Senade tablets for constipation: how to take for adults and children

Constipation is a phenomenon that every person has encountered. This is usually caused by lifestyle, nutritional gaps. Sometimes a symptom becomes a sign of pathological processes in the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Regardless of the reason that provoked the stool retention, you need to know how to eliminate the pathology. A modern herbal medicine, Senade, will help to overcome the symptom.

Senade drug

It is a natural laxative preparation based on herbal raw materials. It is allowed for adults and children with constipation, after prior consultation with a doctor.

Compound

The basis of the medication is holly senna. The plant and a decoction from it are massively used in folk medicine as constipation remedy. Senna is a powerful herb against stool retention.

In addition to senna extract, the tablets contain the following auxiliary components:

• Lactose.
• Magnesium salt of stearic acid.
• Sodium salt of laurylsulfuric acid.
• Powdered modification of natural cellulose.
• Talc.
• Starch.
• Antimicrobial preservative.

Auxiliary elements stabilize the active substance, increase the shelf life of the drug.

Indications and contraindications

Taking the drug, you need to identify the cause of the symptom. If constipation is a sign of pathology, treatment with a remedy will not bring the expected result - stool disorder will continue to bother until the underlying disease is eliminated.

The main indication for the use of the drug is a delay in the act of defecation. The tablets do not affect the consistency of intestinal contents, but have a laxative effect due to their ability to increase peristalsis. Indications for use:

• Constipation caused by sluggish bowel movements.
• Constipation of a functional nature.
• Stool normalization for hemorrhoids and other bowel pathologies.
• Excess body fat.

An individual intolerance to the components of the drug becomes a contraindication to taking the drug. The composition contains lactose, therefore, the medication is not prescribed for people suffering from hypolactasia.

Other contraindications:

• Bowel obstruction.
• Chronic pathology of the kidneys and liver.
• Inflammatory process of the uterus.
• Dehydration.
• Infringement of a hernia of the abdomen.
• Surgical intervention.
• Children under 6 years of age.
• Internal bleeding.

With caution and according to the testimony of a doctor, it is permissible to use constipation remedies during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

How long does the remedy last?

Senade needs 10 hours to activate receptors and increase peristalsis. To reduce the time to 6 hours, it is allowed to drink the medicine with slightly salted water.

Side effect

The side effect of the medication is often mild or does not occur at all. Among the common symptoms that occur after taking Senade are:

• Increased gas production, bloating, a feeling of fullness in the abdominal cavity.
• Abdominal pain.
• Weakness.
• In case of intolerance to the component - allergic reactions in the form of itching, redness.
• Discoloration of urine.

Interaction with other medicinal products

Patients with chronic pathologies take medications on an ongoing basis. If there is a need to cleanse the intestines with medication, it is worth remembering that Senade:

• Strengthens the effect of cardiovascular drugs;
• When taken together with diuretics, it removes potassium;
• Increases the duration of the drugs.

Application and dosage

It is important to know how to take the remedy correctly in order to achieve the desired result. Senade - brown tablets for oral administration. The medication is taken orally and washed down with water.

The dosage of the drug depends on the age of the patient, usually the tablets are taken once a day, shortly before bedtime. If the decision to take the medication is made independently, the course of treatment lasts no more than five days. During this period, the stool is normalized if constipation is not caused by a severe pathology of the digestive system.

It is better if the doctor prescribes the treatment of constipation with medication. The doctor will tell you how much to drink and determine the volume.

Senade for adults

An adult can start taking the medication with a tablet per day. One tablet is the starting dosage for children over 12 years of age and adults. If, after three days of treatment, the stool has not returned to normal, the dose is increased by 1.5 times and the therapy is carried out for another three days. According to the specified algorithm, the dose is increased to three tablets per day. Larger volume leads to overdose.

For children

A child over 6 years old can drink half a tablet at night and apply the mentioned amount for two days. In the absence of the desired result, you need to increase the volume to a tablet. Maximum children from 6 to 12 years old are allowed to take 2 tablets per day.

The course of taking Senade should not exceed 14 days. Long-term use of the medication can cause diarrhea and dehydration. If the medicine does not help, you need to see a doctor so that the doctor can choose a more effective way to treat the disease.

During pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman is often faced with the phenomenon of delayed bowel movements. The symptom is dangerous for the mother and the unborn child, but drug therapy is also fraught with unpleasant consequences.

Doctors do not recommend taking a senna-based drug during the period of bearing a child. The medication does not affect the consistency of feces, but enhances intestinal peristalsis. The process is capable of provoking a contraction of the uterus, which is fraught with early miscarriage or premature birth!

With prolonged constipation, your doctor may recommend taking medication if the pregnancy is normal and there are no other contraindications.

If symptoms occur while taking the drug, drug therapy should be discontinued and a doctor should be consulted for an alternative and safe treatment.

Senade for weight loss

Often, ladies who dream of losing weight, without hesitation, begin to use laxatives, mistakenly believing that in this way the kilograms will go away faster. Senade, like most laxatives, does not affect weight loss. When taken together with the processed contents of the intestine, fluid is released, body weight is reduced due to the loss of water. But the pills do not burn fat and do not affect the metabolic process, there will be no weight loss.

It is permissible to take the medicine as an adjuvant in certain types of diets. The medication will help to remove extra pounds when overeating, after a festive feast. But serious weight loss with a single drug is impossible.

Slimming regimen:

• With a protein diet - 2 tablets per day, twice a week.
• For fast weight loss - 2 tablets for two days.

A two-day intake will help reduce weight by 2-3 kilograms due to the elimination of intestinal contents.

It should be borne in mind that the maximum effect in the treatment of the disease is implied exclusively from complex therapy. The symptom will not return if the food is normalized, a regimen is organized in which at least 8 hours will be allocated for sleep, and the food intake will take place at the same time. It is important to include in the schedule physical exercise, which, in case of health difficulties, is replaced by light walking.

Overdose

A single intake of a dose in excess of the norm does not pose a serious danger. A person may feel abdominal pain, flatulence.

Systematically, the dose is exceeded by people seeking to lose weight with the help of a laxative. A significant excess of the volume of the medication leads to a severe consequence in the form of dehydration. Symptoms indicate a lack of fluid in the body:

• Weakness.
• Dry mucous membranes, thirst.
• Muscle spasms.
• Decreased urine volume.

If signs appear, it is necessary to replenish the water-salt balance with the help of saline solutions.

Senade is an effective remedy for constipation. Observing the doctor's recommendations on the use of the medication and the dosage of the drug, you can get rid of the symptom as soon as possible. But constipation is best prevented. To do this, it is enough to adjust the diet, perform simple physical exercises and undergo examinations of the gastrointestinal tract at least once a year.