Smecta
The absorbent preparation containing as active ingredient diosmectite. The present composition adjuvants monohydrate glucose and sucrose. It refers to enterosorbents group. Effective encapsulation by the mucosa of the digestive tract. Interacts with mucosal glycoproteins, increasing resistance to irritants.
Indications and contraindications
Assigned to the elimination of acute diarrhea in children and adults, as well as to eliminate the chronic diarrhea. It eliminates pain caused by intestinal inflammatory pathologies or in the digestive tract.
Prohibited use with known hypersensitivity to the drug or intestinal obstruction. Be wary - if long history of constipation.
Mode of application
Smecta diarrhea take two sachets per day for children up to one year, one year older - four bags a day. Such a scheme is maintained for three days. Adults assigned to three packs a day, the dosage can be doubled according to the instructions at the beginning of treatment.
Linex
Probiotic containing strains of microorganisms useful for the recovery of the intestinal microflora. It contains lactose monohydrate and dextrin composed of auxiliary components. It refers to a group antidiarrheal antimicrobial agents.
Indications and contraindications
Linex Linex Forte and help in viral and bacterial infections of the digestive system. Assigned to maintain microflora during antibiotic treatment or other synthetic antimicrobials. Do not use this drug at a known intolerance components.
Mode of application
A child from birth to two years - capsule three times a day, to twelve years - one or two capsules with the same frequency as the reception, depending on the severity of the manifestations of dysbiosis. Adults - two capsules three times a day. If the child is difficult to swallow the capsule and its contents poured into a tablespoon and diluted in tea or water.
What's better
One can not say which is better: Linex or Smecta.
Both drugs eliminate diarrhea and abdominal discomfort, but act by different mechanisms:
- Linex restores the number of beneficial bacteria;
- Smekta toxins and envelops the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines;
- Lineks improves the immune defense through normalization of the number of bacteria in the gut;
- Smekta eliminates acute and chronic diarrhea, fighting intoxication.
Because of the different actions on the gastrointestinal tract and Smecta Linex - not the same thing. Some of the drugs taken in a particular case - will tell the attending physician as a result of the diagnosis.
joint reception
Accept smectite with lineks possible, but the administration of drugs to be divided by time. Lineks advisable to take three hours after receiving Smecta. During this time, tie enterosorbent and bring toxic substances, and then sat down Linex beneficial microflora to restore the functioning of the intestines.
Combining smectite with lineks can use their standard schemes. other sorbents can be selected: Bent, Diosorb, neosmectin.
Analogs Linex:
- Hilak and Hilak Forte;
- Atsipol;
- Latsidofil;
- Enterozhermina;
- Laktiale;
- Normospectrum.
When the child poisoning Smekta better if developed diarrhea as a result of the use of antibiotics or other drugs are selected Lineks. The question of choice of a suitable formulation should be decided by the attending physician depending on the specific causes of diarrhea.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/linex__6722
GRLS: https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx? routingGuid = 384f4cd8-6ef0-48fc-846a-b7476c422bcc & t =
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