In modern medical practice, a drug such as Festal is widely used in the treatment of digestive disorders and dysfunctions. Thanks to its pancreatin, it copes with such unpleasant phenomena as heartburn, heaviness, bloating, flatulence, and nausea.
These symptoms very often appear in pregnant women who begin to "eat for two" and, as a result, give a double burden to the already working in an enhanced regimen, which often begins to fail. What to do in such cases, because almost all drugs that can cope with the above symptoms are contraindicated in pregnant women. However, there are exceptions. These include the effective and fairly common drug "Festal".
Can Festal be taken by pregnant women in the same way as other patients?
For pregnant women, there are a number of special drugs. However, it happens that it is “Festal” that is more effective than other drugs. Doctors often prescribe "Festal" during pregnancy as a means to improve the digestion process and stabilize the production of enzymes. The composition of the drug, in addition to bovine bile extract, includes hemicellulase and enzymes (amylase, protease, lipase). It is believed that these components are harmless, however, doctors recommend taking Festal during pregnancy very carefully, just like during breastfeeding. In children, “Festal” is used with caution, starting at the age of three. Prescribe the medicine inside one tablet three times a day in conjunction with a meal or immediately after it. When taking, you can not crack or break the capsule, otherwise all useful enzymes under the influence of gastric juice on them will simply lose their properties. The protective capsule, on the contrary, dissolves only in the small intestine and delivers its contents to the destination in full safety.
Patients with diseases of the kidneys, gall bladder, or pancreas should be careful with Festal. Contraindications to taking the drug should take into account allergies and hypertension, people with a diagnosis of hepatitis, those who have liver failure, hepatic coma, obstructive jaundice, as well as those who have cholelithiasis, empyema of the gallbladder or intestinal obstruction.
Before making an x-ray or ultrasound, a few days before the study should drink 2 tablets three times a day. "Festal" during pregnancy, when discomfort in the stomach occurs due to improper nutrition, is also taken only a few days. This period is enough to normalize the work of the stomach. In case of serious illness, when the patient needs constant replacement therapy, “Festal” must be taken for a couple of months, and sometimes years.
If you take Festal during pregnancy and you suddenly experience symptoms such as sneezing, lacrimation, nausea, frequent loose stools, and abdominal pain, this is probably an allergy to the drug. In this case, the reception of "Festal" is better to stop. If the child has perianal irritation, as well as irritation of the oral cavity, then he was prescribed a large dose of the drug.
To keep your stomach healthy, you must always remember: the main thing is prevention. Eat correctly, adhere to a healthy lifestyle, and then digestive problems pass you by. And pregnant women need to reconsider their ideas about food, and eat not “for two,” but for two, paying attention, first of all, not to the quantity, but to the quality of the food that the mother gets into the child’s body.