Senada tablets for weight loss: how to take

In a modern society where women are so concerned about their appearance that they forget about their true purpose and the need to take care of their health, there is always a place for inexplicable, and sometimes rather silly, facts. Just such an "indigestible" fact can be considered the use of nonspecific means, such as, for example, "Senade" for weight loss for a long time, adhering to the instructions for the therapy of chronic constipation. As far as is advisable, we will talk in our article.

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Indications of the senade for weight loss

In order to understand where the wind blows, we need to figure out what the "miracle cure" with an unusual name is, to get acquainted with the opinions of those who have lost weight and doctors, as well as the results of correct and incorrect application of the means so actively used for weight reduction.

So, let's start with the fact that the "Senadah" is not a means for weight loss by its vocation. He has a completely different task. The drug is intended to improve the functioning of the intestines and to facilitate the departure of feces.

In the indications for the use of the drug "Senade" there is no indication of its use for weight loss and weight correction for obesity. The use of the drug is justified only in such cases:

• if the patient suffers from constipation caused by weak intestinal motility, when the walls of this organ contract very sluggishly, not contributing to the movement of stool to the anus,
• if the defecation process is hampered by some pathologies in which tight stools can cause pain or even a complication of the disease, as happens with proctitis, hemorrhoids, fissures in the anus, ulcerative colitis and some other conditions (for example, periods after surgery or childbirth).

The drug "Senade" has only one form of release - a tablet based on a plant extract of brown color with small impregnations. The raw material for the tablets was the leaves of a plant from the family of legumes, known in the people as Senna kristian or cassia (hence the so-called name of the drug). And the thing is that this plant is considered the strongest laxative, which has no analogues in its effectiveness.

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Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacodynamics preparation "Senade" is due to the laxative effect of Senna holly. Raw senna contains glycosides A and B, which pass through the stomach and small intestine, practically unchanged. But getting into the large intestine, they are broken down by intestinal bacteria. As a result, compounds (anthrons and anthronols) are formed, which irritate receptors located on the walls of the large intestine, causing an active contraction of the intestinal musculature.

In addition, anthrons and anthronols are able to prevent the absorption of liquids (water and electrolytes), as well as to stimulate the penetration of water molecules into the lumen of the intestine. Due to this action, stool masses soften, and their volume becomes larger.

Thus, due to the double action of senna leaves, the peristalsis of the intestine is improved and the stool is more easily removed. At the same time, the "Senade" preparation, used by some people for weight loss, promotes deep cleansing of the intestine from stagnant stools and harmful substances formed as a result of stagnation.

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Pharmacokinetics

Despite all the effectiveness, the drug does not have an enviable speed. The result of his labors can be seen after 8 or even 10 hours after taking the tablets, which, however, is very convenient: drank the medicine at night and in the morning experienced the desired relief. The drug is excreted from the body in part by the kidneys, but mostly through the intestine.

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Dosing and administration

To begin with, we will consider the method of application and dose of the preparation "Senade", which will be effective both for the treatment of constipation and for weight loss, if it can be called so. As already mentioned in passing, it is advisable to take the drug in the evening before going to sleep, so that you can easily get rid of excess in the morning, which along with the calves include harmful toxins and "entrenched" slags.

The tablet is swallowed whole, with a glass of water or any other liquid. The dose is selected individually. Adults should start with 1 tablet, but if the result is negative, you can increase the dosage by half or three (2-3 tablets).

Children's dosage (from 6 to 12 years) is half the adult. The initial dose is half a tablet, the maximum is 2 tablets.

The peculiarity of taking the drug is that, starting from the minimal dose, after a few days it will need to be increased by half a tablet. And so until the moment the dose is maximum. If therapy with the maximum dose of the drug within 3 days does not lead to emptying of the intestine, a second consultation with a specialist doctor (therapist or proctologist) is required.

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Use of the senade for weight loss during pregnancy

The use of "Senadé" during pregnancy and breastfeeding is not prohibited by the instruction to the drug developed by the manufacturer, but nevertheless, when treating the drug during this period, you need to be extra careful. However, this condition applies to patients with kidney and liver diseases, as well as those who have recently had an operation on the abdominal cavity.

Contraindications

Nobody will argue with the assertion that constipation is not only unpleasant, but dangerous for health. Stagnant stools pollute and poison our body with toxic substances. It would seem that there is a way out, the drug "Senade" will easily solve this problem. But it's not so simple.

The fact is that such an unpleasant phenomenon as constipation can have various causes. If it is a question of atony of the large intestine, the result of which is low peristalsis and constipation, the reception of "Senade" will be just in time. But if the constipation is caused by spasms of the smooth muscles of the intestine (spastic constipation), laxatives are unlikely to help, rather they will even harm, strengthening motor skills and provoking new painful spasms. For this reason, it is not recommended to take such drugs before making an accurate diagnosis.

Stimulation of intestinal peristalsis can be dangerous in case of intestinal obstruction, even if the passage of the food lump is complicated only partially, incomprehensible pains in the digestive tract, acute inflammatory processes with abdominal localization, in particular peritonitis, uterine bleeding, and bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.

Contraindications to the use of the drug are also: cystitis, strangulated hernia, hypersensitivity to the components of the drug. Senada is not used either for constipation or for weight loss, if the patient is diagnosed with a water-electrolyte exchange disorder, and if he is under 6 years old.

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Side effects of the senade for weight loss

The drug "Senade" refers to a group of phytopreparations with rare side effects, which are observed mainly due to non-compliance with the rules for taking the medicine. If all precautions are followed, but side effects make themselves felt, it is better to temporarily stop taking the medication before consulting a doctor who will either adjust the dosage or prescribe another drug.

And so, what side effects can be observed when taking "Senada" for weight loss or treatment (prevention) of constipation:

• the digestive system for taking the drug may react with flatulence, accompanied by a strong swelling of the abdomen and spasms in the intestine. If the drug is used for a long time or in large doses, nausea may occur, often accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, and in some cases melanin deposition on the inner walls of the intestine.
• the urinary system with long-term treatment of large doses and the drug in turn can express its "discontent" with symptoms such as an increase in the concentration of protein in the urine (albuminuria), a change in the color of urine and the appearance of blood (hematuria) in it.
• the influence of "Senada" on constipation and weight loss on the central nervous system can be observed in the form of increased fatigue, and in some cases, convulsions and confusion. This is the result of a disturbance of water-electrolyte metabolism with incorrect drug therapy.
• The cardiovascular system for prolonged therapy with the drug can respond with cardiac collapse.

Taking the drug against a background of increased sensitivity to its components may be accompanied by a response of the immune system in the form of allergic reactions (skin rashes), in rare cases, anaphylactic shock or Quincke's edema occurs, which requires the intervention of a medical specialist.

If Senada is taken for a long time, there is a big risk of developing a potassium deficiency in the body (hypokalemia), which will remind you of weakness in muscles and muscle cramps. In connection with the above circumstances, it is not recommended to use Senada for more than 14 days.

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Overdose

A further increase in the dose of the "Senade" preparation, used both to improve the bowel and to lose weight, can lead to the overdose phenomenon, which manifests itself in the form of diarrhea, which entails dehydration of the body. In this case, it is recommended to cancel the drug and drink more fluid to relieve the symptoms of dehydration. Sometimes for this purpose even have to resort to intravenous injection of plasma substitutes.

Interactions with other drugs

Any medications, even medicines of vegetable origin, can react with various components of other drugs, as a result of which the effect of both drugs can both increase and decrease. And in some cases, simultaneous reception of incompatible drugs can lead to tragic consequences.

It is for this reason, for the effective and safe use of various drugs, drug interactions with other drugs should always be considered, which is necessarily described in the drug instructions. And the "Senade" for cleaning the intestines and losing weight is no exception.

Since Senada affects mainly the intestines, intensifying the vibrational movements of its walls and provoking symptomatic diarrhea, and most of the medicinal forms begin to be absorbed and act there, there is a high probability that the drugs will not reach their goal, their effect will be significantly weakened due to a small absorption in intestines.

If the drug is taken in conjunction with licorice-based drugs, thiazide diuretics or glucocorticosteroids (GCS), the risk of hypokalemia increases markedly. Therefore, these drugs are not prescribed simultaneously.

Again, long-term administration of significant doses of the preparation "Senade" can provoke an increase in the action of cardiac glycosides and an indirect effect on the pharmacodynamics of antiarrhythmics, which is associated with a high probability of hypokalemia.

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Storage conditions

But not only drug interaction affects the effectiveness and safety of drug therapy. Compliance with the conditions of their storage plays a big role in preserving the useful properties of drugs.

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Shelf life

Regarding the preparation "Senade", it retains its properties during the shelf life (3 years) if stored in a dry place with a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees, where the risk of getting the medicine in children's hands will be minimal.

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So what is the plan great?

As you can see, "Senada" is an ordinary cure for constipation. So where did the idea of applying it come from in order to reduce weight? The situation here is largely similar to the appearance of "glorified" tablets with worms for weight loss. It was noted that a person who has parasites in his body loses weight significantly. So why not use this fact in the struggle for an ideal figure?

With respect to the "Senada" for weight loss, the situation was approximately the same. Treatment of constipation is accompanied by thorough cleansing of the intestine from stool, slag and other harmful substances. This is done for health purposes. But after all, in the case of weight loss without cleaning the gastrointestinal tract can not do, because only in this way you can normalize the metabolism seriously and for a long time. Hence the idea of using a laxative drug to reduce weight.

This idea was reinforced by the understanding that the herbal preparation, which is "Senada", can not seriously harm the health, but the benefits from it are obvious. But now, carried away by the very idea of a beautiful figure, few people think that any drug, even the same phytopreparation, has its contraindications to use, which can not be ignored.

In addition, after carefully reading the instructions to the preparation "Senada", you can notice that prolonged use of the drug (for 2 or more weeks) is fraught with certain health problems even if the problem (constipation or other pathologies in which stiff stool is contraindicated ) on the face. And what can we say about the "preventive" cleaning of the body that is supposed to prevent the absorption of fats and carbohydrates every day for several days, because the food passes through the intestines at a high rate, not having time to digest (hence the effect of losing weight).

And again, how justified and safe is this preventive measure? If a person does not have a problem with the stool, the intestine works well, so why provoke malfunctions in his work? Another thing, if as a result of some measures for correcting the weight (hard diets, fasting, unloading days), there were difficulties with defecation. Either the delay of fecal masses in the body is caused by improper diet, insufficient amount of fluid supplied to the body, and a sedentary lifestyle. Then the application of "Senade" is fully justified at the first stage of work on oneself.

It should be understood that when talking about losing weight through laxatives, it means not the weight loss process itself, but a good intestinal cleaning for 1 - a maximum of 2 days, but not regular intake of the drug for one to two weeks. The way of administration and the dose in which Senadé is taken for weight loss correspond to therapeutic doses for the corresponding age. For adults, the optimal dosage is 1-2 tablets. The weight that a person drops during the period of preventive cleaning of the digestive tract is equal to the weight of stool and harmful substances removed from the body during these 1-2 days.

And then the process of losing weight will go by itself, but not without the active participation of the patient. Sitting in an armchair with a piece of fatty pork or a high-calorie dessert can not lose weight, even if the body is completely cleansed. Proper nutrition plus physical activity are the main conditions for weight loss, and cleaning helps only to start this process.

Effectiveness of "Senade" for weight correction

How effective is the drug "Senade" in the matter of losing weight can be judged from the reviews of those who have lost weight and the results that women share with pleasure on the pages of the Internet.

Many women are pleased to note a moderate weight loss within 1.5-3.5 kg for 2-3 days of therapy with the drug "Senade". In some, the use of Senada for weight loss was accompanied by unpleasant sensations such as bloating, pain and diarrhea. Nevertheless, the majority of those who took the medicine for 1-3 days, note the positive results of cleaning the intestines: the state of health improved, the stool was normalized, the weight dropped afterwards did not return.

All these reviews, however we would like to think otherwise, only say that "Senada" is an excellent means for normalizing the intestine, and optimizing metabolism and a slight weight loss are only useful "side effects" of the drug. This is evidenced by the doctors' opinions.

Most doctors, by the way, are opponents of such experiments on their bodies, especially those conducted without the supervision of a doctor. And some nutritionists, nevertheless, note the high efficiency and benefit of herbal medicine "Senade" for weight correction, again insisting on a short (1-2 days) taking the drug.

Most of the negative reviews about the "Senad" for weight loss, are associated with a prolonged intake of the drug or excessive doses, resulting in a weight loss was simply unnoticed against the background of health problems that women earned, mindlessly applying the drug for other purposes. Want to avoid problems with the liver, kidneys, stomach, pancreas and other organs and systems of the body, which speak negative feedback, listen to common sense or at least to the opinion of a nutritionist.

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