Gastal - from what helps, indications, contraindications. Gastal tablets - instructions for use. Is it possible to take gastal during pregnancy. Analogs gastal

Such an antacid agent, such as gastal, is familiar to many who have problems with the digestive tract. To be more accurate, and speak an accessible language, then this drug serves to reduce the acidity of the stomach. And it acts through neutralization or absorption (that is, selective absorption of a substance) of hydrochloric acid of gastric juice. How to take it correctly so that the effect is maximum, and what contraindications can be (like any drug), it is worthwhile to figure out in more detail.

Gastal: Instructions for use

Immediately make a reservation that Gastal acts not only on a decrease in acidity, but also to relieve pain. Therefore, we answer the question - is it possible for people with a stomach ulcer? Yes! Its main goal is aimed at eliminating unpleasant symptoms of gastritis and stomach ulcers.

How to buy or what form of release:

• These tablets have a absorbable shape. Yes, like sweets, they are placed under the tongue. If we talk about packaging, the plates are in a cardboard box.
• If we talk about the color and shape of the tablets, then they, like most drugs, are round and white (more precisely, the color scheme from white to a creamy hue). Smooth.
• As a rule, they have a mint taste (there is a light flavor).
• The pills are beam, as expected, in a blister pack (or blister), 6 pieces (yes, we are used to packing 10 units).
• But in the box there can be 2, 4, 5, 8 and 10 of these blisters. That is, it is 12, 24, 30, 48 and 60 tablets in one box.
• There is still gastal with orange and cherry taste. The release form is the same.

Now we will touch on such an important question as the price of gastered.  Of course, in each pharmacy prices are slightly different.

But on average, for packaging:

• in a number of 12 pcs. the price varies from 120 to 160 rubles.;
• for 24 tablets, the price has an even larger range-180-240 rubles (depending on the taste);
• for 30 units the price will be from 220 to 280 rubles.;
• 48 tablets wake up to stand 320-380 rubles.;
• for 60 tablets you will need to pay 340-450 rubles.

I also wanted to single out that now the free delivery of medicines from some pharmacies is practiced (if you order via the Internet). Of course, in your city it will be free. Therefore, consider such a nuance when buying.

Gastal: Composition and analogues

Recall that today the shelves of pharmacies are full of similar antacid drugs. And we gave a list of drugs that have a similar scope and action. But they differ in their components.

Let's talk about the composition.

The main components are:

• magnesium hydroxide - 300 ml (of course, we are talking about one tablet);
• gel from a mixture of magnesium of carbonate and aluminum hydroxide - in the amount of 450 ml.

Gastal has such auxiliary components:

• sorbitol (E420);
• mannitol (E421);
• monohydrate lactose;
• ordinary corn starch;
• talc;
• peppermint flavor;
• sodium cyclamate and sugar;
• as well as stearic stearic.

Many people wonder what is better than gastal.  Speaking briefly and clear, there is no unequivocal answer. The fact is that all drugs differ, first of all, with a composition. That is, some can have a banal allergy to Gastal, but according to this criterion you can not immediately say that the drug is bad or some other better.

It all depends on the individual influence of any medicine on your body.

• Let's talk about the time of action. For example, Renny acts two times faster than gastal. But, we mentioned above that its frequent techniques can cause addiction and the need to constantly take constantly (because gastric juice is produced in more quantities). But the medicine gagged is much longer. Yes, slower, but you will forget about heartburn for several hours.
• Although, for example, Maalox wins on this issue. Because, in time, he beats Gastal. By the way, acting is also a little faster. But! Such a medicine cannot be given to children (well, it turns out to adolescents) up to 15 years. But the drug Gastal can (but with great caution and only after the approval of the doctor) to children from 6 years old.

• If we compare with an analogue such as phosphalgel, then there is practically no difference. But doctors advise pregnant and lactating mothers to opt for the second version (that is, phosphalugel).
• Now compare, for example, Gastal and Almagel. That almagel one step ahead due to the ability to envelop the walls of the stomach, protecting them from aggressive effects. But this drug has a list of negative consequences and contraindications.

As you can see (of course, we did not compare Gastal with all the analogues), but everyone has some pros and cons. Therefore, this drug will be like a wand for someone-helped out, and for someone it will not have any effect. This is a purely individual and personal issue.

• There are no drugs with the same identical composition, but there are similar drugs. Some components may be absent or completely replaced by other components.

Important: do not self -medicate. If your doctor prescribed you to take a gastal, then choose analogues only after consulting with him. By the way, the doctor will tell you which of the many options will suit you the most.

• If we talk about the price, then the gastrated and its analogues are not very different. But other active components are used (maybe someone in the main substances cause intolerance) that have a similar principle of action.

Important: Gastal refers to non -suction tablets, that is, its components do not penetrate into the blood.

• The most common substitutes are Renny, Almagel (there is Almagel A and Almagel Neo), Maalox, Heviskone (also Forte) and phosphalgel.

Important: when compared with the most popular analogue - Renny, you need to highlight that it is a suction drug, and it acts directly on the mucosa (enters into a chemical reaction with hydrochloric acid). Thus quickly helps to get rid of heartburn, but then she quickly returns to her norm. Moreover, with frequent use, the production of gastric juice increases.

• Also, drugs with such action include chewing tablets Aldzhifluks, Inalan, chewing drame altacid and absorbing gastrozide pills.
• Gel Palmagel, Palmagel A, Alumag and absorbing granules of the recal, another analogues of gastered.

Gastal: Indications for use

• The first thing that is allocated is getting rid of heartburn. It doesn’t matter, it is caused by smoking, alcohol or the wrong diet, or maybe any medications became the cause of it.
• Gastal also helps to get rid of any other phenomena of dyspepsia. It means a sour or bitter belching, discomfort in the area of \u200b\u200bthe digestive tract, pain in the epigastric region. All these symptoms can also be caused by too fat or fried food, or harmful ways of life (smoking and alcohol are the main of them).
• From all the ailments that cause increased acidity of the stomach. This is gastritis, reflux - esophagitis, ulcer intestinal diseases or duodenum.

• Of course, a stomach ulcer of any origin. This may be the result of high acidity of the secret of the stomach or due to aggressive substances (acids, alkalis or some drugs), and maybe as an outcome of stressful situations.
• Erosion of the walls of the stomach or the shell of the esophagus, as well as even the initial intestine.
• The hernia of the esophageal opening of the diaphragm is another indicator.
• Also, Gastal helps with pancreatitis, equipped with a chronic or even acute form.
• And do not forget about duodenitis, discyskinesia of the paths of biliary, as the next indicators for taking this medicine.

Gastal during pregnancy or during lactation:

• This question deserves special attention. Both future and young mothers should not only do their diet, but also take any care with great care. This is no secret to anyone. During pregnancy, the diet is not so strict, but heartburn torments every second mother.
  • Interesting! It is believed that if a mother often torments his mother during pregnancy with a long duration or the intensity of heartburn, then the boy is born. But this is only an old belief, so you do not need to completely rely on it. It’s like mothers who love sweets more, and boys mothers are drawn to salty food.
• Any doctor will definitely tell you that taking gastal is undesirable during pregnancy or lactation. With this question, the situation is, as with any other drug.
• But! If mom has at least one of the above indications, then, in such a situation, there will be much more advantages from Gastal. In general, with any medicine, you must always put the benefits for the mother and baby on the scales (after all, the discomfort and heartburn of the baby also bother) and harm to the fetus. Do not forget that being in the tummy, the child is experiencing those emotions and the state as mom.

• If you just have heartburn or discomfort after food (it doesn’t matter whether these symptoms tormented you before pregnancy or have become a consequence of an interesting position), then it is enough to take only one tablet in such a situation. Yes, to just eliminate the symptoms.
• If you have diseases such as, for example, gastritis, ulcer or pancreatin, then the attending physician must write out the course and methodology for taking pills. It is worth noting that, as a rule, an ordinary adult dosage is prescribed. Otherwise, the effect will be too minimal.
  • Remember that you can take gastal for no more than 5 days. Sometimes even doctors insist on a 3-day year.
  • Drink, of course, after eating and only in an hour.
  • If we talk about the daily norm, then doctors give as many as 8 tablets. After all, you need to take them after each meal. But a pregnant woman needs to discuss this issue with her attending physician. After all, a purely personal question.

We have already figured out what the gastal helps from heartburn. This is the most common application. But other ailments were mentioned in which the doctor could prescribe such a medicine.

First of all, I wanted to warn, because the medicine has contraindications:

• Of course, people with renal failure (especially with a severe or chronic form) cannot be taken such a drug.
• Any sensitivity or intolerance to one of the components will be a refusal.
• Lactose intolerance or its deficiency, as well as glucose -galactose malabsorption (that is, fructose intolerance).
• Alzheimer's disease.
• Hypophosphatemia (that is, the level of phosphates in the blood reduces below the norm).
• Children under 6 years old. By the way, from 6 to 12 years old the drug must be consumed with great caution and only after the doctor’s indications. It does not need to give a child such a medicine on his own.
• And yet, children who are 12, but did not gain 50 kg in weight, also require a neat dosage.

As in any other medicine, Gastal also has its own norm. That is, with prolonged use or in an exceeded dose, the drug can cause:

• allergies, of course;
• nausea or vomiting;
• changes in taste;
• changing the stool (there may be constipation or, conversely, diarrhea, depending on personal tolerance);
• nephrocalcinosis (a change in the acidity of the stomach caused by the work of the kidneys) or impaired renal function;
• osteoporosis or osteomination.

How to take Gastal?

• If we talk about the dosage, then it should not exceed more than 8 tablets per day. Although doctors recommend taking a little less - 6 units per day.
• Of course, the medicine is prescribed after eating. And you need to drink not immediately, but in an hour.
  • By the way! The last tablet must be taken before bedtime.
• The course of treatment or just taking the drug should not exceed 2 weeks. Sometimes a doctor can increase the reception time to three weeks (but this is the maximum term).
• After six years old, children are divided into two (that is, half a pill), but over 12 years old you can already give a regular adult dose. But children are slightly reduced for children for a day-up to 5-6 tablets.

• For the treatment of heartburn, gastal is prescribed according to the same scheme, but the number of meals does not affect. That is, it is not necessary to take a tablet an hour after the meal. It must be absorbed in case of symptom. But no more than 8 tablets per day, and do not get carried away with the drug for more than 2 weeks.

Important: tablets cannot be chewed or swallowed! Their principle of action is hidden precisely in resorption.

• How to drink gastal when overeating or due to fatty (or maybe harmful food), as well as as a result of excessive use of alcohol or smoking, the answer is quite simple. No need to regularly take the drug constantly. It is enough to use 1-2 tablets as necessary.

Important: Gastal is available without a recipe!

If we talk about interaction with other drugs.

• Naturally, you need to take medicine carefully with other medicines. And only after the approval of your doctor.
• But an important condition-taking another medicine should be at least 1-2 hours after Gastal.

Now you are completely acquainted with this drug. We hope that it will be extremely rare for you. Be healthy!

Video: The drug Gastal from heartburn