. It should be remembered that fortrans, like any laxative, weakens the effect of any drugs. Fortrans has the same contraindications as lavacol.

Magnesia for bowel cleansing

Today, as for many years, magnesia for bowel cleansing is used as actively as many laxatives offered by the developing pharmaceutical industry. The drug has earned such long-term popularity due to its effectiveness, relative harmlessness, cheapness and availability. 20 g of magnesia powder is diluted in a glass of water and drunk, the effect occurs in 1-1.5 hours and can last for days. When taking magnesia, it is necessary to eat easily digestible food the day before cleansing, drink plenty of liquid and remember the contraindications for taking the drug (common to all laxatives).