When prescribing any drug, the attending physician must explain to the patient how to use it.
Here, for example, how to take "Allohol" should. Usually, the administration of this drug is prescribed in the following dosage - one tablet 3-4 times a day. Sometimes at one time the doctor prescribes to take two tablets at once.
If you have not asked a specialist how to take Allohol, the recommendations can be found in the instructions. The drug is used after meals, when bile, garlic extracts, nettles and activated charcoal that are part of it have the most complete effect.
Of great importance is how to drink "Allohol" during exacerbations of diseases of the hepatobiliary system. To achieve the best effect, it is recommended to use 1 tablet of the drug 2-3 times a day for one to two months.
During treatment of children with the use of such a medicine, the dose should be reduced by half, and in the case of administration to children under the age of 7 years - four times. In this case, the course of therapy should be at least 1-2 months and it must be repeated 2-3 times a year. Breaks between courses are recommended for a duration of three months.
It is important to ask your doctor how to take Allochol during pregnancy or lactation. Side effects in relation to the fetus or baby during breastfeeding have not been recorded, so the use of the drug in the treatment of women in these periods is possible if necessary. However, for such therapy there should be strict indications, and the potential positive effect for the mother's body should exceed the potential threat to the baby.
Your doctor will explain how to take Allochol if you have problems with your gallbladder. Usually, with gallstone disease, experts do not recommend drinking this medicine, since blockage of the bile duct with stones and the development of obstructive jaundice are possible . Particular caution should be exercised when using this drug, if it was detected using ultrasound, the presence of calculi larger than 10 mm.
In addition, the medication is contraindicated in acute hepatitis, acute pancreatitis, acute enterocolitis. In such conditions, it is necessary to reduce the inflammatory process using other means. The drug in question is contraindicated in patients with acute or subacute liver dystrophy, as well as ulcerative lesions of the stomach, duodenum.
The medicine “Allohol” can be used in patients with chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis and with constipation. The tool has cholekinetic and choleretic effects, that is, not only accelerates the separation of bile, but also increases the speed of its synthesis. Due to this, the activity of the functions of the liver, gall bladder and the entire gastrointestinal tract as a whole increases, and the processes of fermentation and decay that occur in the digestive tract with increased activity in diseases of this kind are inhibited. A mild laxative effect facilitates bowel movement for people who know firsthand what constipation is.
Bile formation during treatment with the drug "Allochol" can be enhanced by combining it with synthetic or natural choleretics. Complete elimination of constipation can be achieved by combining this medication with laxative drugs.
When taking the drug "Allohol" significantly increases the absorption of vitamins of the fat-soluble group.
If an infectious inflammation is detected in the liver, bile ducts, a good therapeutic effect can be achieved by combining this medication with chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics.
Side effects with its use are rare and can occur in the form of dyspeptic symptoms, allergic reactions, mild diarrhea. In this case, overdoses or acute poisoning with the drug "Allohol" were not registered.