Is coal activated to children dangerous?

Can I give charcoal to children? This question is not new, and there is an unambiguous answer to it - yes, this drug can be used in the treatment of infirmities in the youngest. However, it is necessary to do this only for the purpose of the attending physician. By giving charcoal activated to children, one can not doubt the safety of its effect on the body, but it is worth remembering that its long-term use can adversely affect the health status.

In the first year of life the child often suffers from dysbiosis, accompanied by constipation, diarrhea, intestinal colic, bloating. It is recommended to give charcoal activated to the newborn, because it will help to ease the condition of the baby and eliminate the cause of the problem.

The mechanism of dysbiosis

The child is born with a sterile gastrointestinal tract. As a result of contact with the outside world, all its cavities are gradually filled with microorganisms, and these bacteria are not always useful. They can also be opportunistic. Such microorganisms compete with "good" bacteria. The result of this confrontation is a dysbacteriosis, so common in children of the first months of life.

With natural feeding, this problem disappears, as a rule, after three months from the birth of the baby. If a child does not feed on breast milk but uses an artificial mixture, the dysbacteriosis may bother him much longer.

How to give charcoal to activated babies?

With a painful swelling of the abdomen, called flatulence, the condition of the baby can be alleviated with the help of this medication. Due to its natural origin, it effectively absorbs gases and removes toxins and toxins formed in the body as a result of digestion disorders. The main thing is not to give this drug too often and in large quantities. But how to maintain the necessary balance, if young children suffer from manifestations of dysbiosis often enough? If the child regularly takes activated charcoal, his body will be deprived of a certain part of the nutrients necessary for normal life. The reason for this is the high adsorbing capacity of this substance. It absorbs not only toxins, but also beneficial microelements. The consequence of this is the lagging behind of the child from his peers in the neuropsychic and physical development. Moreover, giving charcoal activated to children too often, one can face the problem of constipation.

Pediatricians, as a rule, prescribe this drug to the baby only in emergency cases, when the child experiences extreme discomfort. In such cases, activated charcoal is prescribed in the following dosage: 0.05 grams per kilogram of body weight. You need to take it three times a day.

The child was poisoned. What to do?

Such an unpleasant phenomenon occurs in young children quite often, because they will know this world, and they all want to try themselves. Among the most common causes of poisoning are pills, poisonous berries and mushrooms, as well as substandard products. At the slightest suspicion of the adoption by the child of any "dangerous" substance, you need to seek the help of specialists. Intoxication of the baby's body can begin any minute. It is accompanied by fever and dehydration.

Before the ambulance arrives, the child should be allowed to drink a solution of water and activated carbon and induce vomiting, thereby purifying the stomach. At the end of the procedure, you need to drink again the drug (with a small amount of drinking water) in order to cleanse the intestines. Experts recommend to combine the reception of coal with enterosgel, the application of which is also safe for the youngest.