Bifidumbacterin Forte

Bifidumbacterin Forte: what is this drug and how to use it?

Bifidumbacterin Forte is a drug that is used to normalize intestinal microflora. It contains freeze-dried microbial mass of living, antagonistically active strains of Bifidobacterium bifidum No. 1 and crystalline lactulose. The drug is produced in Russia by Partner.

Bifidumbacteria bifidum are beneficial bacteria that live in the human intestine and perform an important function in maintaining normal intestinal microflora. They help strengthen the immune system, improve digestion and absorption of nutrients, and reduce the risk of developing various intestinal diseases.

Bifidumbacterin Forte is used to correct intestinal microflora in various diseases, such as dysbiosis (including during therapy with antibiotics, NSAIDs, hormones, radiation and chemotherapy, stress), acute infectious diseases and intestinal dysfunction, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, allergic diseases (in complex treatment), bacterial vaginosis and colpitis, as well as for the prevention of mastitis in nursing mothers at risk.

The drug can also be prescribed in pediatric practice for the complex treatment of infectious diseases (purulent-septic processes, pneumonia) and other diseases in young children, such as anemia, malnutrition, rickets and allergic diathesis in weakened children, as well as for the early transfer of infants age for artificial feeding and feeding with donor milk.

The drug is not recommended for use if you are hypersensitive to its components. No side effects were identified. However, before starting treatment, you should consult your doctor and read the instructions for use.

Interaction with other medications is limited. The effect of the drug is enhanced by vitamins, especially group B, and reduced by antibiotics. An overdose of the drug has not been described.

It is worth noting that it is unacceptable to dissolve Bifidumbacterin Forte in hot water (above 40 °C) and store it in dissolved form. The drug is also prescribed with caution to patients with lactase deficiency.

conclusions

Bifidumbacterin Forte is a drug that contains beneficial bacteria to normalize intestinal microflora. It can be used to correct microflora in various intestinal diseases, as well as to prevent mastitis in nursing mothers at risk. The drug is prescribed with caution in case of lactase deficiency and is not recommended in case of hypersensitivity to its components. Before starting treatment, you should consult your doctor and read the instructions for use.