If the baby stains the diaper up to 10 times a day in the first months of life, then the picture changes in 3-4 months. The intestine continues to “ripen” and develop, and the stool becomes less frequent. And sometimes - much less often. Not without intervention in this case. What do we mean by “interference”? - right, the use of laxatives or enemas. True, not all laxatives are suitable for babies. Dufalac is just one of the most harmless laxative drugs for newborns.
When to drink Dufalac
As we already said, from a certain age, the chair becomes less frequent. For children who receive nothing but breast milk, constipation as such is not characteristic. Lack of stool for several days is not considered constipation for them. Moms rarely react to this calmly. Sometimes the baby himself is anxious: groans, pushesstrains the tummy. In this case, laxative measures do not hurt. The best option is to give the baby Dufalac.
In detail about constipation in infants
Artists have a different picture. The chair of the child receiving the mixture should be regular, like a watch. It happens that the mixture is not suitable, and this manifests itself in the form of constipation. Also, constipation can occur as a result of a violation of the natural flora of the intestine due to an improper mixture or as a result of taking any medications. In this case, the use of Dufalac is also justified.
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The composition and principle of the action of the drug
The active component of Dufalac - lactulose - is obtained from serum of cow's milk. Lactulose is completely harmless to the body, if only because it is not absorbed in the digestive tract. Once in the intestine in its original form, the drug "does its job" and leaves the body.
Duphalac acts very softly and organically. Lactulose leads to a softening of feces and an increase in their volume. At the same time, intestinal motility increases. All this helps the baby to roam painlessly.
How to apply
Duphalac is a viscous light yellow syrup, very sweet in taste. You can take it in undiluted form, and after a weak dilution with water.
To newborn babies and toddlers up to 1 year old give 5 ml of syrup once a day. It is best to drink the baby with syrup at the same time, for example, in the morning. Dufalac acts quickly enough: after a few hours, there is already an effect of taking it. Usually this effect persists for another 1-2 days.
Despite the sweet taste, Dufalac is not always liked by children. As usual, you need to give syrup from a spoon or syringe. Increasing the recommended dose is not worth it - it can cause diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
Safety
The main contraindications to the use of Dufalac are intestinal obstruction, galactosemia and lactose intolerance. Even if there are no such diagnoses, after taking the syrup, you need to carefully monitor the condition of the crumbs.It may be necessary to reduce the dose of Dufalac if side effects are noticed.
How is it produced
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Duphalac syrup is sold in plastic bottles of different volumes: 200, 500 or 1000 ml. Instructions for the drug are contained directly on the bottle. There is also a cap with measuring marks, with which you can determine the desired volume of syrup.
Laxatives do not eliminate the cause of constipation. Dufalac is no exception. The meaning of its use is to situationally alleviate the condition of the baby, if the lack of a chair causes discomfort. This is an aid to the intestines, but the intestines must work on their own. That is why Dufalac should not be abused. If the chair does not return to normal, efforts should be directed to the search for the cause and its elimination.
On the topic of constipation:
How to make a baby an enema - step-by-step instruction.
Other laxatives for the smallest (list of popular drugs).
List of first-aid kits for newborns (complete first aid kit).
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I like this remedy, because I do not worry that the drug can harm the child. I also gave my baby a little duphalac when there were colic in the stomach. After taking it, he defecated and the colic stopped.
Although Dufalac and sweet, but my baby flatly refused to drink it. I spit it out. Confused, I did not know what he accepted, but what he spat out. I bought him candles for children from constipation Glycelaks and there are no problems in order to save the child from constipation.
When we switched to mixtures, our baby often began to have constipation. Glycelax is the most optimal remedy that we have found for ourselves. Harmless, acts gently and painlessly.
Mom, please advise how to be .. My child has constipation for her for 3 months (there is no swelling, nothing bothers, cloves are frequent), we are on hot water. We go once a week with a glycerin candle. I'm afraid I'm getting used to it or I'm exaggerating
Mairam, we don’t poop myself for 3 months at the same time, every 3 days I put an enema microlax, now I have already started to give dufolac and see what happens
Dufalak helps a child well, but it doesn’t work for adults, so there are dufalac and Regulax at home
Older children can also be given regulax, but the baby must be shown to the doctor before using such funds.