How to give a newborn "Bifidumbacterin"

In some cases, pediatricians recommend giving babies drugs that normalize the intestinal microflora. Among them is Bifidumbacterin that help to populate the intestine with beneficial microorganisms, which are essential for normal digestion.

You will need

• - Bifidumbakterin;
• - boiled water.

Instruction

1. Bifidumbacterin for babies, produced in dry powder form requires preliminary dilution with boiled water. In the instruction it is written that each dose is diluted in 5 ml of liquid. In practice, pour in an infant and 25 ml of water, obtained by dilution of the contents of one vesicle, is almost impossible. In order for the drug to get in there, mix it up a smaller amount of liquid.
2. Pour a teaspoon of boiling, but not hot water to the vial with powder, within minutes wait until it is completely dissolved, then the preparation is ready for use.
3. If possible, let his child for half an hour before meals twice a day. But for newborns, it is not forbidden to add Bifidumbacterin in the mixture at feeding time.
4. The course of treatment depends on the severity of the disease and usually recommended by the pediatrician. But to accept bifidumbakterin less than a week does not make sense, even if there is a pronounced improvement in the performance of the intestine.
5. Liquid Bifidumbacterin in the prevention of dysbacteriosis give the child three times a day for 1-3 ml. the packaging has its drawbacks, after opening the further storage does not have to. For therapeutic purposes liquid Bifidumbacterin given twice a day 5 ml 30 minutes before a meal. The duration of intake varies from 20 to 30 days.