Lactuvite

Very uncomfortable is a person who has problems with the intestines: whether it's diarrhea, diarrhea or, conversely, constipation. The Ukrainian factory of OOO Yuri-Farm, represents to the consumer a modern, effective natural laxative that perfectly restores intestinal function - Lactuvite, whose active ingredient is lactulose.

How people with defecation problems suffer, people who have encountered such a problem themselves can understand. Modern pharmaceutical companies are trying to help people with this disease. On the shelves of pharmacies there is such a drug as Laktuvit - a quality, effective, well perceived by the human body means developed and produced on the basis of natural components. It should only be remembered that you should not prescribe yourself this drug and dosage. This should only be done by a qualified technician. It is he who is able to correctly assess the situation and prescribe effective therapy.

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Indications Lactuvite

The drug Laktuvit was developed by the scientist group of the manufacturer company as a natural indulgent medication in order to normalize the intestine. Many problems can cause problems with the stool. Therefore, the indications for the use of Lactuvite may be as follows:

1. Chronic constipation.
2. Hepatitis.
3. Liver dysfunction.
4. Encephalopathy of the liver.
5. Salmonellosis, including in the stage when the patient acts as a carrier of the bacterium.
6. Precomatous and coma, associated with liver disease.
7. Dysbacteriosis of the intestine.
8. Cirrhosis of the liver.
9. Hypercholesterolemia - increases the level of cholesterol in the blood.
10. Intoxication of an organism of any etiology.
11. Hemorrhoids.
12. Preoperative period as a preparatory stage before surgery (if the patient has a problem with the stool).
13. Postoperative period, to facilitate defecation, to prevent divergence of sutures.
14. With the syndrome of putrefactive dyspepsia.

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Release form

Laxative of natural origin, having the code АТХ А06А D11 - Lactuvite - on the pharmacological market is presented in the form of a syrup - this is its only form of release. But there is one difference. This drug is produced in two volumes: a 100 ml bottle and a 200 ml bottle.

The main active ingredient is lactulose, which in 5 ml of the medicinal liquid is present at about 3.335 g.

Active substance Lactuvite is a model of lactose sucrose, obtained from whey. Due to its naturalness, the product under consideration is safe for the human body, but at the same time it shows an excellent laxative result.

A means for diluting lactulose is distilled water.

Pharmacodynamics

In its essence, Lactuvite is commensurable with natural dietary fiber, which is an excellent nutrient medium for lactobacilli and bifidobacteria (the basis of the intestinal microflora), the balance of which restores the work of the intestine. This drug stimulates their growth and reproduction, leading to an imbalance in the norm. When the level of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria is restored, the pathogenic flora is reduced to active reproduction. The intoxication of the body with the products of their vital activity also decreases.

Pharmacodynamics laxative played a positive role. Thanks to it, Lactuvite enters into the large intestine in unchanged form, without loss, bypassing all the previous organs of the digestive tract. Here, lactulose is transformed into organic low-molecular acids that reduce the pH of the medium, as well as contributes to the softening of stool and the activation of intestinal peristalsis. At softening of feces, their volume increases, allowing to normalize the procedure of natural defecation.

In the case of hepatic dysfunction, Lactuvite effectively knits the product of protein breakdown, which reduces their formation. Due to a decrease in the pH parameter, the activity of
Nitrogen-containing toxins is blocked, and their absorption into the bloodstream prevents them.
 

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Pharmacokinetics

When a particular medicine is used in the treatment of a particular disease, in addition to pharmacodynamics, the treating doctor is also interested in its pharmacokinetics. After all, an important factor in any treatment is the ability of the drug to be rapidly absorbed by the mucosa or, conversely, to maintain its integrity until it reaches the necessary organ of the human body. And as not the last place takes the ability of the body to effectively remove the remnants or metabolites of the drug.

Laxative medicament Lactuvitum, after oral administration is not absorbed by the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract, but in the unchanged state reaches the large intestine. When the drug is administered in the dosages recommended by pharmacologists (in this case in the range of 40 to 75 ml), the preparation is completely processed by bacterial structures and is excreted with feces. The percentage of the loss of lactulose and its metabolites in the urine is quite low and is only 3%. The withdrawal occurs in the continuation of the first after entering the day.

With the introduction of higher dosages, part of the drug leaves the patient's body in an unchanged form.

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Dosing and administration

Any medication, including Laktuvit, is signed and prescribed for admission only by a qualified experienced specialist. The developers of the drug proposed only the recommended method of administration and dose, a more specific schedule for entering and adjusting the dosage remains with the treating specialist. Self-medication is unacceptable.

Lactuvite is entered into the protocol of treatment of adult patients suffering from stiff defecation. The starting dosage provides a volume of 20 ml per diem. But if necessary (a severe clinical picture or individual characteristics of the human body), this volume can be increased to 30-40 ml per diem. After removing the problem, gradually this dosage is reduced to a maintenance daily level of 10 ml.

Doctors and pharmacists of the manufacturer recommend that you drink this medication once a day before the proposed meal. It is advisable to choose the morning or evening time.

To drink a laxative you need a glass of liquid. Large volumes of water will improve Laktuvit's work.

The principles of taking a laxative for children are similar to the above, only with the difference that the permissible dosages change, decreasing. So the children, whose age falls within the limit of six to twelve years, doctors recommend to give 5 - 7.5 ml, carrying out two meals per day. If the baby is not yet six, the dosage is even less - 2.5 ml twice a day.

Doctors recommend the patient to start taking the medication from the smallest possible dosage. And only with time, when they stop giving the necessary result, this amount of the drug taken can be increased. The therapeutic effect can be observed several days after the start of the problem-reducing therapy. If positive changes are not observed for a couple of days, then we can talk about increasing the required dosage of Lactuvite. It should be remembered that in colitis, the duration of the treatment cycle should not exceed a week.

In precomatous and comatose liver or encephalopathy the medication is taken by an adult patient according to another scheme. The medicine is drunk three times a day. The starting dose is recommended in the range of 30 to 50 ml, but not more than 190 ml per diem. After removing the critical situation, the dose taken is reduced to a maintenance level, but it is also taken three times throughout the day.

If necessary, the dosage should be increased gradually with a slight increase. So it will be possible to prevent the appearance of signs of flatulence. If symptoms of diarrhea have appeared, Lactuvit should be removed from the treatment protocol and consulted with the treating doctor.

As for small patients, there is currently no data on the application of the laxative in question for hepatic encephalopathy.

The use of this drug to solve problems with a stool does not adversely affect the psycho-physiological and physiological reactions of the patient's body, which allows him to safely sit behind the wheel of a car and work with complex, demanding attention mechanisms.

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Use Lactuvite during pregnancy

Any future mother who is pregnant with her baby, in anticipation of his birth, makes every effort to minimize the intake of any pharmacological agent. And this is correct, since active chemical compounds of the drug are capable of affecting the entire body and can harm a developing in her womb fetus. But, as medical studies have shown, the use of laxative medicines during pregnancy is not contraindicated. Due to its natural basis, it is safe for both the woman and her unborn baby.

Similar recommendations are given by doctors and in case of constipation in a woman during the period when she feeds her newborn baby with breast milk. The main thing is that all recommendations on the dosage and method of taking the medicine should be met.

Contraindications

Each pharmaceutical agent affects the organism of the person who receives it to a greater or lesser degree. Only in this way can you affect the affected area, causing the necessary changes. But the human body is a single whole, acting on one site, the medicine has an effect on the whole organism as a whole. And nowhere to get out of this.

As practice has shown, despite its natural basis, there are contraindications to the use of the drug Laktuvit under consideration in this article.

1. Individual intolerance of the patient with lactulose.
2. Hypersensitivity to galactose.
3. Lappe's syndrome.
4. Diabetes.
5. In the presence of a patient's history of galactosemia (a violation of the conversion of galactose into glucose due to mutation of the corresponding gene).
6. In acute pain syndrome of unclear etiology.
7. Stenosis.
8. Intestinal obstruction.
9. Malabsorption of galactose - glucose.
10. With rectal bleeding unclear etiology.
11. Deep degree of dehydration.
12. In the presence of nausea and bouts of vomiting.
13. Elderly patient with a weakened body.

If there is at least one of these diseases in the patient's history, you should consult a specialist, he may prescribe another medication or adjust the dosage of Lactuvite.

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Side effects Lactuvite

The medicine is a medicine. Making the necessary effect on the affected area, the drug invariably affects other systems, organs and processes of the body, which can cause undesirable side effects in the patient's body passing therapy. Laktuvit is no exception. His reception in a number of cases is capable of provoking:

1. Transient flatulence. This can happen in the first few days of the treatment course.
2. Spasms in the abdomen.
3. Nausea, sometimes turning into vomiting.
4. Flatulence.
5. Intestinal colic.
6. Allergic reaction of the body: skin rashes, flushing of the skin surface, itching.

If there are any facts of side effects of the drug, symptomatic treatment is suggested, and in case of a decrease in dosage or withdrawal of the drug, pathological symptoms will disappear on their own.

In case of chronic colitis, when the patient has to take Lactuvite frequently enough, and even in higher dosages, all signs of diarrhea may appear, electrolyte imbalance occurs. But with a reduced dose or withdrawal of the drug, this pathological symptomatology passes independently.

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Interactions with other drugs

If the patient does not have other health problems, and only Laktuvit is taken, then you just need to monitor your health. Usually the laxative is well absorbed by the body and does not show any negative symptoms. If they did manifest themselves, it is necessary to inform their physician about this.

If Laktuvita is included in the protocol of complex treatment, where medicines are prescribed from other pharmacological groups, the doctor who prescribes such treatment must necessarily be guided, which medicines can be reduced to one therapeutic protocol, and which in a tandem reception can only aggravate the situation.

You should know the interactions with other drugs and the laxative in question.

To date, the results of mutual intake of Lactuvite and unabsorbed antacids are known. As the monitoring of the work of this pair of drugs has shown, the depletion of the laxative preparation turns out to be verifiable.

A similar picture is observed when working with antibacterial drugs.

In the case of tandem application of pH-bonded release preparations with a laxative of natural origin, when administering a dosage of Lactuvite, it is necessary to take into account its ability to reduce the level of acidity in the intestine.

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Storage conditions

To ensure that the therapy provided maximum positive shift in the relief of the problem, in addition to fulfilling all the recommendations of the attending physician, it is worthwhile to get acquainted with and observe the conditions of Laktuvit storage. Incorrect drug content significantly reduces or even completely abolishes the pharmacological characteristics of the drug.

If you follow all the recommendations, you can be sure that the level of pharmacodynamic parameters of the laxative in question will remain high enough for the whole period of validity.

Contain Lactuvite is necessary, fulfilling such requirements:

1. The place where it is supposed to be stored should be protected from exposure to direct ultraviolet and other spectrum of sun rays.
2. The temperature storage mode should not go beyond: a minimum of 10 degrees, a maximum of 25 degrees above zero.
3. Do not freeze the drug.
4. Contain laxative is necessary in places that are not available for adolescents and young children.

Shelf life

Getting on the pharmacological market, any product of the pharmaceutical companies that produce the drug, necessarily indicates the packaging material of the date when this medication was produced. Another number is the end date, after which, the drug, supplied with this instruction, should not be used as an effective laxative.

In this case, the expiration date of a laxative prepared on a natural basis, Lactuvite is two years (or 24 months).