Stimol: instructions for use for children

If acetone is found in the urine of a child, it is usually diagnosed with acetonemic syndrome. Children usually outgrow this condition, but it is necessary to treat it. To excrete acetone use the drug "Stimol".

"Stimol" produced in the form of an effervescent powder, which must be diluted with water. The powder is packed in sachets of 1 g. The solution made from the bag has a sour taste and a strawberry smell. In addition, pharmacies sell ready-made solution in 10 ml bags. Each package contains 18 sachets with powder or solution. The solution is flavored with orange sangria, which gives it a sour taste.

The main component of "Stimol" is citrulline malate. This is a replaceable amino acid associated with a salt molecule. Stimol excipients are sweeteners, flavors, preservatives and stabilizers. The finished solution contains purified water.

Citrulline refers to general tonic agents. It has the ability to integrate into the urea cycle, promotes the excretion of the products of the breakdown of ammonia, the general detoxification of the liver, normalizes metabolism.

Apply "Stimol" for the treatment of various types of asthenia - a painful condition associated with increased fatigue, weakness, decrease in mood. There are physical, mental asthenia, as well as associated with an infectious disease or surgical intervention. There is asthenia in some diseases, including diabetes mellitus or vegetative-vascular dystonia. In medical practice, Stimol is widely used for the relief of acetonemic crises and the treatment of acetonemic syndrome for children.

The human body receives energy from glucose, which is able to accumulate in the liver in the form of glucogen. If in adults these stocks are large enough, then in children it is not. Under stress, illness and other situations where the body needs energy, the breakdown of fats, which are stored energy, begins. With the breakdown of one fat molecule, 3 glucose molecules and 1 acetone molecule are obtained, which accumulate in the blood, urine and cause acetonemic crisis.

If such crises recur frequently, doctors diagnose acetone syndrome. When a child grows up, his liver will accumulate glucogen stores. Poet syndrome goes away by itself.

In the treatment of asthenia, "Stimol" is prescribed for 5 years. In children at an earlier age, the effect of "Stimol" during clinical trials has not been studied enough. In practice, doctors prescribe this drug and children of earlier age. However, it is not recommended to use it yourself.

Do not use the drug for the treatment of patients with individual intolerance and hypersensitivity to one of the components, as well as, if the patient has peptic ulcer disease in the acute stage.

The manufacturer indicates that in some cases, at the beginning of treatment, allergic reactions and pain in the stomach area may occur.If a child has a stomach ache after taking Stimol, this may be due to medication and symptoms of acetonemic crisis.

Children from 6 years old give a solution prepared from 1 sachet 2 times a day. Since the solution has a sour taste, it is recommended to dissolve it in half a glass of sweetened water or sweet juice. Take medicine with food. Usually the course of treatment has a duration of about 1 month.

The finished solution from the bag is mixed with sweet water and given to the child with food. The duration of treatment is 10-12 days. If it is difficult for a child to drink a large amount of liquid in a single dose (this often happens because acetone in the blood inhibits the swallowing center, which causes vomiting), you can take the medicine in small portions - 1-2 tablespoon at intervals of several minutes.

In clinical practice, cases of overdose "Stimol" not recorded.

There are no data on the interaction of "Stimol" with other drugs. It is not recommended to take this medicine at the same time as other drugs. Between taking different medications, it is better to take a break of about 1 hour.

"Stimol" is sold in a pharmacy without a prescription. At home it is stored at room temperature (not higher than 25 degrees C). The shelf life of the drug in any form is 3 years from the date of release indicated on the package. After the expiry date, you can not take the drug.

Parents consider this drug indispensable with elevated acetone in the urine of children. Despite the fact that the manufacturer specifies the minimum age of use of the drug - 6 years, reviews indicate that doctors prescribe this medicine at an earlier age. For example, with acetone, a child in 3 years was prescribed a special diet, the use of "Stimol" and "Enterosgel". According to the mother, it was possible to stop the crisis in 3 days.

By this time, the rapid ace pharmacy test in the urine did not show its presence. Some mothers are advised to maintain the child's diet, limit fatty and sugary foods, not only during crises, but constantly. Of course, in real life it is not easy.

When asthenia is replaced, "Stimol" can be such "Tanakan", As well as tincture of ginseng and other plants (for example, Rhodiola rosea), medicines based on them. The spectrum of tonic preparations is quite wide, but each of them has contraindications, therefore if the symptoms of asthenia are present in a child, it is better to consult with a doctor who will select the appropriate medicine.

When arresting acetonemic crises, doctors advise giving a child a lot of sweet liquid, since during this period the body needs glucose. There is no direct analogue of "Stimol" in this case.

About what is acetonemic syndrome in children, its causes, symptoms and treatment, see below.