Fortrans powder 64gr #4

Fortrans instruction

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Composition

The composition of the agent includes the active ingredient macrogol 4000, also in the composition there are additional components: potassium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate anhydrous, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium saccharinate.

Form of issue

The laxative is in the form of a powder, from which a solution is prepared for ingestion. The powder is white, it dissolves easily in water. Contained in paper bags, in a cardboard bundle - 4 sachets.

pharmachologic effect

The drug is a laxative, having osmotic properties. The drug is administered for intestinal lavage.
The active ingredient Macrogol 4000 is a linear polymer, it can retain water molecules due to hydrogen bonds. As a consequence, the osmotic pressure increases, the volume of intestinal contents increases.
Due to the content of electrolytes in the composition of the preparation, there is no disturbance of the water-electrolyte balance of the organism.

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Getting into the body, Macrogol 4000 is not absorbed from the digestive system, does not enter the bloodstream and is not metabolized. Isolated from the intestine with feces completely. Through how much Fortrans begins to act, depends on how often the patient takes it. After oral administration of the drug, it begins to act after 1-1.5 hours and lasts for 2 to 5 hours. If repeated medication is taken, the bowel is emptied 20-30 minutes after ingestion.

Indications for use

There are such indications for the drug:
    the process of preparation for the study of the large intestine - colon cleansing before endoscopy or x-ray;
    preparation of the intestine for operations that require a complete absence of contents in the intestine;
    preparation for irrigoscopy.

Contraindications

When you buy Fortrans you should know certain contraindications for taking the drug:
    severe illnesses and conditions - heart failure in severe form, dehydration, etc .;
    a malignant tumor or other disease of the colon, at which extensive damage to the intestinal mucosa is noted;
    intestinal obstruction, complete or partial;
    patient's age to 15 years (no information on clinical use);
    a high level of sensitivity to polyethylene glycol, since there is evidence of rare manifestations of allergic reactions to drugs in which there is polyethylene glycol.

Side effects

If intestinal cleaning is done with Fortrans, certain side effects may appear:
    system of digestion: at the beginning of the reception, vomiting and nausea may develop, with continuation of reception these manifestations ceased, and abdominal bloating was also noted;
    allergic manifestations: in very rare cases, edema, rash on the skin, there are isolated cases of anaphylactic shock.

Instructions for the use of Fortrans (Method and dosage)

Instruction for the use of Fortrans provides for the use of medicines only for people after 15 years. Before applying the medicine, the powder from one package must be completely dissolved in 1 liter of water. You should also consider how to take Fortrans correctly, and calculate the dose of the medication. Dosage is calculated as follows: 1 liter of ready solution for 15-20 kg of weight. That is, a person should on average take 3-4 liters of a ready solution.
Instructions for cleaning the intestines
After the powder for cleansing the intestine was diluted in water, the desired dose should be taken in the evening before the operation or examination. How to drink properly the drug, depends on when the procedure is prescribed. After all, it is important to consider, through how much the medicine works. You can also divide the dose, taking 2 liters in the evening and 2 liters in the morning. But it is necessary to finish the reception of the solution 3-4 hours before the procedure.

Children

Fortrans is not used to treat children and adolescents under 15 years of age. The method of application for adolescents from 15 years old is the same as for adults.

For losing weight

Use this tool for weight loss doctors do not recommend. The fact that this is a powerful laxative, and how this drug works, affects the health status, if you practice it regularly.
How to drink correctly Fortrans for weight loss, recommend in some forums and sites. However, it is not possible to regularly cleanse the intestines for weight loss with the help of this remedy, after all, according to the instruction, only preparation for Colonoscopy of the intestine by Fortrans is practiced, or preparation for other procedures. When the drug begins to act, it is important to stay at home, in comfortable conditions for at least a day. It is important to note that after laxative there is a strong weakness. After cleansing the bowels the next day it is recommended to eat rice. For several days, it is important to drink drugs with lacto- and bifidobacteria.

In pregnancy and lactation

There is no precise and precise data on the use of the drug during pregnancy, therefore, in the period of gestation the product is taken only when absolutely necessary.
It is allowed to use the drug during lactation in the presence of indications, since the active substance is not absorbed from the digestive tract.

Reviews of Fortrans

If you visit any thematic forum, you can conclude that reviews about the drug Fortrans are different. In the reviews also often write about the unpleasant taste of the solution. Reviews of Fortrans for weight loss are different, but mostly users say that with the help of cleaning the intestine can lose a few pounds. However, this does not happen at the expense of getting rid of the accumulation of fat. Therefore, doctors are advised to drink the medicine only according to the indications.
Those who took Fortrans, when the preparation for a colonoscopy was necessary, noted that the medicine works well, but sometimes there are spasms of the intestine, bloating. But the doctors' reviews of Fortrans indicate that the cleansing of the intestine is effective. Basically reviews about the preparation for the colonoscopy Fortrans are informed that the drug has coped with its task.