Does Natalsid help during pregnancy? We will understand in this article.
During pregnancy, many women have an exacerbation of chronic diseases, new pathologies appear, unfamiliar before. The list of these diseases is most often headed by hemorrhoids. Discomfort in the anorectal region, burning and itching, as well as the formation of hemorrhoids and the development of bleeding - all these are the main signs of such a disease. Rectal suppositories "Natalsid" during pregnancy can help with any kind of hemorrhoids.
If the above symptoms occur, the doctor usually prescribes this particular drug, since it is safe for both the woman and the fetus. In addition, suppositories are allowed to use during lactation.
Drug characteristics
The Natalsid medicine is a herbal medicine containing polysaccharides synthesized from seaweed. As an active element of this tool is sodium alginate in an amount of 250 mg.
Additional components of the drug are two different fatty bases - vitepsol and supposir. In combination, these substances eliminate bleeding, relieve pain, inflammation and have a quick healing effect on the surface of the walls of the anus.
Instructions for "Natalside" during pregnancy should be strictly observed.
The medication, once in the rectum, slows down the absorption of fluid by the walls of the intestine, providing a therapeutic effect. The suppository increases in volume, combines with feces, softens them, and then is removed from the rectum. In this case, a painless, mild bowel movement is achieved, which is very important for the development of hemorrhoids during pregnancy, especially if this is accompanied by severe pain during bowel movement.
The analgesic, hemostatic and wound healing therapeutic effect of the Natalsid medical device helps to relieve the manifestations of the inflammatory process. Symptoms of inflammation significantly decrease after about 7 days of regular use of the drug, and after two weeks all signs of hemorrhoids, as a rule, completely disappear.
Sodium alginate stimulates the production of class A immunoglobulins, which are the main factor in the immune defense of local mucous membranes. Thanks to this substance, the mucosa of the rectum and anal sphincter becomes more resistant to external pathogenic factors.
Release form and composition
"Natalside" is a drug in the form of rectal suppositories, which has a hemostatic, regenerating and anti-inflammatory effect and is used in the treatment of diseases of the distal intestine - hemorrhoids, anal fissures, proctosigmoiditis, postoperative complications.
The active element is sodium alginate, which by chemical origin is a salt of alginic acid and a polysaccharide. Alginic acid is obtained from different types of algae, most often brown and red, less often - green. This acid and its salts are widely used in the field of cosmetology, food industry and pharmacy.
The properties
The therapeutic effect of alginates is due to their ability to envelop the walls of the intestinal tract, and to exhibit antacid ability. In the form of local preparations, sodium alginate is used in combination with desensitizing and antimicrobial components for sluggishly healing wounds, burns, pressure sores, and trophic ulcers. In addition, it is scientifically proven that this substance is able to deliver beneficial bacteria to the intestines.
The acid is also used as part of cosmetic products as a means that regulates the viscosity of creams, various gels, shampoos, as well as to enhance their stability and positive properties. Face masks with its content are used to nourish and cleanse the skin, as well as to eliminate wrinkles, lifting and rejuvenation.
The use of alginate in the food industry is due to its thickening properties, which are necessary in the production of artificial caviar and other food products.
Alginate is also used in the form of biological additives, due to its ability to bind and remove metal ions, regenerate tissues of the gastrointestinal tract and stabilize the microflora in the intestines, stimulate cell mitosis, and have a beneficial effect on the blood formation system.
Alginate in the composition of the Natalsid medication provides a hemostatic effect, which is often necessary for hemorrhoids, after a week of use it reduces the severity of the inflammatory process and stimulates the restoration of damaged tissues. When used for 2 weeks under the influence of salt of alginic acid, blood counts improve.
Indications for appointment
The list of main indications, which are the basis for the appointment of this pharmacological drug, includes the following pathological conditions:
- cracks in the anus;
- colitis, proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, paraproctitis;
- hemocolitis, enterocolitis, dysentery, salmonellosis;
- intestinal bleeding and inflammation due to surgery.
- bleeding hemorrhoids.
In what cases is Natalsid prescribed during pregnancy?
Indications for use during pregnancy
The medicine is prescribed for pregnant women in cases of the development of such pathological processes as:
- hemorrhoids;
- anal fissures;
- colitis;
- proctosigmoiditis;
- inflammatory processes in the rectum after surgery;
- acute intestinal infections, which are characterized by damage to the intestinal walls: salmonellosis, dysentery.
The drug "Natalsid" during pregnancy can be used at any time. The course of therapy with this medicine usually varies in the region of 7-14 days, depending on the complexity of the disease and the characteristics of the recovery process.
Most women take Natalcid suppositories fairly easily during pregnancy. However, self-medication is contraindicated during this period. Hemorrhoids is a rather delicate problem, the treatment of which must be discussed with a doctor.
Even a single use of this drug allows you to observe the effect of treatment, since this remedy eliminates pain in a short time and allows you to stop bleeding. A similar effect positively affects not only the general condition of the pregnant woman, but also the psychological well-being.
Contraindications
Despite the naturalness of the composition, the use of Natalsid suppositories during pregnancy has some contraindications. These include intolerance to the main substance and high sensitivity to it or other components.
Dosage and administration
Pharmacological drug Natalsid is used one suppository twice a day. The use of a medicinal product is desirable after emptying the intestine physiologically or after cleansing enemas. There are no data regarding the use of a medicament for the treatment of children under 14 years of age.
Side effects
When treating with this drug, skin rashes and other allergic manifestations of hypersensitivity to the elements present in the drug may occur.
What else can be used instead of Natalside during pregnancy from hemorrhoids?
Analogs
An absolutely identical remedy is Alginatol, which is also produced in the form of suppositories for rectal administration and has identical indications and dosages, and is also prescribed during pregnancy. The main difference from the Natalsid medication is the possibility of using this medicine in pediatrics. The weight of these candles is half as much, because they can be easily used in children from birth.
Analogs by pharmacological form and indications:
- Relief is an imported drug containing shark liver oil. It is used in the treatment of hemorrhoids, anal fissures, itching.
- Suppositories with sea buckthorn oil are used during pregnancy for the treatment of various inflammatory, ulcerative lesions of the intestine, as well as with fistulas and anal fissures, hemorrhoids.
- "Hepatrombin" is a medication in the form of suppositories that can be used during pregnancy, starting from the 2nd trimester. This medicine helps even with complex forms of hemorrhoids and promotes the rapid healing of anal fissures, relieves the inflammatory process, swelling. Thanks to the essential oils present in the composition, pain is neutralized. The drug can be used for preventive purposes and in the treatment of advanced degrees of hemorrhoids, which can be both external and internal and may be accompanied by anal fissures.
Price
The cost of suppositories "Natalsid" is approximately 230-500 rubles. It depends on the region and the pharmacy network.
Reviews about "Natalside" during pregnancy
About this medication there are both positive and negative reviews of pregnant women. Those future mothers who liked this drug note that from the very beginning of therapy they began to notice the beneficial effect of these suppositories, which was expressed in the elimination of unpleasant and painful sensations in the rectum associated with the initial or late stages of hemorrhoidal disease. Such symptoms were pain, itching, burning in the anus. Women say that this drug helped them very quickly and did not cause any negative effects in the form of side effects.
Patients who left negative reviews about Natalside suppositories during pregnancy claim that this medication has a very weak therapeutic effect and causes excessive softening of the stool, and sometimes even provokes the development of diarrhea.
Medical experts do not recommend the use of this pharmacological drug during pregnancy and advise you to consult beforehand about the possibility of its use and dosages, which will help to avoid negative effects and some negative consequences.
We reviewed the instructions for use with Natalside during pregnancy.