Mezim forte - instructions for use, analogues and reviews

Mezim forte is a medicinala remedy that compensates for the lack of enzymes in the pancreas. This medicine belongs to the group of effective enzyme preparations and is intended for rapid improvement of the digestive process and functions of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Instruction for use Mezim forte indicates that the drug is used in the treatment of diseases such as:

• chronic pancreatitis,
• peptic ulcer,
• gastritis,
• enteritis,
• dysbacteriosis and intestinal infections.

This new generation medicine contains in its composition the necessary enzymes of the pancreas - lipase, amylase, protease. They provide easy digestion in the body of proteins, fats, carbohydrates. That's why the drug is widely used for bloating and a feeling of discomfort in the stomach.

Mezim is a good remedy for eliminating diarrhea and various intestinal infections. Also, this drug is used in the preparation of the gastrointestinal tract for many diagnostic methods - ultrasound and radiological examination of the intestine.

Mezim forte - description and properties of

Photo: Mezim forte - description

The preparation is available in the form of tablets that have a pancreatoprotective effect. Active agents of the drug are pancreatin of natural origin and enzymes of natural origin. The name Mezim 10000 means that one tablet contains exactly as many units of the lipase enzyme. There is also a preparation Mezim 20000.

Thanks to the active drug components that make up the drug, the necessary functions of the gastrointestinal tract are quickly normalized and various disorders caused by the deficiency of endogenous enzymes are eliminated. As a result of Mezima, the cleavage of fats, proteins and carbohydrates improves, and they are quickly absorbed into the walls of the intestine.

The drug also has an anesthetic effect due to another enzyme, trypsin. Due to it suppressed excessive secretion of the pancreas. The intake of the drug replenishes the lack of enzymes in the human body, thereby improving the digestion of food.

Photo: tablet composition Mezim forte

Pancreatin and enzymes that are included in the tablet are protected by a special coating. Its dissolution and release of active drugs is carried out in the duodenum. The coating of the tablet has a special resistance to the effects of gastric juice, so the enzymes are not activated in the stomach.

The maximum therapeutic effect after taking the medication occurs in the body in half an hour after taking the medicine.

Comments on the use of Mezim indicate that this medication is usually well tolerated by the body. The remedy quickly eliminates any discomfort in the stomach and intestines, eliminates the pain in the abdomen.

Patients who took Mezim, could already in a few minutes feel the improvement of their health. Already half an hour after taking the drug, pain in the stomach and intestines passes, the bloating stops and digestion improves.

Indications for use

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Mezim is prescribed in the treatment of such diseases:

• inflammation in the gallbladder;
• chronic pancreatitis;
• cystic fibrosis;
• pancreas secretion deficiency;
• inflammation in the stomach;
• inflammatory processes in the liver;
• intestinal infections;
• flatulence;
• disturbed digestion;
• diarrhea.

This medication is also used in the recovery of the body after the operation on the stomach and in preparation for various studies of the abdominal organs. The drug well helps to cope with the body with fatty and abundant food when it is used - the drug facilitates the digestion of food and eliminates the development of complications with errors in nutrition.

Photo: sedentary lifestyle

Often Mezim tablets are prescribed to improve digestion with a sedentary lifestyle. The use of the drug quickly and effectively eliminates various dysfunctions of the digestive organs.

Mezim Medication is recommended by medics while using poorly compatible foods. It quickly and effectively eliminates digestive upset and bloating. This drug for a short period of time improves the functional activity of the gastrointestinal tract.

It is especially necessary to use Mezima in the presence of various pathologies of the digestive organs, chronic inflammatory processes and pronounced hypoecretion of pancreatic enzymes.

The product is dispensed in pharmacies without a prescription. However, a doctor must prescribe the medicine. Before buying a medicine at a pharmacy, you should consult a doctor who will prescribe the correct treatment regimen for this medication.

Instructions for use

Mezim forte preparation is taken orally before meals or during meals. The tablet should be swallowed whole, without chewing. After it is required to drink it with enough water.

Otherwise, the acid-proof protective coating of the tablet can be destroyed, which preserves the enzymes until released in the intestine. As a result of the destruction of the envelope before the required period, the effectiveness and therapeutic effect of the drug decreases.

The treatment regimen for this medication is established by the physician individually and depends on the severity of the disease and its characteristic symptoms. Usually prescribed:

• adults 1-2 tablets 1-3 times a day;
• for children 12-18 years of age not more than 20,000 IU of lipase per 1 kg of body weight;
• for children under 12 years of age not more than 1500 IU per 1 kg of body weight.

The enzyme preparation Mezim can be taken once or last up to several months. Often, the drug is used as a substitute enzyme therapy for various pathologies of digestion.

Mezim for children

Photo: Mezim for children

Mezim preparation for children is prescribed as maintenance therapy for various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In case of accidental overeating, poisoning or inaccuracy in the diet, one can use a single medication. This medication can also be used for long-term treatment of a child.

The drug is used in the treatment of pancreatitis in children, which manifests itself against the background of diseases of the biliary tract or duodenal ulcers. Mezim allows you to quickly eliminate pain in the abdomen of various etiologies and bloating. Often, the drug is prescribed with:

• intestinal infections of the child;
• cystic fibrosis;
• diarrhea;
• and after surgery on the stomach.

The drug is usually well tolerated by a child's body and rarely causes side effects and allergies. It can be given to children from 1 year old. For this, it is necessary to correctly calculate the dose of the drug. Children Mezim is given according to the following scheme:

• from 1 year to 7 years - ¼ tablets - 1 tablet up to 3 times a day;
• from 7 years to 12 years - 1-2 tablets 2-3 times a day;
• 12-18 years - no more than 20,000 IU of lipase per 1 kg of body weight.

One Mezima tablet contains:

• 3500 IU of lipase;
• 4200 IU of amylase;
• 250 IU protease.

The course of treatment with the drug can last 4 days - 1 month.

For ease of taking pills for small children, you can crush a tablet in water, draw the resulting solution into a plastic syringe and allow the child to swallow the medicine. However, one should know that it is best to swallow the whole tablet, squeezing it with water, in order to avoid reducing the medicinal effect.

Mezim during pregnancy

Enzyme preparation Mezim is not prohibited for admission during pregnancy and lactation. However, it is important to know that the specialists did not conduct detailed drug studies on pregnant women. The drug is best used in the treatment of pregnancy only in the case of special medical evidence.

A doctor may appoint Mezim during the period of bearing the child if the intended benefit for the mother is higher than the risk for the fetus. In the event of any side effects, the use of the drug should be canceled.

During breastfeeding Mezima is also not prohibited, therefore, it is not necessary to stop breastfeeding the baby.

Contraindications

This medication is not used in the treatment in the presence of individual intolerance and hypersensitivity to its medicinal components.

Categorically it is contraindicated to take Mezim for acute pancreatitis and in the stage of exacerbation of a chronic disease.

Side effects of

In rare cases, when taking medication, the following can be observed:

• nausea;
• tenderness in the abdomen;
• discomfort in the intestines;
• allergic reaction;
• chair changes.

With a very long medication intake, the concentration of uric acid in urine may increase and hyperuricemia may occur.

Interaction with medications

Prolonged use of the drug with iron-containing agents Ferrous sulfate and Sorbifer can reduce absorption in the intestine of iron. In this case, anemia, weakness and pallor of the skin develops. The same can decrease efficiency.

The efficacy of Mezima is reduced by simultaneous use with antacids, which include magnesium and calcium in its composition. With the simultaneous use of Mezim with antacids, an increase in the dose of the drug is recommended.

Analogues

Photo: Analogues Mezim

The modern pharmaceutical market offers today a wide range of different enzyme preparations. All of them differ in the amount of enzyme amylase. Drugs of this group have an active effect on the digestive system, improve its functions.

Mezima analogues have pancreatin and the necessary enzymes of animal origin. The cheapest drugs are Pancreatin and Festal.

Preparations of the enzyme group are used in the treatment of pancreatitis, diseases of the intestines and stomach, digestive disorders, diarrhea, flatulence. Also, these medications are necessary for overeating and sedentary lifestyle.

Doctors strongly do not recommend choosing a medication similar to Mezima itself. If, for any reason, Mezim's treatment is not possible, then only the attending physician who knows the symptoms and features of the disease should select the analogue medication. The main Mezim analogues are:

• Pancreatin;
• Festal;
• Creon;
• Biofestal;
• Panzinorm;
• Vestal;
• Penzital;
• Enzistal.

What is better than Mezim or Festal?

Photo: Which is better Mezim or Festal

Famous medication Festal has pancreatin and bovine bile in its composition. In contrast, Mezima does not include bovine bile. This component of Festal stimulates the production of the necessary native enzymes in the human body. The drug effect of Festal as a result of this is slightly wider than Mezima. Also Festal includes in its composition additional substance hemicellulose, which is not in Mezime.

To appoint Festal or Mezim - only the attending physician decides, proceeding from existing features of the disease and the patient's body.

With an existing pancreatic disease, preference should be given to Mezim. Its active medicinal substances eliminate enzymatic deficiency.

Festal is usually prescribed by a doctor to improve digestion in a number of digestive tract diseases, including poisoning. Both drugs perfectly help to cope with disorders of the stool and restore the secretion of the internal organs of the gastrointestinal tract.

Price

Cost of Mezim and its analogs vary in different pharmacies. Average prices for drugs:

• Mezim - 180-270 rubles;
• Creon - 285 rubles;
• Penzinorm - 70 rubles;
• Pancreatin - 55 rubles;
• Festal - 150 - 270 rubles;
• Enzistal - 120 rubles.

Mezima intake improves digestion in overeating and is used in the treatment of various diseases of the intestines, stomach and pancreas.

In the presence of certain indications, this enzyme preparation can be used in the treatment of children and pregnant women. Medication Mezim is stored for 3 years in a dark place at room temperature.

Feedback on the application of

Testimonial №1

The doctor prescribed me Mezim during pregnancy for 16 weeks. It motivated the prescription of the drug in that the drug is absolutely safe when carrying a child and does not affect the development of the fetus in any way.

I know that most doctors recommend using it for difficult digestion. Mezim, I took about two months a day. I had no side effects. To feel I became better - ceased to ache in the stomach, the chair was adjusted.

Irina, 36 years - Novosibirsk

Review №2

I always take Mezim as an excellent remedy for various problems with the digestive tract. With constipation and frustration, with stupid pain in the abdomen Mezim very well helps.

Excellent anesthetic, do not have to take analgesics superfluous. I am pleased with the effect of this medication. At the same time, it is quite safe. I always keep Mezim in my home medicine cabinet to solve any problems with digestion.

Kirill, 44 years - Moscow

Review No.3

I recently gave Mezim his 10-year-old child. Have got in a hospital with an exacerbation of a pancreatitis. Assigned droppers, removed the attack of the disease and inflammation, after discharge prescribed a month to drink Mezim three times a day for one tablet.

Also about two months the son was on a strict diet. The stomach gradually recovered. Mezim is a very good medicine. It perfectly helps to restore digestion and has all the necessary enzymes for restoring the functions of the digestive tract.

In the beginning, the baby's stomach ached a bit, but within a week everything returned to normal. All the same, he continued to be treated by Mezim according to the doctor's prescription. Now it's been half a year since that pancreatitis worsened. The stomach and intestines of the child do not bother.

Diana, 33 years - Chelyabinsk

Review No. 4

Mezim is an excellent preparation that helps very quickly cure the stomach and intestines. If there are any problems with the gastrointestinal tract, I advise taking Mezim for a month.

The pain will pass, and the functions of the organs will be restored. The drug is safe and is prescribed for any digestive disorders. I myself always take Mezim for diarrhea or poisoning. Quickly restores health and removes pain in the abdomen. A good drug of the new generation, which should be in every home.

Mikhail, 48 years old - St. Petersburg, Russia