The modern pharmacological market offers the consumer a huge assortment of laxatives. Senade has been a sales leader for many years. Its natural composition, low cost and effectiveness make it one of the most profitable medicines among numerous analogues.
Composition and principle of action
The main active component of Senada is the crushed leaves of the senna grass, which has been famous for its laxative effect since ancient times. In a cardboard package of 10 or 6 blisters with tablets. Many pharmacies sell blisters separately - individually, since even a few tablets can be used for months. Lactose, microcrystalline cellulose and potato starch are also used as auxiliary components in the tablet.
After taking the pill and getting it into the intestine, senna leaves have an irritating effect on the mucous walls. Due to this, peristalsis is activated. The intestine begins to contract, this helps to thin the feces and push them out.
Indications for use
The instruction says that the drug helps with the following conditions and diseases:
- constipation caused by intestinal hypotension;
- hemorrhoidal disease;
- proctitis;
- functional constipation ;
- anal fissures (to reduce the load on the rectum - see instructions for use).
Reviews about the Senada (the price of the drug varies from one hundred to four hundred rubles) are positive: for hundreds of thousands of people, this medicine helps to restore healthy intestinal motility and get rid of constipation.
Four to eight hours after taking the pill, the effect begins. It is worth being at home or in another place convenient for yourself where there is a toilet.
Contraindications and side effects
If you have the following diseases, you should refrain from taking Senada:
- chronic liver failure;
- obstructed discharge of bile;
- ulcers and neoplasms in the gastrointestinal tract;
- period of pregnancy and lactation.
In case of an overdose, one side effect is possible - this is excessive liquefaction of feces and diarrhea. Reviews of the Senate confirm that this phenomenon is common enough. To avoid diarrhea, it is enough to choose the dosage of the medicine that is ideal for a particular patient. You need to start with the smallest dose - half a tablet, in many cases this is enough.
Recommended dosage
Children from six to twelve years should take a quarter of a tablet. For precise division, you can use a blade - first cut the tablet in half, then again into four parts. Reviews of the Senada for children confirm that it is a safe and effective remedy. However, the instruction warns that admission is possible only after consultation with a doctor and children no younger than six years old.
Adults need to choose the optimal dosage, starting with half a tablet per day. You can take it on an empty stomach or after eating - it does not matter. If the patient’s result is not satisfactory, raise the dosage to a whole one or two tablets. You can not drink more than three tablets at a time, this will provoke diarrhea. In rare cases, when taking a large number of tablets, sharp pain in the epigastric region is possible.
Reviews on Senade tablets for ordinary consumers
Hundreds of thousands of patients have tested the effects of this drug. Reception "Senada" and bowel cleansing (reviews confirm that many did this procedure) are interconnected. If you take two tablets a day every day for a week, the intestines will be cleaned completely, if there are fecal stones, they will go away. Such a procedure should be performed under the supervision of a gastroenterologist or proctologist, since frequent urge to defecate can damage the intestinal wall (anal fissures may develop or aggravated hemorrhoids).
Reviews about the Senada for cleansing the intestines are positive: many people were satisfied with the effect, noted improvement in well-being and vigor. Do not often perform bowel cleansing with a laxative. This can cause a "lazy intestine" and lead to drug dependence on drugs that stimulate peristalsis.
Unlike other chemical and homeopathic laxatives, Senada does not cause pain in the stomach and intestines. In case of an overdose, unpleasant sensations are possible, but they can not be compared with the pain from, for example, "Bisacodyl". Reviews of the Senad confirm that it is a mild and safe remedy. But it is worth remembering that it can also cause addiction with constant use.
Reviews on the "Senada" for weight loss
Many women use laxatives for this purpose. This fashion has not bypassed the Senade. A few years ago, thanks to enthusiastic responses about the drug, women often went to pharmacies for laxatives. Of course, no fat burning from such tablets can be expected. The maximum how a laxative can affect weight is to get rid of one or two kilograms during an act of defecation.
Reviews about the "Senada" for weight loss are nonetheless positive. Women noted that the stomach becomes flatter and can easily fit into your favorite jeans. But do not think that the drug directly somehow affects fat burning. It's a delusion.
List of drugs with a similar effect
Here is a list of laxatives with the principle of action, as in the "Senade". Reviews about them are contradictory: someone likes more than one drug, for someone it is optimal in effect of another.
- Bisacodyl cleanses the intestines quickly and efficiently. One tablet is enough. Of the minuses of this tool - it often causes severe pain in the abdominal region.
- "Herbion laksana" - a mild laxative with herbal components in the composition.
- Senadexin is a complete analogue of the Senada. Instructions for use, price and reviews on this drug are also similar. Rarely do any of the buyers know about Senadexin, so most consumers prefer Senade.
- Sennozid-Teva is another analog of Senada, the main active ingredients are shredded senna leaves. The drug is produced in Israel (or in the suburbs subject to certification), so its cost is higher.
- Regulax is a mild laxative from the domestic pharmaceutical company Evalar. It acts gently, not addictive.
- Sennalax - a drug from Vitrum Pharma. The main active ingredient is shredded senna leaves. It acts gently, does not cause pain and diarrhea.
Medical advice for the most effective use of the drug
Tips from gastroenterologists and proctologists, who will help to resort to the action of "Senade" as little as possible. And if you use it, then make the reception as effective and safe as possible.
- Establish a diet: with improper nutrition, constipation will not leave the patient, and there will be a need for constant use of a laxative.
- Try on a daily basis to include dried or fresh prunes in the diet: this is a natural stimulator of peristalsis and the prevention of constipation and hemorrhoids.
- Begin taking Senada with a minimum dose to avoid sudden diarrhea.
- Never take "Senada" in parallel with alcoholic beverages (ethanol is also a stimulant of peristalsis, and combined use can cause severe diarrhea).
- Do not use laxatives for weight loss and weight loss (because drug dependence may occur).