How to take Fosfalugel for heartburn?

For people suffering from excess acidity, Fosfalugel from heartburn is a real salvation, because the remedy does not just help get rid of the painful burning in the esophagus, but also normalizes the level of acidity.

The main thing is to familiarize yourself with the instructions for using the product and take into account the described recommendations.

Properties and therapeutic possibilities of Fosfalugel

Medicinal preparation Fosfalugel is classified as an antacid. For a person uninitiated, this term sounds unclear.

For physicians - a group of drugs that can neutralize the high level of acidity of gastric juice.

Acid balance increase in gastric juice is the main cause of many gastrointestinal problems and often signals serious pathological changes in the human body.

Previously, the well-known folk method of eliminating heartburn was drinking soda.

However, doctors do not consider this method effective, because with a sharp decrease in the level of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, the rate of its production increases, and after a short time heartburn returns with the same intensity.

Moreover, with rapid neutralization of acidity in the stomach in a larger volume, the production of carbon dioxide begins.

As a result of its influence, belching appears - a partial return of unprocessed food to the esophagus.

Along with baking soda, the use of certain drugs related to the antacid group is also of low effectiveness.

These are: magnesium oxide, Rennie, Bourges, calcium carbonate. All these substances are absorbed into the blood, therefore they are called sucking antacids.

More modern samples of antacids, including Fosfalugel, are affected in a different way.

These drugs are not absorbed into the bloodstream and can not contribute to the development of side effects on condition of moderate reception.

Phosphalugel is a chemical compound of aluminum phosphate, and is one of the best representatives of nonabsorbable antacids.

In addition to the main active ingredient, the composition of the drug includes additional substances: agar-agar, water, potassium sorbate, flavor with orange flavor, pectin and calcium sulfate dihydrate.

The use of Fosfalugel for heartburn provides the following action:

• neutralization of the level of hydrochloric acid without a tendency to alkalizing gastric juice;
• adsorption of harmful substances contributing to the occurrence of heartburn;
• protection of mucous membranes.

Features of the therapeutic effect of Phosphalugel

The triple therapeutic effect of Phosphalugel is due to the action of its constituent components. The antacid effect is the result of a chemical process activated by aluminum phosphate.

Hydrochloric acid binds and neutralizes as a result of the formation of an aluminum chloride-salt compound.

Under the influence of the chemical process for 10 minutes after taking Fosfalugel, the level of acidity in the stomach gradually decreases. Under conditions of normal acidity, the action of the chemical reaction slows down and ceases.

Nevertheless, part of the active substance remains in the digestive tract and provides a prolonged preservation of the effect achieved.

In parallel with the normalization of acidity, the intensity of the action of pepsin, a digestive enzyme, is reduced, the activity of which is possible only under acidic conditions.

The enveloping effect of Phosphalugel was made possible by the property of the drug components to create a protective mucoid layer on the mucosa of the esophagus.

As a result, the gastric mucosa is covered with a membrane that blocks the way of hydrochloric acid to the walls of the stomach.

Moreover, the mucoid membrane does not admit to the mucosa a huge amount of harmful substances, including toxins obtained by metabolism, and pepsin, the activation of which was enhanced by the increase of hydrochloric acid. Thanks to the mucoid membrane, the food mass moves along the intestine in a natural way.

The sorbent effect is the ability of the preparation Phosphalugel to bind and remove substances that are in the stomach, but capable of harming the body.

Thus, Fosfalugel acts as a sorbent that absorbs toxins, gases, viruses, bacteria, as well as products obtained as a result of fermentation or decay of food masses.

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Fosfalugel is considered one of the safest drugs for fighting heartburn, but can be used as a remedy against:

• ulcerative and erosive lesions of the esophagus, stomach and intestines;
• all forms of gastritis;
• reflux;
• duodenite;
• is a diverticular disease;
• hernia of the esophagus;
• proctite;
• enterocolitis;
• functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

In addition, the reception of Phosphalugel is recommended from various types of intoxication damage to the body and to ensure preventive measures when accumulating radionuclides in the intestinal lumen.

Specificity of reception of Fosfalugel

Medicinal product Fosfalugel is produced exclusively in the form of gel, therefore the preparation of the preparation provides for portion packs with different volumes.

Inside each bag is a certain amount of white gel with a pleasant orange flavor. There are no other forms of drug release at the moment.

Fosfalugel intake safety is always the result of compliance with dosage and application rules.

Fosfalugel - instructions for use:

• agent is taken orally in the form of a gel or pre-dissolved in drinking water( non-carbonated);
• a packet with gel content should be kneaded slightly to make the substance homogeneous;
• at one of the corners of the sachet, the dotted line shows the cut line. After removing the paper corner, the gel is squeezed into a portioning device;
• dosage of the drug is determined not so much by the age of the patient as by the type and severity of its disease, so the medication is prescribed by therapists, and in each specific case the pattern and frequency of administration of the drug are different;
• the average dosage of Fosfalugel provides for taking one or two packets up to 3 times a day by adults and children over 6 years old.

An unauthorized increase in the amount of Phosphalugel taken may cause constipation, since aluminum ions have the property of suppressing intestinal motility.

As with other medications, Fosfalugel has contraindications that should be considered when taking the drug. Contraindications differ in importance.

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Absolute contraindications, in which the reception of Fosfalugel is completely banned, are such diseases as: renal failure, severe allergic reaction, extremely low level of phosphorus in the blood, Alzheimer's disease.

To contraindications of a relative nature, that is, those in which Fosfalugel should be used with extreme caution, include: cirrhosis, impaired renal function, heart failure, pregnancy, breast-feeding and age above 65 years.

Fosfalugel should not be taken as a panacea, but at the moment it is the safest of the effective remedies for heartburn.