The drug "Regidron": instructions for use for children

Diarrhea, or, more simply, diarrhea, as well as vomiting - a common cause of malaise in children. Therefore, caring parents should always have in stock an effective and safe remedy for dehydration of the baby's body. This is the drug "Regidron". Instructions for use for children of this powder are given for the purposes of this article.

What is included in the drug "Regidron"? This is sodium chloride (in other words, the common salt we consume), sodium citrate , potassium chloride and dextrose. In other words, these are salts that, when they get into the body with a liquid, keep it in it. With dehydration, which is a consequence of diarrhea and vomiting, the balance of salts is disturbed, especially the loss of potassium. The composition of "Regidron" is as close as possible to water with glucose and electrolytes, which are in the human body. The drug is able to restore the acid-alkaline balance of blood, so it is often prescribed as an effective tool in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting, and with a heat stroke, and for preventive purposes during intense physical exertion (in order to prevent dehydration of the body).

How to breed "Regidron" for children?

Take one packet of the drug and a liter of warm boiled water. Dilute the contents of the sachet in it. The solution is ready for use!

How to drink "Regidron" for children?

1. Take the drug solution 10 minutes after the next vomiting and every bowel movement.

2. The solution should be at room temperature.

3. Drink in small sips.

4. Observe the correct dosage of the drug "Regidron". Instructions for use for children reads: in the first 10 hours it is necessary to give from fifty to one hundred milliliters of solution per kilogram of the child's body weight. Then the dose is reduced and given by ten mililiters per kilogram of the weight of the baby.

If the child is more than three years old, he can drink up to one liter of the solution in six hours. And then - after each loss of fluid - you can drink small sips of 200 ml of diluted in water drug. This mode of reception can be stored for several days until complete recovery.

When can not accept "Regidron"?

Instructions for use for children of this drug must contain information about the following contraindications:

1. Elevated potassium in the body.

2. Diabetes mellitus.

3. Arterial hypertension of the second and third degree.

No side effects were observed with observing all the recommendations of the drug.

It is important to know!

With a strong dehydration of the body, saline solutions are administered intravenously, so for severe diarrhea and recurrent vomiting, consult a doctor!

Danger and overdose of the drug "Regidron." Instruction for use for children says that in this case, hypernatremia (high sodium content in the blood) can develop, as a result of which the child may become weak, inhibited. There may be a rash.

If dehydration is associated with diabetes mellitus, kidney failure or any other chronic illness - do not self-medicate, consult a specialist for qualified help.

Note! It is necessary to urgently call a doctor if after taking the drug in the child, the following signs are observed:

- drowsiness;

- retardation;

- increase in body temperature up to 39 ^о С;

Bloody stools.

The reason for appealing to a specialist is also such phenomena: a decrease in body weight by more than 10%; The course of diarrhea is longer than five days, the onset of severe pain.

The drug "Regidron" should not be confused with other drugs. The diluted powder or the opened bag can not be stored in the refrigerator for more than two days.