The mentality of the Russian family obliges to mark significant dates at the laid festive table. The culinary delights of housewives carry many temptations. Households and guests want to not only have a tasty meal, but also leave a pleasant feeling of fullness in their memory for longer. And when, if not on holidays, you can relax and allow yourself a little more than always. Permissiveness leads to negative consequences in the form of not very comfortable, and often painful sensations in the stomach and intestines. To relieve unpleasant symptoms and facilitate the digestion of food, experts recommend the drug "Mikrazim".
Composition and release forms
The active substance "Mikrasima" is pancreatin. In combination with auxiliary components, it is placed in the form of solid rounded particles in a capsule consisting of gelatin, titanium dioxide, water and dye. The manufacturer draws attention to the composition of Mikrazim, positioning the drug not as tablets, but as a special encapsulated form containing active ingredients to stabilize and speed up the digestion process. The manufactured product is divided by the amount of the active component into two types: with a dose of pancreatin 128 and 320 mg (10,000 and 25,000 units).
Capsule packaging consists of a light body and a dark lid. 10 units of the drug are placed in contour cells. The amount of the drug from 20 to 50 units is packaged in a polymer or glass container.
Indications for appointment
In accordance with the instructions for use, "Mikrazim" is prescribed for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes, including to patients in need of replacement therapy. Reasons for prescribing a medicine may be:
- enzyme deficiency;
- changes in the reflex orientation in the work of the heart with irritation of the esophagus and stomach receptors;
- cystic fibrosis;
- difficulty moving food through the intestines;
- difficult digestion;
- flatulence;
- diarrhea;
- problems of bile secretion by the body;
- violation of the assimilation of food in the postoperative period;
- preparation for ultrasound or x-ray;
- destabilization of chewing function.
The form of release of "Mikrasima" allows you to use the medicine for all age categories. If it is difficult to swallow in adults or if there are difficulties in treating babies, it is recommended to open the capsule and pour granules into any liquid-consistency food. So, for example, children can be given the contents of a capsule with yogurt, and older people with porridge or sour cream. It is important to prevent chewing of microparticles so that they deliver pancreatin to its destination.
Dosage
Given the symptoms and complexity of the course of the disease, the attending physician recommends the use of an individual amount of the drug, a single value of which can vary from 10,000 to 40,000 units. "Mikrazim" is taken at intervals up to 4 times a day, washed down with water.
When using two or more capsules in one meal, you need to divide the amount of medicine and drink the first half of the dose before a meal, and take the second with food. The daily dose should not exceed 50,000 units for infants and 100,000 units of "Mikrazima" for children over 18 months.
Opinions about the drug
Patients note the effectiveness of treatment with "Mikrasim" with a minimum of side effects. The advantage of the drug is also an affordable price, ease of storage and packaging. Experts give positive feedback to Mikrasim as a drug with an expanded spectrum of action and a convenient dosing system. Acting in the shortest possible time, capsules help the digestive system cope with its main function and establish the process of processing products.
Analogs
In accordance with the instructions for use, "Mikrazim" has contraindications and side effects. In addition, the medicine may not have the desired effect. Therefore, in some cases it is necessary to use not the original, but similar in therapeutic effect.
The pharmaceutical industry allows you to adjust therapy, releasing many analogues:
- identical products with the same basic substance: Pancreatin, Gastenorm, Mezim Forte 10000;
- medicines with two or more active components, including pancreatin: "Biofestal", "Festal";
- medicines acting on the problem with other substances: Livonorm, Pankragen, Enterosan.
Pancreatin
The domestic analogue of Mikrazim is produced in tablets and has a dose of pancreatin equal to 192 grams in 1 piece. Tablets have a specific membrane that prevents decomposition outside the intestines. The medicine makes up for the lack of enzymes and facilitates the digestion of food. The tool is recommended for deficiency of the secretion of the digestive organs, problems of chewing, chronic pathologies of the liver and gall bladder. Prescribe the drug in cases of overeating or unhealthy nutrition.
"Pancreatin" is recommended to take a course from several days to a year. Long-term treatment is carried out if necessary replacement therapy. It is forbidden to use the medicine during an exacerbation of pancreatitis or with allergic reactions. As in the case of Mikrazim, adults are advised to prescribe up to 150,000 units of analog per day.
Gastenorm
Tablets of Indian origin contain pancreatin with minimal enzymatic activity. The purpose of Gastenorm is justified when:
- chronic pancreatitis;
- cystic fibrosis;
- therapy after surgery or radiation;
- problems in the functioning of the stomach;
- pancreatic secretion deficiency;
- the difficulties of the chewing process;
- stationary patient due to serious illness.
In comparison with Mikrazim, the instructions for the use of the Gastenorm medication warns of the possible manifestation of allergic reactions or irritations of the mucous membrane. The recommended daily dose is from 3-4 to 10-12 tablets. It is advisable to use a remedy with a significant amount of water during meals.
Mezim Forte 10000
The drug is available in Germany in the form of enteric-coated tablets. The amount of active ingredient reaches 107 mg. If in the production of Pancreatin the initial extract is obtained from a pig, then in Mezima a substance from cattle is used.
The main indications for the use of the medicine, experts call:
- binge eating;
- digestive function disorder;
- increased gas formation;
- pancreatic enzyme deficiency;
- postoperative conditions.
Sometimes the drug is prescribed before the diagnosis in the form of an ultrasound or x-ray.
Biofestal
The analogue of "Mikrasim" in the form of a dragee has several active components, including pancreatin, extract of bovine bile and hemicellulase. The complex of substances copes with the lack of enzymes in the body, compensating for their amount, and breaks down fats, proteins and starch with high speed. The drug is prescribed for substitution, treatment and prophylactic purposes. The frequency of use depends on the age category of the patient and the complexity of the disease and can be from 3 to 6 tablets per day. The course of therapy varies from 2 days to a year. It is not recommended to use "Biofestal" for preschool children and pregnant women.
Festal
The product is similar to Biofestal in form and composition, as it contains pancreatin, hemicellulase and beef bile extract. As with the use of Mikrazim, the indications for the use of Festal come down to restoring the secretory insufficiency of the pancreas and stabilizing the digestive system after eating too much heavy food.
Unless otherwise specified, the medicine is taken in 1-2 pills with food. Special contraindication to the use of "Festal" experts call inflammation of the liver and jaundice, accompanied by clogging of the ducts of the biliary system.
Livonorm
Unlike Mikrazim, the composition of the drug allows it to be considered not a medicine, but a plant-based supplement. Milk thistle extract, vitamins A and C, alpha lipoic acid quite effectively support the work of the gall bladder and liver. Available in capsule form, the drug is packaged in 10 pieces per cell and cardboard. The drug can be prescribed for prophylactic or therapeutic purposes. So, the drug is used to normalize the digestion process or to restore liver function. Despite the herbal component, Livonorm can cause adverse reactions in the form of allergies. It is forbidden to use the product when carrying a baby and during lactation.
Pankragen
The drug has a capsule form and contains a peptide complex without the participation of pancreatin. The advantages of using the medicine, patients include the absence of adverse reactions that occur when using "Mikrasima". Reviews of doctors about treatment with Pankragen also have a positive trend. After all, the tool not only copes with the restoration of the pancreas and the normalization of its work, but also works great in the complex treatment of diabetes. The recommended course includes taking 4 capsules per day for a month and repeated therapy 6 months after the initial treatment.
Enterosan
The medicine is also produced in capsules containing 0.3 grams of substance from the poultry gastric membrane. The drug is prescribed for therapy:
- pancreatitis
- irritable bowel conditions;
- bile disease with the formation of stones;
- diarrhea
- ulcerative colitis;
- rearrangement of the biliary system after operations;
- inflammatory bowel disease with the formation of hernias.
For prevention, it is recommended that you take two capsules per day for 4 weeks. In other cases, it is necessary to focus on the dosage prescribed by a specialist. Usually it is 3 to 6 capsules daily.
Unlike Mikrazim, the instructions for use of Enterosan report a possible adverse reaction in the form of constipation, which is easy to handle by adding about 1 liter of water to the total daily volume of fluid. The only contraindication is sensitivity to the active or auxiliary components of the drug.
Experts recommend that if you feel unwell, choose a treatment method with a doctor after diagnosing the body. Doctors allow an independent selection of the drug by the patient for a single use in order to relieve acute symptoms. In the future, it is necessary to seek help from a medical institution so as not to miss the initial stage of a serious illness and begin treatment as soon as possible.