The drug "Stopdiar": reviews and instructions

Ordinary diarrhea is often perceived not as a problem, but as a kind of misunderstanding - they say, it happened, it will go by itself. However, the discomfort that literally bursts into a person's life in acute digestive system disorders is not the main reason for concern. Liquefied stools are a symptom of an insidious disease that has resulted from various abnormalities in the functioning of the body.

It is necessary to understand that prolonged diarrhea dehydrates the body much faster than thirty-degree heat. Functional imbalance of the gastrointestinal tract leads to the fact that the lion's share of the most useful microelements and vitamins simply does not reach the "destination". And over time, cells begin to experience a shortage of "building materials". The result of this scenario is very pitiable, and if it is a weak child, the outcome can be fatal.

To neutralize such a threat, the "Stopdiar" approaches well (reviews from both physicians and patients are very positive) - a highly effective antibacterial drug based on nitrofuran derivatives.

Form of issue

Suspension (syrup) bright yellow with the smell of a banana; The original bottle is made of dark glass (the capacity of the container is 125 ml, the actual volume of the liquid is 90 ml). The drug container is placed in a cardboard box containing a two-sided measuring spoon (5 ml and 2.5 ml).

In turn, the tablets "Stopdiar" have a film membrane of lemon shade and are packed into 24 units / blister. The geometry of the pills is standard.

Chemical composition and shelf life of the medicinal product

Component base of the drug "Stopdiar" instructions for use defines as follows:

• In one dose of syrup (5 ml) contains 220 mg of nifuroxazide (active reagent);
• The same active ingredient in one tablet - 100 mg.

The suspension contains banana flavor, sucrose and antifoam emulsion; In the pill - talcum, potato starch and magnesium stearate.

Subject to the requirements of the temperature storage regime (15-25 degrees Celsius), the syrup will be good for three years, the tablets for four.

Pharmacological action of the drug

Getting into the gastrointestinal tract, nifuroxazide is practically not absorbed - it is released unchanged and thus provides the maximum concentration of the reagent in the problem area of the digestive system. Such a mechanism of contact with infectious agents ensures a high rate of manifestation of the therapeutic effect. At the same time, "Stopdiar", analogues of which often "shock" the intestinal microflora, has a tolerant attitude towards "peaceful" bacteria. Being a derivative of 5-nitrofuran, nifuroxazide shows activity against staphylococci and streptococci, and it also disrupts the habitual life cycle of salmonella, shigella and Escherichia coli.

Regular use of suspension / tablets in acute diarrhea does not entail the development of resistant strains. Moreover, the effectiveness of therapy does not depend either on the specific acid-base medium in the lumen of the intestine, or on the reaction of pathogenic microorganisms to antibiotics.

In the unbalanced digestive system, a decrease in the level of toxins after taking the drug Stopdiar (doctors' reviews indicate that this process is extremely rapid) is achieved by inhibiting dehydrogenases and inhibiting the synthesis of protein compounds directly in bacterial cells.

Terms for appointment

Since the pill / suspension "Stopdiar" (application of the medication is normalized by the instruction) is an intestinal antiseptic, the indications to its purpose are:

• Acute or chronic diarrhea caused by pathogens that are sensitive to the active ingredient (nifuroxazide);
• Other gastrointestinal diseases of bacteriological origin.

Among the most pronounced symptoms of infectious ailments are: loose stools, severe nausea, vomiting, permanent abdominal pain, undying flatulence.

Stoppier: instructions for the use of tablets

There is a direct link between the form of release of the drug and those recommendations about which the instruction informs. "Stopdiar" - tablets, which are intended for patients over 6 years of age and are subject to consumption without compromising the integrity of the film membrane (chewing pills is not allowed). The regimen of the drug in this case does not depend on the diet and the schedule "breakfast - lunch - dinner": the medication is taken every 6 hours until the symptom regression begins to appear. The optimal single dose for this age category is 2 tablets (8 units / day). The length of the course should not exceed seven days, but the control period is limited to 72 hours: if after this time the patient does not get better, you should immediately consult a doctor to adjust the therapy.

Instructions for use of the suspension

"Stopdiar" for infants (reviews of young mothers about the drug is very positive) is released as a suspension, but with the same effect the drug can be used in the treatment of older patients.

The patient is given a syrup every 6-8 hours (again, without binding to a meal), while the vial of the drug is shaken to give the content a homogeneous state.

Two-sided measuring spoon allows you to dose the medication in a volume of 110-220 ml, which is very convenient, based on the recommendations of the instruction. Children, depending on age, have the following standards:

• From two to six months - 110-220 mg of syrup, twice a day;
• From six months to six years - 220 mg of active liquid, three times a day;
• Over six years - 220 mg of suspension, four times a day.

Contraindications for the use of medicament

"Stopdiar", reviews of which are based on the personal experience of many parents (the drug is considered one of the best solutions to the complex problem of pediatric diarrhea), yet can not be called a universal drug.

The purpose of this substance from a medical point of view is not justified if:

• The patient has all the signs of individual intolerance to the components;
• The patient is allergic to the derivatives of 5-nitrofuran compounds.

In addition, in the case of the suspension, and in the case of tablets, the minimum age of the patient is 2 months and 6 years, respectively. In addition, "Stopdiar" is a syrup (for children the instruction introduces additional conditions of use), which is contraindicated in case of premature birth of the fetus, that is, if the young patient is 2 months old, but the delivery was premature, the use of this medicine can cause complications in the digestive tract.

Admissible side effects and special instructions

Side effect of the drug "Stopdiar" instruction (reviews on this topic are rare, because, regardless of the form of release, the medication is perfectly tolerated by people who suffer from diarrhea and concomitant disorders) characterizes as follows:

• Increased diarrhea, aggravated pain syndrome in the abdomen (interruption of therapy is not required in view of the transience of the described effect);
• Shortness of breath, Quincke's edema, skin allergies (upon detection of such symptoms, taking the drug is stopped).

Special instructions are a consequence of biochemical features of nifuroxazide. For example, the non-adherence of the main component to metabolic processes sometimes leads to the fact that the causative agents of the severe form of the disease cease to react to the medication, and then the emphasis is on the parallel use of the profile antibiotic (although the use of Stopdiar with other antibacterial drugs is not recommended because of the mechanism of its reaction - total adsorption). Long-term antidiarrheal therapy based on nifuroxazide also puts forward demands for a diet - from the diet it is necessary to exclude juices, spicy and rough food, thermally unprocessed vegetables and fruits.

Interaction of "Stopdiar" with other drugs

Before using, first of all, it is necessary to understand the principles of drug interaction of the drug "Stopdiar". Reviews (tablets and suspension, I must say, equally found support in the masses) often contain information that the reception of the described substance "put a cross" on attempts to simultaneously get rid of several diverse ailments (that is, diarrhea has passed, but other symptoms, Suppressed medicamentally, remained).

As it was said above, the reason for this is the specific mechanism of contact of "Stopdiar" with other chemical compounds. Being a reagent not subject to absorption, the drug, nevertheless, is able to concentrate on its surface the active components of other pills and syrups, and can remove them from the body in unsplit form.

The instruction informs that a break between the reception of "Stopdiar" and the oral administration of another medication should be at least 2 hours.

Opinions and Comments

About the drug "Stopdiar" reviews mostly positive. Some serious complaints about the effects of its components on the body of a child or an adult patient on thematic forums have not been noted. Almost all who encountered the drug, talk about its effectiveness in terms of relief of acute diarrhea.

But when comparing with the more expensive analogue - "Enterofuril" (under this trade name the same nifuroxazide is hidden), the opinions of patients / parents regarding the pharmacological dynamics demonstrated by "Stopdiar" were somewhat divided. Probably, the notorious issue of the price again played its role, because authoritative physicians declare that both drugs manifest themselves equally effectively and do not cause dysbiosis.