Bacteriophages are often prescribed for various infectious diseases or for their prevention, because such agents act directly on harmful microorganisms and can be used in children of any age. One of them is Intesty-bacteriophage. This drug includes several pathogens at once, therefore it is widely used for intestinal and other infections.
Release form and composition
Intesti-bacteriophage is a yellow solution, but a greenish tint is also possible. This liquid is completely transparent and placed in glass bottles. One bottle can contain 20 ml of solution, and the box contains 4 or 10 bottles. They also produce larger bottles containing 100 milliliters of medicine each - such "Intesty" is sold only in one bottle.
The drug contains a mixture of filtered sterile bacterial phagolysates. This is the name for microbial cells dissolved by bacteriophages, which are in a nutrient medium together with particles of bacteriophages - viruses that selectively destroy certain bacteria.
This mixture contains lysates of Shigella, Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Pseudomonas. A more detailed list of bacteria can be found on the Intesty package. The only auxiliary ingredient in the medicine is the preservative quinosol.
Operating principle
Phagolysates contained in Intesty-Bacteriophage are capable of destroying pathogenic bacteria of the same species and strains, that is, Salmonella, Enterococci, Shigella and other microbes that were used to make the solution.
When is it prescribed?
"Intesty-bacteriophage" is in demand for various pathologies of the digestive tract, provoked by harmful bacteria, as well as for their prevention. The drug is prescribed for salmonellosis, bacterial dysentery, colitis or enterocolitis, as well as for dysbiosis and dyspepsia. In this case, first, an analysis of the sensitivity of the pathogen is carried out to make sure that the bacteriophage will act on it. Some doctors also prescribe nasal drip.
At what age is it prescribed?
Treatment with Intesti-bacteriophage is allowed at any age. Such a solution is prescribed even for newborns and infants under one year old.
Contraindications
It is prohibited to use Intesti-bacteriophage only in case of hypersensitivity to its ingredients.
Side effects
In babies in the first months of life, the solution can provoke the appearance of a rash on the skin or regurgitation.
Instructions for use
When using Intesti-bacteriophage, it is important to observe the following conditions:
- you can not use the medicine if the solution becomes cloudy;
- before opening the bottle and each next use of the drug, wash your hands thoroughly and treat the bottle cap with alcohol;
- the bottle should not remain open;
- It is not necessary to remove the stopper from the bottle - in order to select the medicine in the right amount, a sterile syringe is used.
Intesti-bacteriophage can be used in two ways:
- Give the child to drink half an hour or an hour before meals. When administered orally, the medicine is applied three to four times a day for 7-10 days. For babies in the first months of life, the medication is recommended to be additionally diluted 2 to 1 with boiled water in the first two days of treatment. If side effects do not appear, then the solution is given undiluted.
- Enter into the rectum. This method is usually chosen for small patients with vomiting. For rectal use, a high enema is used - the drug is administered using a catheter or a gas outlet tube. The duration of such treatment is also 7-10 days.
Single doses of the drug are determined by the patient's age and are indicated in the table in the paper instructions that are sold with the vials. For oral use, a child is prescribed from 5 to 40 milliliters at a time, and from 10 to 60 milliliters is injected rectally.
If the agent is used prophylactically, then the child is given a solution to drink in a single dose prescribed by age once a day. How long to use the medication for prevention is determined individually.
Overdose and drug interactions
There were no cases when the excess of the dose of "Intesti-bacteriophage" had a negative effect on the patient's health. The drug can be used with any other medicines, including various antibacterial agents.
Terms of sale and storage
You can buy Intesti-bacteriophage in a pharmacy without presenting a prescription. The price of four 20 ml vials of the drug is about 750 rubles, and one bottle containing 100 ml of solution costs 850-900 rubles.
It is important to keep the medicine in the refrigerator, since the storage temperature recommended by the manufacturer is not higher than +8 degrees. The drug can be transported at a higher temperature, but not for long.
It is best to place the bottle in the refrigerator on the top shelf so that small children do not reach it.
Reviews
You can see a lot of good reviews about the use of Intesti-bacteriophage in children. In them, mothers confirm that the remedy has effectively dealt with Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and other pathogenic bacteria. The advantages of the drug include the possibility of using in infants, efficacy, liquid form, a minimum of contraindications and good tolerance. The main drawback of the drug is called its high price.
Analogs
Instead of Intesty, other bacteriophages can be used, which will specifically affect exactly those microbes that are found in a small patient. It can be staphylococcal, if liquid, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, polyvalent Klebsiella, salmonella and other bacteriophages.
For even more useful information about bacteriophages, see the next video.
