An effective remedy for hemorrhoids is the medicine "Natalsid." Reviews indicate that the drug also promotes scarring of anal fissures .
It is produced in the form of
rectal suppositories, which are contained in cellular contour packs. Suppositories are torpedo-shaped and light gray in color with a cream tint.
Pharmacological properties
The main active ingredient is sodium alginate, excipient is vitespol. Due to the action of the active element, the medication has hemostatic (hemostatic), healing (reparative) and anti-inflammatory properties. Sodium alginate, a naturally occurring polysaccharide, is extracted from brown algae. The algidic acid formed by the active component has the property of swelling, envelops the walls of the stomach and intestines, helps to alleviate pain symptoms and pathological reflexes.
Indications for use
The medicine is prescribed for the treatment of chronic forms of hemorrhoids occurring along with bleeding, anal fissures at the epithelialization stage.
For proctosigmoiditis, after surgery on the rectal area, candles from Natalcid hemorrhoids are also used. Reviews say that in these cases, inflammatory processes are reduced.
Contraindications
It is forbidden to use the medicine with hypersensitivity, as well as children under 14 years of age. During pregnancy, you can use the drug "Natalsid." Reviews of nursing mothers indicate that women are also prescribed candles during lactation. Indeed, the active substance does not penetrate into breast milk, does not pass through the placental barrier, so it can be taken in the above conditions.
Medication "Natalsid": instructions, reviews
Suppositories are required to be injected directly into the rectum. This is best done after emptying. If it is impossible to independently release the intestines, they put a cleansing enema. Before administration, the suppository should be moistened with water. Adolescents after 14 years of age and adult patients need to use one candle twice a day - in the morning and in the evening.
The duration of therapy is 1-2 weeks, determined individually by the attending doctor.
Doctors' reviews recommend for children under 14 to use the children's analogue “Alginatol”, which also contains
sodium alginate.Side effect of Natalsid
Reviews indicate that when using the medication, negative reactions of the body in the form of allergies, itching, urticaria are observed in rare cases. In general, the drug is well tolerated by patients. There are no data on overdose. It is not recommended to use suppositories simultaneously with other rectal drugs.
Price and storage conditions
Candles "Natalsid" (reviews say this) can be purchased for 250 rubles in pharmacies freely without a prescription. Subject to the optimal temperature regime (15-25 degrees C), the medicine will not lose its properties within three years.