Means "Lavacol" has a laxative effect. The active substance is macrogol. The medication prevents the absorption of water from the digestive tract, helps to accelerate the evacuation of intestinal contents. The medicine is not absorbed from the digestive system and is not metabolized.
Means "Lavacol." Application
A medication is prescribed in preparation for an x-ray or endoscopic examination of the large intestine, for surgical interventions, which require the absence of contents in the intestine.
Contraindications
The drug "Lavacol" (the instruction warns about this) is not recommended for dehydration, hypersensitivity, chronic heart and kidney failure. Contraindications include erosive ulcerative lesions in the colon mucosa, Crohn's disease, intestinal obstruction ( including obstructive, spastic, including), ulcerative rectocolitis. Do not prescribe a medicine for pain in the stomach area of an unclear nature, in childhood. The drug is not recommended for the general serious condition of the patient, toxic megacolon, perforation in the gastrointestinal tract, and stenosis of the stomach.
Adverse reactions
Lavacol medication (patient reviews indicate this) is generally well tolerated. In some cases, an allergic reaction, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea may appear. Undesirable consequences include soreness in the stomach, flatulence.
Dosage regimen
The optimal amount of water for dissolving the contents of one package of Lavacol (reviews of doctors confirm this) is 200 ml. Before research or surgery, the solution is taken on an empty stomach for 18-20 hours. It is recommended to take about three liters of the drug (200 ml in twenty minutes). During the day, the patient should consume only liquid food. The drug is recommended to be taken from 14 to 19 hours. Eating after 22 hours is not indicated.
additional information
In case of an overdose with Lavacol (expert reviews confirm this), diarrhea occurs. Immediate withdrawal of the drug is recommended. Diarrhea on its own stops after a day or two after stopping the intake. With the simultaneous use of other medicines, their absorption is slowed down. In this regard, the drug is recommended to be prescribed two hours after other means. The drug "Lavacol" (reviews of doctors confirm this) is not intended for long-term therapy. The purpose of the drug to eliminate constipation is allowed as an additional means to diet therapy and general hygiene measures, including the use of food containing vegetable fiber, the intake of large quantities of liquid, the restoration of regular stool, the necessary physical activity. The drug contains no dextrose. Thanks to this, the drug is allowed for use in diabetes mellitus, as well as for patients whose diet does not include galactose. The drug is approved for use for thirty-six months. Store the product at temperatures up to 25 degrees.