Carbon Tablets - priority aid agent for poisoning and various digestive problems. They are absolutely safe, so parents give them their minor children, without even reading the instructions for use. Giving activated charcoal child is 7 years old, you need to strictly adhere to the dosage, which depends on the weight of the child. The nuances of the drug a lot and need to be taken into account.
Description of the preparation
These tablets are produced from fine celled amorphous carbon. During processing activated adsorbing and catalyzing property.
In manufacture of peat and charcoal which has been heat treated in a vacuum. Release preparation in the form of black pellets. As a rule, instructions for use of the drug package is not completed.
The action of the drug occurs immediately after administration. He runs around the intestines, cleanses the body of toxins and get rid of them naturally through the digestive organs.
It is understood that the adsorbent removes from the body not only harmful substances, but also useful. He goes with the stool after 4-6 hours after ingestion. This can be seen from the characteristic black color of feces. Drug works only in the gut, and can not influence the already learned toxic substances that cause unpleasant symptoms of poisoning. In most cases, the time taken by the drug allows to bring the child back to normal already at one time.
Indications and contraindications
Medication administered to children to treat various diseases.
These include:
- flatulence;
- Excessive secretion of the stomach;
- fermentation in the digestive tract;
- dyspepsia.
Very effective drug in the fight against toxic substances in food and household poisoning. It is indicated for allergies, cholecystitis, liver pathologies and so on.
Despite the fact that the drug is generic, it has a number of contraindications. Before the self-need to learn them, and in any case not be ignored.
Do not take activated charcoal:
- in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in the acute stage;
- together with other drugs (they simply will not work);
- in peptic ulcer disease;
- with individual sensitivity to the drug.
Admission rules and general recommendations
Child 7 years old to drink activated charcoal for poisoning is not only possible, but necessary. In the instructions for use it states that the drug is allowed at any age. But you need to use the drug with caution. Children from 0 to 1 year give activated charcoal is recommended only if the food poisoning.
A single dose for a child is calculated based on its weight. Per 1 kg of body weight should account for 0.05 g. The maximum single dose of activated carbon - 0.2 g The drug must be given 3 times a day, without exceeding the dose.
The common dosage of activated carbon for children in this age - 1 tablet for every 10 kg of weight. In order to increase efficiency it is recommended to drink tablets one by one, with a break of 2 minutes.
If necessary, seven year old child to give activated carbon can be in the form of a slurry. To do this, a single dose of crushed tablets into a powder and add a little water. The consistency should be similar to the jelly.
Side effects
Prolonged use of activated carbon may develop side effects.
They are characterized by such symptoms:
- vomiting;
- constipation;
- diarrhea;
- vitamin deficiencies.
Not often marked hypothermia and hypoglycemia, as well as lowering blood pressure.
When properly receiving the activated carbon, compliance doses and general recommendations, no side effects are usually observed. If correct approach to the treatment, means very high efficiency.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/activated_charcoal__23846
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