Plantex as a remedy for colic in newborns

Many newborns have problems with digestion associated with insufficient maturity of their digestive tract. And therefore, a very common problem in the first months of life are colic. To help babies, use different means, among which is Plantex. What does this drug contain, does it help children, at what age is its use allowed and how to give this medicine to a baby correctly?

Plantex is recommended for the treatment of digestive disorders or for their prevention. Another indication for taking such a drug is the transition from feeding only breast milk to mixed or artificial.

The components of a drug like Plantex are:

• The dry extract received from fruits of fennel, and also essential oil.
• Carbohydrates dextrose and lactose.
• Acacia gum.

This drug is noted carminative and antispasmodic effect, which have its main components. The tool improves digestion, helps the secretion of gastric juice and has a positive effect on intestinal motility. Fennel extract in its composition reduces pain in the abdomen and helps the discharge of gases, normalizing the work of the digestive tract.

Plantex do not give, if at the child:

• There is intolerance to the components of the drug.
• Galactosemia has been identified.
• Lactase deficiency detected.
• There are problems with the absorption of glucose.

In rare cases, an allergic reaction may occur, but in most cases no side effects of this natural product appear.

Plantex packaging contains 10 packages weighing 5 grams. In each of them are granules of a light brown shade with dark inclusions. They smell like fennel and are intended for oral administration.

Plantex is recommended for use from 2 weeks of age.

Children under one year old are prescribed one or two sachets per day. For children aged one to four years, the daily dosage is represented by two or three sachets.

Tearing the bag, its contents poured into a bottle or in a cup. There, pour 100 ml of warm boiled water and stir until the granules dissolve completely. Before giving medicine to the child, it is cooled to the required temperature.

Accept means between feedings or after feeding. The time after which Plantex begins to act is different for different babies. Someone after such drinking calms down almost immediately, someone notes the effect 15-20 minutes after ingestion, and some babies need 3-4 days of consumption to improve their condition.

Natural and affordable analogue of this drug is dill water.

And Plantex, and Espumizan attributed to the popular and popular drugs against colic and gazikov in children of the first months of life. However, they represent different pharmacological groups and contain different active ingredients.

The basis of Plantex is the fruits of fennel and the tool is positioned as an antispasmodic. Espumizan is based on simethicone and the instruction of the drug indicates that this drug belongs to carminatives.

The difference between the drugs is also in their dosage form - compared with Plantex, which is produced in the form of soluble granules, Espumisan is represented by different forms, among which are emulsion and capsules.

Although both drugs help with increased gas formation, the indications for their use are somewhat different. Plantex is recommended for flatulence, intestinal colic and constipation, and Espumizan is prescribed for patients with increased gas accumulation in the digestive tract.

In one of the clinical trials, Plantex was given to 28 babies whose age was 2-12 months. All the children had problems with the digestive tract in the form of constipation, abdominal pain, increased gas formation and problems with the stool.

Infants were given 1 sachet of medication between feedings. A month later, the state of the children was assessed - they took into account the presence of pain, restless behavior, poor sleep, poor appetite and meteorism. At the same time, the control group of children younger than one year was treated symptomatically, without assigning Plantex to these 12 children. After feeding such babies were massaged for the tummy.

The condition of the babies in the group where Plantex treatment was applied began to improve from 5-7 days. They began to cry less, bloating passed. Only one baby had an allergic reaction, due to which Plantex was canceled.

Doctors prescribe Plantex children who have problems with digestion, with two weeks of age. In their practice, pediatricians have noted that Plantex effectively fights colic and other digestive problems in newborns. Doctors emphasize that such a drug is natural and does not have side effects, as well as tested in many studies.

Most parents with experience of using Plantex in newborns note that babies tolerate the drug well and drink it with pleasure. Many began to give Plantex after unsuccessful use of Espumizan or refusal of babies to drink dill water.

Also, parents call ease of use one of the important advantages of Plantex, since it is much more convenient to dilute the bag in a drinking bottle than to boil and push something, and also take drops and give the medicine from a spoon.

In many reviews, you can hear that the kids, after drinking Plantex, calm down, they have better jerkies depart. An allergic reaction to such a remedy is very rarely noted, but some parents complain that over time the drug stops helping.

For information on which remedy should be used for colic, see the transfer of Dr. Komarovsky.