Catharitic & Antidiarrheic Drugs
Catharitic & Antidiarrheic Drugs
1. Catharitic is divided into stimulant cathartic, volume cathartic, emollient laxatives and wettability laxatives.
Catharitic Matters and Attention
1. A lot of patients in the doctor's advice or themselves continuous use all kinds of laxatives for a long-time, actually a laxative to completely empty your colon, need 3 to 4 days to be full of, therefore continuous administration is not advisable to act that way.
2. General laxatives 6 to 8 hours effect after oral medication so should reasonable arrange the time before going to bed, so, defecate on rick or after breakfast is more in line with physical laws.
3. In the treatment of constipation, especially habitual constipation, first of all we should adjust the diet, regular bowel habit. Eating more vegetables, fruit, can get good effect.
4. Should choose different types according to the different situation laxatives.
5. Abdominal pain patients in the diagnosis of unknown cases cannot be applied a laxative. Infirm or menstrual period, pregnancy women can't use strong laxative.
6. In addition to cellulose, other all laxatives cannot use for a long time. Can be used to alleviate immediate concern. The fundamental solution to change from life, eating habits.
Antidiarrheic Drugs refer to the drug control diarrhea. By reducing intestinal peristalsis or protect the gut from stimulation and anti-diarrhea effect. Suitable for severe diarrhea or chronic diarrhea for a long time, in order to prevent the excessive dehydration, the body water and salt metabolism disorders, digestion and nutrition disorders.
3. Preparations. tablet, capsule, injection etc.