"Senade" is one of the most popular and inexpensive drugs with a laxative effect today. Since the main active ingredient is of plant origin, Senade does not have as many side effects as its analogues with chemical composition. How to take Senade in tablets is described in the article. Depending on the sex, weight, age and individual characteristics of the body (the presence of some chronic diseases), the dosage of the drug may vary.
The composition and form of the drug
"Senade" is available in the form of tablets of small size, dark crimson in color with black or brown spots. The tablet has no taste, but some patients have a slight herbal aftertaste in the mouth. The cost of packaging with 6 plates, each of which contains 30 tablets, is about three hundred rubles. However, most pharmacies sell records by the piece - one costs about 30-50 rubles.
The main active ingredient of the drug is senna herb extract, which has long been used by our ancestors for chronic constipation. To date, the pharmaceutical industry has managed to synthesize grass in such a way that it can be stored for a long time in the form of compact tablets.
Indications for the reception of "Senada"
Senada has established itself as a mild and safe laxative that acts by stimulating peristalsis of the large intestine. The scope of use of the drug is precisely the small contractile activity of the smooth muscles of the large intestine. In simple terms, the main indication for use is constipation, which is caused either by malnutrition or the presence of chronic diseases. Unlike most laxatives with a chemical composition, Senada is not addictive for a long time.
Instructions for use with the drug indicate that there are the following indications for admission:
- constipation caused by hypotension;
- functional constipation;
- mitigation of symptoms of hemorrhoidal disease, if any.
Obesity is not a direct indication for use, it is not indicated in the instructions. However, many women, on the basis of reviews from the Internet, began to take the drug precisely with the aim of combating extra pounds.
How to take Senade tablets, what is the single dose? For most people, one tablet is enough to achieve complete bowel movement after 7-8 hours, while there is no subsequent diarrhea and pain in the epigastric region. In some cases (they are described below) the dosage may be changed.
How to take the laxative "Senada" in tablets to achieve weight loss? Alas, in recent years, patients are more often concerned about this issue. The advisability of taking the drug for weight loss is described below. However, it can be stated with accuracy that if there are no direct indications for admission (i.e., constipation and hemorrhoids), then taking pills to get rid of extra pounds is prohibited.
Why do constipation begin and why are they dangerous?
"Senade" is a drug that can relieve a person of constipation without unnecessary complications and pains. Yes, let these pills do not act as fast as laxatives with a chemical composition, but Senad has a minimum of side effects.
It’s much easier to prevent constipation than to treat it later. For what reasons does this condition usually occur:
- A sedentary lifestyle is the most common cause of constipation among people whose professional activities involve constantly staying at a computer. As a result of such a many-hour position in one position, blood flow is disturbed, blood stagnates in the pelvic organs - as a result, constipation and hemorrhoids begin.
- Improper nutrition, in which there is a lack of fiber and liquid food. Every day you should draw up a nutrition plan, which must necessarily contain fermented milk products, fresh vegetables and fruits, chopped fiber (sold in jars in pharmacies and in the departments of healthy nutrition in supermarkets).
- The presence of chronic diseases of the stomach, intestines, pancreas and liver can also in some cases cause constipation.
- Excess protein in the diet is a common cause of constipation in those who are on low-carb diets or are professionally engaged in bodybuilding. If the patient wants to base his diet on proteins, then he must necessarily consume at least a few tablespoons of chopped fiber per day.
Contraindications to the use of "Senade"
Instructions for use with the drug reports that there are the following contraindications for use:
- cirrhotic disease;
- the risk of developing internal bleeding;
- intestinal obstruction;
- chronic renal failure;
- the presence of neoplasms - polyps or tumors in the intestine.
A symptom of an overdose of the drug is severe diarrhea. After about a day, she passes. The development of dehydration should be prevented, since during diarrhea the body loses a lot of fluid. How to take Senada in tablets so as not to provoke an overdose? you need to start with a minimum dosage - the first dose for a person weighing up to 50 kg is half a tablet. For a person weighing from 50 to 80 kg, it is permissible to use one whole tablet at the first dose, washed down with a glass of water. such an amount is guaranteed not to provoke the development of overdose symptoms.
How to take Senada diet pills
A few years ago, another super-recipe appeared on the Internet for losing weight and getting rid of body fat. The essence of this recipe was that you should take one Senade tablet daily. Of course, any doctor will say that the maximum that can be achieved with this technique is the cleansing of the intestines from feces. In no case should you take the drug daily - this is a direct way to get a diagnosis of "symptom of a lazy intestine."
How to take Senade tablets to cleanse your intestines? It is enough to take one tablet for two days in a row. You can’t take the remedy anymore, otherwise digestion will probably be disturbed, you will have to support it with the use of additional drugs that would help to colonize the intestines with healthy microflora (for example, Bifidumbacterin or Linex).
Is it advisable to take "Senada" to lose weight
In no case should you take the drug daily - this is fraught with digestive disorders and subsequent long-term treatment. An exception is if the Senade is recommended to take a doctor daily. As a rule, such a scheme is prescribed in the case of functional constipation, and its duration is no more than one week.
How to take Senada in tablets so that drug dependence does not develop? The responsibility for normal digestion should not be shifted to tablets. It is permissible to use a laxative no more than once a month. The rest of the time, you should normalize your diet, revise your image - as a rule, this is quite enough so that the problem of constipation is forgotten.
How many Senade pills to lose? There is no answer to this question, since it is incorrect. The Senade drug alone is not capable of affecting the amount of adipose tissue in the body and its dislocation. Accordingly, for weight loss, this drug is useless.
How to take Senada tablets with constipation
The time after which the desired effect occurs is about seven hours. Accordingly, the pill should be drunk before bedtime - in the morning the problem with constipation will be resolved.
How to take "Senada" for constipation, how many tablets are enough to start the process of discharge of feces? The exact dosage can be prescribed by a gastroenterologist based on the clinical picture of the condition, after making an accurate diagnosis. The instruction indicates that the standard dosage for a one-time relief from constipation is one tablet. How to take Senade tablets in constipation tablets correctly? It does not matter if the pill was taken before or after meals - the effect will be the same in both cases. Usually, a tablet is washed down with a small amount of clean, cool water.
Dosage for the elderly and for children
If there is a history of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which theoretically can lead to internal bleeding, then a gastroenterologist should be consulted before taking. How to take Senade tablets for constipation? The instruction allows for a reduction in dosage for elderly people with low body weight (from 50 to 60 kg) - they can start taking it with half a tablet. If this is not enough, the second time you can increase the dosage to one tablet.
How to take Senade tablets to older people if you have diagnoses such as diabetes, polyps or obesity? These are quite serious diagnoses - it is better to consult your doctor before use. The fact of obesity alone is not a reason to increase the standard dosage. Diabetes mellitus, as a rule, is also not an obstacle to the action of the drug. But polyps in the intestines are already a serious condition in which the independent use of laxatives is prohibited.
The dosage for the child is half a tablet per day, which is best taken in the evening, before going to bed. If during the day after taking half the pill the child did not go to the toilet, then you can give him another half and wait another day. Then you should give the child a whole pill and wait for a bowel movement within 24 hours. If after this the child does not empty the intestines, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Possible side effects when taking Senada
The most common side effect of the drug is diarrhea. To avoid it, you should start taking with minimal dosages.
It is also possible the appearance of mild nausea, pain in the stomach. Unlike Bisacodyl, for example, this pain is never acute and painful. More often it is aching in nature. In most patients, taking Senada does not cause any discomfort in the epigastric region.
With regular use in large doses, melanin may be deposited on the mucous membrane of the colon.
Interaction with other medicines
In parallel with other laxatives, severe diarrhea may develop, internal bleeding may open.
With simultaneous administration with food products that provoke thinning of the stool, diarrhea is also possible.
When combined with cardiac glycosides, it is possible to enhance their therapeutic effect.
With concomitant use with thiazide diuretics, the development of hypoeplemia is possible.
List of analogues of the drug "Senade"
The pharmacological market offers the following substitutes and analogues of Senada:
- "Antrasennin" - tablets.
- Sennalax - chewable tablets.
- "Regulax" - chewing cubes.
- "Bekunis" - dragee.
- Senalex - tablets.
- "Herbion Laksana" - tablets.
- Senadexin tablets.
- Glaxenna - tablets.
- "X-Prep" is a solution for oral administration.
- "Pursennid" - tablets.
- "Senna extract" - tablets.
- Senadex tablets.
- Tisasen tablets.
- "Ex-Lax" - chewing pastilles.
Prevention of constipation
In order to minimize the possibility of developing constipation, it is enough to apply simple rules:
- move as much as possible during the day, give preference to walking;
- establish your diet - eat fresh vegetables and fruits, refuse fast food and bread, confectionery;
- drink enough clean water;
- give up bad habits - alcohol abuse and smoking.