The drug "Lactase Baby": features of use

The drug "Lactase Baby" is an additional source of lactase enzyme for children, starting from birth. It is specially designed by pharmacists and pediatricians, taking into account the needs of newborns and babies, and is available in the optimal minimum dosage, providing ease of use and avoiding the loss of beneficial properties during storage. The use of the drug "Lactase Baby" is an excellent alternative to mixed nutrition using special mixtures. In addition, this tool requires much less time to achieve the necessary clinical effect, and also allows you to significantly increase the amount of food. It is especially worth noting that this drug is also recommended for feeding newborns who are on artificial feeding.

Features of the release form and composition of the drug

The Lactase Baby product is available in the form of two hundred and twenty milligram capsules, while about 700 IU of the pure lactase enzyme is included as an active ingredient. The main excipients also contained in this preparation are medium molecular triglycerides and maltodextrin.

List of medical indications for use

To use Lactase Baby, the instruction advises for better absorption of dairy products in case of lactase deficiency or their poor tolerance in babies aged zero to seven years. In addition, this drug is actively used to eliminate such unpleasant symptoms as diarrhea, flatulence, frothy stools, accompanied by an acidic smell, insufficient weight gain and severe intestinal cramps. With functional immaturity of systems such as enzymatic, it is also indicated to take the Lactase Baby remedy starting from the first year of life.

Features of the use of the drug

This drug should be used at every feeding with any dairy products. At the same time, children under the age of one year are diluted with the contents of one capsule with a small amount of liquid, babies from one to five years old are diluted with the contents of one to five capsules, and for children from five to seven years - two or seven capsules (this depends on how much baby consumes food). The drug is added directly to expressed milk or another dairy product. Feeding should begin after two to four minutes. For children under five years old, it is necessary to give only the medicinal contents of the capsule, all the rest (if possible) can swallow the whole capsule.

The main contraindications and adverse reactions

The main contraindications to use are individual intolerance and hypersensitivity to the enzyme lactase or other components of the drug "Lactase Baby". Side effects include mainly various allergic reactions, manifested in the form of skin itching, urticaria or redness.