Liquids or chewable tablets may work slightly more quickly than non-chewable tablets or capsules. For colic, you may need to give it to your baby for a few days to see the full benefits. The same applies if you're taking it for irritable bowel syndrome IBS or other long-term medical conditions that cause bloating. Speak to a doctor or your health visitor if the symptoms get worse or do not improve within a few days.
Simeticone is generally a safe medicine, so there's no strict limit on how long you or your baby can take it for. However, most people will only need to take it occasionally, or over a short period of time. Talk to a doctor if you've been taking simeticone regularly for more than 14 days. It's safe to continue giving simeticone to your baby for colic for several weeks, but talk to a doctor or health visitor if your baby's symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
If you are taking simeticone to treat bloating caused by an ongoing condition such as irritable bowel syndrome IBS , there's no harm in taking it long term. Just make sure you tell a doctor if you are taking it. For colic, there's not much scientific evidence that simeticone really works.
In studies where simeticone was used alongside a dummy treatment placebo , there was not much difference between them. We cannot be certain that it really works for bloating, trapped wind or indigestion either. In studies, there was not much difference between taking simeticone and antacids together compared to taking antacids on their own. One theory is that your symptoms or your baby's are not actually due to trapped wind.
They may be caused by something else. Dimeticone is a substance found in many cosmetics and medicines, including nappy rash creams and treatments for headlice. Simeticone is "activated dimeticone". It contains dimeticone, mixed with silicon dioxide or silica gel.
This makes the medicine work better to get rid of the wind in your gut. There are several other medicines that you can try for trapped wind. Ask a pharmacist for advice, particularly if it's for a baby. Gripe water which contains dill seed oil works by breaking down trapped gas bubbles. It can be used to treat colic in babies aged 1 month and above. However, like simeticone, there's not much evidence that it works for colic.
There are other medicines for treating colic, bloating or trapped wind that work differently to simeticone and gripe water. However, if you're taking a medicine that contains simeticone combined with other ingredients, read the leaflet to check it is safe to drink alcohol.
There are no foods or drinks that you need to avoid when taking simeticone. However, if you're bothered by bloating or trapped wind, it may help to:. Find out more about things you can do to help bloating and foods to help your digestion. There are several things you can do to help prevent bloating and trapped wind.
Talk to your health visitor for advice on soothing a baby with colic. However, there's very little evidence these things work. Speak to your health visitor for advice and support. Page last reviewed: 10 October Next review due: 10 October Simeticone On this page Simeticone Key Facts Who can and cannot take simeticone How and when to take it Side effects Pregnancy and breastfeeding Cautions with other medicines Common questions. Simeticone Simeticone or simethicone is a type of medicine called an antiflatulent.
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Simeticone usually starts to work within 30 minutes. It works by bringing together the small gas bubbles in your gut to form bigger bubbles, allowing trapped air to pass through your body more easily. It's generally safe with no known side effects. Most people will only need to take it occasionally, or over a short period of time.
We gave dentinox after a feed via the syringe but Max hated it so much that I had to stop! We now give infacol before feeds and gripe water after feeds if he is still in pain. Some babies don't seem to respond the gripe water but it definitely helps Max so might be worth a go.
Also, I know Colief is 9. We haven't tried it yet as Max isn't Colicky, just quite windy at times. I give some half way through the feed, then give the rest after the feed, She hates it too! But it works!!!! Join now to personalise. You can use dentinox ways either before feeding or put it into the bottle. This is what i do and it works a treat. Put a syringe full into the bottle. The medicine works locally in the gut and is not absorbed into the baby's bloodstream.
It's possible that Dentinox infant colic drops could reduce the absorption of levothyroxine from the gut, so if your child is taking this medicine for thyroid problems don't give them Dentinox infant colic drops at the same time of day. Dentinox infant colic drops are not known to affect any other medicines and you can use them alongside other prescribed medicines, or with baby paracetamol or ibuprofen assuming these are appropriate for your child.
Parenting Mental health Healthy eating Conditions Follow. Type keyword s to search. What are Dentinox infant colic drops used for? Relieving abdominal pain, also known as gripe, colic or wind, in both breast-fed and bottle-fed babies.
The pain or discomfort happens when the baby swallows air while feeding, which then gets trapped in the stomach. The drops can be used from birth onwards. How do Dentinox infant colic drops work? How do I use Dentinox infant colic drops?
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