Enzymes in overeating

A special kind of compounds involved in the cleavage of all components that enter the digestive tract are digestive enzymes. When overeating, natural enzymes are very important, because they facilitate rapid assimilation of nutrients, without disturbing the work of the organism. Enzymes relate to essential drugs for improving the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Enzyme preparations for improving digestion are divided in composition and in origin.

There are several groups of enzymes:

• Extracts of the gastric mucosa.
• With pancreatic enzymes.
• With pancreatin, bile components and hemicellulose.
• Plant origin.
• Combined.
• With disaccharides.

Enzymes are necessary for people, whose body regularly suffers from stress, disturbance of the daily routine, bad habits and, of course, increased amounts of food. Low-quality products, heavy and fatty foods, snacks, nocturnal gluttony, age-related changes in pancreatic activity are the main reasons for using enzymes.

Indications for the use of enzymes that improve digestion are:

• Painful sensations in the abdomen: intestinal cramps, aching pain, colic, bloating.
• Heaviness after eating an increased amount of food.
• Constipation and indigestion of the stomach.
• Eating without appetite.
• Complex treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
• Before eating fatty, heavy food.

For the normalization of pancreas functions, preparations based on pancreatin are recommended. Such medicines contain a bile extract of pigs or cows, which facilitates rapid digestion and assimilation of food. Particular attention when using enzymes should be given dosage.

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Consider popular drugs with enzymes that ease the painful state of overeating:

Surgery

The drug with the active ingredient is pancreatin. Replenishes the deficit of exocrine pancreas, improves digestion and digestion. Participates in the metabolism of all food components. Normalizes the general condition of the digestive system.

• Indications for use: a substitute for severe pancreatic and gastrointestinal diseases, flatulence, dyspeptic disorders, diarrhea of non-infectious genesis, cystic fibrosis. The medication is used for disorders of assimilation of nutritional components after removal of the stomach or small intestine. Enzyme preparation is recommended for malnutrition, overeating, predominance of fatty foods in the diet.
• How to use: orally during or after a meal. Single dose 1-3 capsules 3-5 times a day.
• Side effects: allergic reactions, abdominal pain, stool disorders, nausea. In rare cases, there is hyperuricosuria, cystic fibrosis, irritation of the oral mucosa.
• Contraindications: allergic reactions to the components of the drug, acute pancreatitis. Application during pregnancy and lactation is possible only for medical purposes.
• Overdose: increased uric acid levels in urine and blood, constipation.

Biosim is available in a tablet form of release with a dosage of 100 mg of pancreatin in each capsule.

Vestal

Complex enzyme agent, the main effect of which is to stimulate the digestive processes.

The drug is prescribed with insufficient isolation of digestive juices and impaired digestive capacity of the gastrointestinal tract. Used for digestive disorders, which are caused by binge eating, strict diets. With inflammatory processes in the stomach and pancreas, liver tissues, gall bladder.

The enzyme has a tabletted form of release. Means take 1-3 tablets during or after each meal during the day. Cases of overdose are not fixed, the only contraindication is intolerance of the drug components.

We are beaming

Medication from the group of the latest generation of enzymes. Contains the active substance - pancreatin (a mixture of digestive enzymes). Promotes better digestion of food when it passes through the intestine, and not after getting into the stomach.

• Indications for use: substitution therapy for pancreatic insufficiency (cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis, pancreatic tumors or cancer, condition after surgical removal of the gland), symptomatic therapy for digestive disorders. Providing digestive activity while maintaining gastrointestinal function during overeating, eating fatty foods, prolonged immobilization or violation of the masticatory function.
• Method of administration: orally during or after a meal, with plenty of liquid. The dose of the drug and the duration of therapy are determined individually. On average, the medication is taken 1-3 capsules 2-3 times a day.
• Side effects: skin allergic reactions, stool disorders, nausea and vomiting, severe epigastric discomfort, increased uric acid levels in the blood and urine, narrowing of the intestinal lumen in the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
• Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, acute inflammatory lesions of the pancreas and chronic changes in the organ in the stage of exacerbation. Use during pregnancy is possible only if the potential benefit to the mother is higher than the possible risks to the fetus.
• Overdose: hyperuricosuria and hyperuricemia, constipation. These symptoms require withdrawal of the drug, the use of a large amount of fluid with further symptomatic therapy.

Mikrazim is available in capsules with a different dosage: 10,000 units and 25,000 units of 30 capsules each.

Fasting

Acid-resistant complex of proteolytic and amylolytic enzymes that promote efficient digestion of the main food components. The medicine is used for gastritis with low acidity, inflammation of the liver and bile ducts, peptic ulcer of the stomach with decreased secretion, pancreatitis, spastic colitis, and also with predisposition to constipation.

The medicine has a granular form of release, so it is taken for ½ and a whole teaspoon during or after meals 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is a month. Side effects are allergic reactions and a violation of the stool.

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Pangrol

Enzyme preparation with the active substance - pancreatin. Has amylolytic, lipolytic and proteolytic properties. It replenishes the insufficiency of digestive enzymes in the body. The maximum activity of the active ingredients develops in 40-45 minutes after oral administration.

• Indications for use: substitution therapy for various genesis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, dyspeptic disorders, diarrhea, increased gassing. The medicine allows you to correct the violation of the assimilation of food, improves the process of digestion when you abuse fatty, fried or unusual food. Gastrokardialny syndrome, the period of preparation for diagnostic studies of the abdominal cavity.
• Directions for use: by mouth, without chewing, with water or juice. Recommended dosage for 1-2 capsules 2-3 times a day.
• Side effects: allergic reactions of immediate type, nausea, stool disorders, epigastric pain, hyperuricosuria. Cases of an overdose have not been revealed.
• Contraindications: acute form of pancreatitis, intolerance of the components of the drug. Use during pregnancy and lactation is possible only for medical purposes.

Pangrol has several forms of release: capsules with enteric-soluble mini tablets and tablets in the enteric coating,

Pancrummen

Combined enzyme agent. It facilitates the digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Promotes the full absorption of useful components in the small intestine. Contains an extract of turmeric, which enhances the formation of bile and facilitates its release into the intestine. Improves the functional state of the gastrointestinal tract, normalizes the digestive process.

• Indications for use: insufficiency of the exocrine function of the pancreas, cystic fibrosis, chronic inflammatory-dystrophic lesions of the digestive tract, flatulence, diarrhea. Errors in nutrition and disorders of the masticatory function in the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Usage: 2-4 tablets 2-3 times a day before or during meals. Dragee swallowed whole, washed down with clean water. Duration of treatment from several days to several years (constant replacement therapy).
• Side effects: disorders of the stool, frequent attacks of mild nausea.
• Contraindications: hepatitis, mechanical jaundice, intestinal obstruction, hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

The drug is available in the tablet form of the release of 20 capsules in a package. Each tablet contains 35 mg of pancreatin and turmeric extract.

Prolipsa

Medication with pancreatic enzymes, normalizing the process of digestion.

• Indications for use: insufficient digestive juice, accumulation of gases in the intestine, non-infectious diarrhea, disruption of normal digestion due to problems with the masticatory function.
• Usage: inside 1-2 capsules with meals or 1 capsule in between meals.
• Side effects: allergic reactions, a change in the level of uric acid, diarrhea. The drug is contraindicated for intolerance of its components.

Prolipase is available in capsules of 100 pieces per pack. Each capsule contains enzymes with a lipid activity of 4000 ME, amylase 2000 ME and protease 25000 ME.

Enzymes have a wide spectrum of action, so before using them, you should consult a doctor who will choose the most appropriate form of enzyme, based on the patient's complaints.

Pancreatin in overeating

Pancreatin is an extract of the secret of the pancreas that contains such enzymes:

• Amylase - splits starch into maltose and dextrins.
• Lipase - processes fats to the state of monoglycerides for their better passage through the intestinal walls.
• Protease - destroys protein-protein bonds, promotes the formation of polypeptides and amino acids.

Enzymes facilitate the digestion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in the lumen of the small intestine, contributes to their complete absorption. Active components normalize the digestive processes when the pancreatic functions are disrupted. If the drug is used in diseases of the digestive tract, then it compensates for the inadequacy of the secretion of digestive juice.

• Indications for use: inflammation of the pancreas, inflammatory-dystrophic lesions of the stomach, liver, intestines, liver and gallbladder. Normalizes the process of digestion of food with its excessive use. It alleviates a painful condition with flatulence, diarrhea. It is prescribed for pancreatectomy, impaired patency of the gland and biliary tract. Improves the digestion of food in violation of diet and sedentary lifestyle.
• Method of application: the dosage is calculated individually for each patient, depends on the age and degree of pancreatic insufficiency. The average dose for adults is 1-2 tablets 3 times a day. For children appoint 1 tablet 2-3 times a day. The drug is preferably taken before meals, but also when applied after an attack of gluttony, pancreatin improves digestion. Tablets are swallowed whole, washed down with non-alkaline liquid.
• Side effects: exacerbation of pancreatitis, hypersensitivity reactions, allergic rashes, increased uric acid in the urine. Formation of strictures at the junction of the thick and small intestine, as well as in the colon.
• Contraindications: acute pancreatitis and exacerbation of inflammation of the pancreas, intolerance of the components of the drug.

The drug is available in the form of tablets, dragees and capsules with various dosages.

Mezim

Enzyme preparation with pancreatoprotective action is Mezim. Its active substance has a natural origin - an extract of the pancreas or cattle. The drug normalizes the functions of the gastrointestinal tract, which are disrupted because of the inadequacy of endogenous pancreas. Improves the cleavage and absorption of nutrients.

• Indications for use: hypoxecretion of pancreatic enzymes, functional disorders of the digestive tract, pathology of digestive organs, inflammatory and dystrophic processes, nutritional errors. The medicine is prescribed before the planned X-ray or ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs.
• Directions for use: by mouth before or during meals. The recommended dosage is 1-2 tablets 1-3 times a day. Duration of treatment varies from several days to several years.
• Side effects: allergic rashes, nausea and vomiting, stool, pain and discomfort in the epigastrium. With prolonged use, it is possible to increase the concentration of uric acid in urine and blood, cystic fibrosis. Overdosing is manifested by increased adverse reactions. Treatment is symptomatic.
• Contraindications: hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, pancreatitis in the acute stage. Application during pregnancy and lactation is permitted.

Mezim is available in the form of tablets with an enteric coating. The drug is available in packages of 20 capsules in a blister pack of 1-5 blisters.

Creon when overeating

Another drug for normalization and acceleration of the digestive process with the active component is porcine pancreatin. The active substance has lipolytic, amylolytic and proteolytic properties, that is, it breaks down fats, carbohydrates and proteins. The drug acts in the lumen of the intestine, without having a pharmacological effect on internal organs.

• Indications for use: enzymatic insufficiency, condition after gastrectomy and pancreatectomy, pancreatitis, oncological lesions of the pancreas, cystic fibrosis.
• Method of application: the dosage is selected individually for each patient, depending on the indications. When overeating it is recommended to take 2 capsules 2-3 times a day. The drug is used regardless of food intake, squeezed with enough liquid.
• Side effects: stool, skin allergic reactions, dyspeptic disorders.
• Contraindications: pancreatitis in the stage of exacerbation with hyperfunction of the pancreas, hypersensitivity of the components of the preparation.
• Overdose: hyperuricemia and hyperuricosuria.

Creon is available in the form of hard capsules with gastroresistant granules in a dosage of 150 and 300 mg of 20, 50 and 100 capsules per package.

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Smekta

If excessive consumption of food has caused intestinal colic, flatulence and bloating, it is recommended to take Smecta to alleviate the painful condition. This drug has a natural origin and adsorption effect. Improves gastroprotective properties of intestinal mucus, has selective sorption properties.

• Indications for use: symptomatic therapy of heartburn, flatulence, discomfort in the abdomen. It is prescribed for acute and chronic diarrhea, as well as for the complex therapy of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.
• Dosing: for adults, 1 packet of medicine is recommended 3 times a day, children 1 packet 1-2 times a day. The contents of the sachet are dissolved in ½ cup of water and taken irrespective of food.
• Side effects: constipation, allergic reactions. There have been no cases of overdose.
• Contraindications: intolerance of the components of the drug, intestinal obstruction. Medication is allowed during pregnancy and lactation.

Smecta is available in powder form for the preparation of a suspension for oral administration of 3 g in one sachet.

Pancreatin

Medicinal product-enzyme, normalizing the pancreas and accelerating digestion of food is pancreatin. After overeating, this enzyme improves the assimilation of useful components, facilitating the work of the digestive system.

The drug can be taken both during the feast, and when the first painful symptoms appear. The duration of treatment should be at least 1-3 days in a dosage of 2 tablets 2-3 times a day. Long-term use of the drug and excess of therapeutic doses is dangerous by the development of allergic reactions and other side effects.

Festal

The abuse of abundant and fatty foods leads to digestive disorders, pain and heaviness in the stomach, stool disorders, bouts of vomiting and nausea. Standardized pancreatic enzyme from dried bile bile is a drug Festal. When overeating, it promotes the splitting and assimilation of products with plant ballast substances, fats, proteins and carbohydrates.

• Indications for use: insufficient allocation of digestive enzymes by the pancreas, accumulation of gases in the intestine. Insufficiency of digestion in patients of advanced age, gastrointestinal disorders. Purification of the intestine before the roentgenogram.
• Directions for use: 1-2 tablets per day, regardless of food or 3 dragees once a day.
• Contraindications: inflammatory liver damage, hepatitis, jaundice due to blockage of the bile ducts.

Festal has a tablet form of release of 20 mg pancreatin and 50 mg hemicellulase in each capsule. The drug is available in packs of 30 and 100 tablets.

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Panzinorm at overeating

A drug replacing the enzymes of the pancreas and stomach, stimulates their secretion. Pansinorm is used for digestion disorders of various etiologies, pancreatic hypofunction, with atrophic gastritis, gastroduodenitis, cholecystitis, and also after operations on the liver and pancreas.

The drug is taken orally 1 tablet 2-3 times a day. In rare cases, adverse reactions develop - diarrhea, abdominal pain. It is prescribed for inflammation of liver tissue, mechanical jaundice, intestinal obstruction and intolerance of the drug components. Produced in the form of tablets for oral administration.

Enzistal

Enzyme drug with several active components: pancreatin, bile components, hemicellulase. Used to normalize the digestive process, which can be disturbed by eating too much food.

• Indications for use: insufficient allocation of digestive juices of the pancreas, stomach and intestines. The accumulation of gases in the intestines, non-infectious diarrhea. Improve digestion with normal function of the gastrointestinal tract and with violation of the chewing apparatus, sedentary lifestyle and immobilization. The drug can be used in preparation for X-ray and ultrasound examination of the abdominal cavity.
• Directions for use: 1-2 tablets per day 2-3 times a day during or after meals. The course of treatment can last from several days to several years.
• Side effects: attacks of nausea and vomiting, stool disorders.
• Contraindications: hepatitis, obstructive jaundice, intestinal obstruction, hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

Enzistal is in the form of a dragee, in each package of 10 capsules.

Alloh

Attacks gluttony negatively affect the state of the whole body, including the liver. To normalize the processes of digestion, support the liver and stomach, it is recommended to take Allochol. Each tablet of this medicine contains a dry extract of bile, plant extracts of garlic and nettles, as well as activated charcoal.

The mechanism of action Allochol is to strengthen the formation of bile. The drug strengthens the motor and secretory functions of the gastrointestinal tract, eliminates the processes of putrefaction and fermentation in the stomach.

• Indications for use: hepatitis, cholangitis and cholecystitis of chronic form. Constipation caused by intestinal atony.
• Usage: oral 1-2 tablets 3 times a day. Duration of treatment is 1-4 weeks. In case of an overdose, nausea, heartburn, skin rashes and itching appear. It is also possible to increase the level of transaminases in the blood plasma.
• Contraindications: acute hepatitis, obstructive jaundice, liver dystrophy. Side effects are allergic reactions and attacks of diarrhea. Treatment is symptomatic, in particularly severe cases, withdrawal of the drug is indicated.

The form of Allochol - tablets with enteric coating of 10, 50 pieces per package.

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