Just about the drug "Vigantol": instructions for patients

Deficiency of vitamin D in the early stages often goes unnoticed. But all the same, an experienced doctor eventually understands what he is dealing with. This vitamin in its pure form is often absorbed badly, which is important not only for women in the climacteric period, but also for young children. To protect bone tissue, the doctor may prescribe the drug "Wigantol" for you.

The instruction prescribes that it be prescribed to regulate the exchange of calcium and the exchange of phosphorus. This drug is not a pure vitamin D, but its derivative, which is digested much better. What happens when the patient starts taking Wigantol? The instruction tells us that in this form the vitamin is very well absorbed in the intestine. Also, the kidneys are much less excreted in the urine than the normal vitamin from dietary supplements.

"Vigantol" for newborns is used only from the 10th day of life, if there is reason to assume a deficiency of the vitamin. Often, this drug is given to mothers who gave birth late (after 35 years), because in their body there might not be enough vitamin for the baby. There are still grounds for prescribing it to children of mothers whose nutrition was insufficient during pregnancy. However, this is not so easy to establish.

Children "Vigantol" allows you to build a skeleton and teeth, it is used to prevent rickets. Against the background of taking this drug many of the disorders associated with parathyroid glands disappear .

Absorbed "Vigantol" in the small intestine, but not at its beginning, but closer to the beginning of the large intestine. The drug has the property of accumulating in some tissues: muscles (cardiac and skeletal), adipose tissue, adrenals and kidneys. Therefore, the dose should be calculated only by a doctor, based on the characteristics of the patient's body.

"Vigantol" is prescribed to pregnant women only in small doses, because the placenta for this medication is not an obstacle, it is also excreted with milk. Of course, the drug may be needed for the mother and the baby, but the feeding is limited because it is impossible to calculate the exact dose that the baby will receive with the mother's milk. But after 4-5 hours the dose in the tissues becomes maximum.

How is "Wigantol" deduced? The instruction says that mainly with feces, this explains the slow enough withdrawal of the drug. (It would have been faster with urine). Therefore, this medicine can not be prescribed for yourself.

When is "Wigantol" still appointed? The instruction mentions cirrhosis of the liver, osteoporosis, condition after intestinal surgery, malabsorption syndrome, and parathyroid gland diseases (they are busy with calcium metabolism).

Since the kidneys and liver are occupied by the removal of this medication, the doctor very carefully prescribes "Vigantol" in case of insufficiency of these organs, especially if its degree is significant (above average).

At the time of taking the drug, it is necessary to monitor the level of calcium and phosphate in the blood, in the absence of monitoring and the incorrectly calculated dose, there can be very serious consequences - in fact, "Vigantol" is a synthetic steroid hormone, and you can not joke with these substances.

Side effects include a feeling of fatigue, headache, dry mouth, muscle and joint pain, constipation, arrhythmias, anorexia, arterial hypertension.

Do not appoint "Vigantol" in sarcoidosis and urolithiasis (when stones are calcium), and even with thyrotoxicosis, this drug is prohibited.

With caution appoint it for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary tuberculosis and hypothyroidism.

Does "Wigantol" help? The reviews are generally positive, but some patients report serious digestive disorders and increased sensitivity to odors, which they associate with the start of the drug. Talk with your doctor about the possibility of appointing "Vigantol" to you. Perhaps you will not experience negative feelings, it is very individual.