Characteristics of adsorbents
The structure includes diosmectite Smecta. It is produced in the processing of white clay. The drug is highly soluble in water and semi-liquid food. This adsorbent useful in the treatment of children of all ages and adults to use.
Activated carbon - is dead-burned wood, coconut shells or other natural carbonaceous material. The result is a porous material which is compressed into tablets. The drug is difficult to swallow, but it is not the powder is completely dissolved in the water. Often, the composition is added buckthorn bark, which has a laxative effect. This adsorbent is used in the treatment of adults or adolescents, as children under 10 years can choke on a tablet.
The remaining differences are obvious when comparing the Activated Carbon and smectite according to the table.
The difference adsorbents:
Performance comparison |
Activated carbon |
Smecta |
issuance |
Capsules and tablets the dosage of 110 mg, 200 mg, 220 mg, 230 mg, 250 mg, 320 mg, 500 mg |
Sachet with powder and 3 g of a suspension in 3 g sachets |
coinciding action |
Adsorbent antidiarrhoeal |
|
Characterized by action |
Detoxification. Activated charcoal prevents the absorption and outputs the feces alkaloids, drugs, toxins, heavy metals, gases (for swelling), drugs |
Enveloping, gastroprotective. Smekta accelerates the regeneration of mucosal cells in the digestive tract erosive-ulcerous diseases and relieving inflammation within the stomach, esophagus, intestine |
Effects on gastrointestinal shell |
not irritating |
Prevents the aggravation or the development of inflammation and ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract |
Both drugs are safe for the organism, because their active ingredients are derived from natural substances. Sorbents used in the treatment of children (subject to weight doses), adults, pregnant women, lactating women. But coal activated and Smecta coincide only two actions, so they can be used for various illnesses.
Comparison readings and limitations to the use of
The use of activated charcoal and Smecta indicated for the symptomatic treatment of flatulence, heartburn, bloating, nausea, vomiting, regurgitation and other dispepsiynyh phenomena. Both adsorbent drink for diarrhea caused by food poisoning, allergies, medication, intestinal viral or bacterial infection, violation diet.
Both agents are well toxins of bacterial and vital activity virions. But Smecta, unlike coal activated, not absorbs food and beneficial microflora.
Differing readings adsorbents
Smecta is used to relieve pain and inflammation on the background of gastrointestinal pathologies, including stomach ulcers, reflux disease, duodenitis and enteritis.
Activated carbon is prescribed for:
- Poisoning alcohol, metal salts, drug, drug;
- fever, salmonellosis, paratyphoid, other diseases caused by Salmonella;
- dysentery;
- nutritional diseases;
- toxemia of different forms in burn disease.
Activated charcoal was purified by washing with gastrointestinal, in preparation for diagnostic, therapeutic procedures, surgery. It is also used as a blood sorbent during hemoperfusion.
Activated carbon adsorbs surplus hydrochloric acid, digestive enzymes, bilirubin and nitrogen. Tool helps with hyperacidity, kidney failure, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver.
On a note! Doctors often prescribe activated charcoal together with smectite, if you need to quickly clean the body, stop the diarrhea or allergies of unknown etiology. With simultaneous treatment of these sorbents can not violate an individual dosage regimen: can form insoluble lump in the stomach or other complications.
Compare contraindications adsorbents
Smecta can not be taken in case of intolerance to its composition or fructose. It is forbidden to use in intestinal obstruction, malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, glucose and galactose. Contraindications include coal activated ulcerative gastrointestinal disease, bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, intestinal atony.
Features of the use of adsorbents
At the same time Smecta and activated carbon are not used. They interfere with the action of each other, so the therapeutic effect disappears both drugs.
The required amount of activated charcoal take an hour before a meal, use Smecta or other drugs. Adsorbent abundantly washed down with carbonated water. To facilitate swallowing tablets allowed crushed into powder, mixed with 150 ml of water and drink with a suspension (undissolved precipitate).
The course of treatment with activated carbon is at:
- acute pathologies - 3-5 days;
- allergies, chronic diseases, disorders of gastric secretion - up to 2 weeks (can be repeated reception of 14 days);
- dyspeptic phenomena - 3-7 days.
Smektu desirable to drink after 1.5-2 hours after consumption of activated coal or other drugs. When esophagitis take it immediately after eating, in all other cases observe the interval with food for at least 60 minutes. The powder is stirred in water in the proportion 1 sachet (3 g) at 125-150 ml (50 ml for children). The suspension is not dissolved.
Features of the application of adsorbents for adults
The daily dosage of activated coal should not exceed 8 g, irrespective of body weight. Depending on the course of disease and causes a time consumed 2.1 grams of the drug.
Smecta daily dosage for adults is 3 sachet (9 g) and acute diarrhea - 6 sachets (12 g). It is divided into three equal portions and drink at regular interval of time.
Attention! For the elderly, pregnant women, lactating women do not need to adjust the dose of activated coal or Smecta.
Features of the application of adsorbents in pediatrics
Smectite is used for the normalization of the gastrointestinal tract in children from birth. One packet of powder dissolved in 50 mL of water and divided into 1-3 reception, depending on the daily dosage. The suspension was allowed to mix with semi-liquid food.
The daily dose Smecta:
- adolescents over 12 years old - 9 g;
- children after 2 years - 6 g or 9 g
- child older than one year - 6 g;
- babies, infants - 3 g diosmektita (1 sachet / 24 hours).
Activated charcoal administered to children older than 3 years. It is necessary that the child is able to swallow well. Individual single rate of the drug the doctor expects, depending on the type of disease and the weight of the baby. From the tablets is better to make the aqueous suspension in 50 ml of liquid medication then abundantly give drink.
On a note
For children with suspected infectious causes vomiting and diarrhea is better to choose a drug diosmektita. Smectite can replace white carbon (silica). They do not distort the color of bowel movements, which is important for fast and qualitative analysis of feces. Indeed, many pathogenic bacteria are able to change the tone of feces. For example, they turn green when infected with salmonella. Even before receiving the laboratory results often identify the species by the color of bowel movements infection. A black activated carbon does not allow this.
structural analogues
Activated carbon is contained in the corresponding preparations from different manufacturers. This substance is also included in the one-component adsorbents Karbopekt, Sorbeks, Ultra-adsorption, Karbaktin.
Instead of coal can drink:
- Atoxil;
- polisorb;
- Siliks and other means of silica;
- Polyphepan.
The structural analogs include antidiarrhoeal adsorbents Smecta Bent, Diosorb, smectite, neosmectin, Endosorb, diosmectite. Instead, it is possible to use drugs with another substance: Rokzhel, Polifan, Almagel, Almol, Enterosgel.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/smecta__21502
GRLS: https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx? routingGuid = 8c9f8fba-b794-4036-87db-566d0904c085 & t =
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