When talking about what drugs should be used to treat giardiasis in children, it is necessary to briefly describe the characteristics of antiparasitic therapy. A clear scheme does not exist. When the diagnosis is confirmed, the doctor prescribes the drugs, taking into account the development phase of the infection, the age of the child, the presence or absence of already formed complications. The division of infection into acute and chronic form is the starting point in the choice of methods for combating protozoa flagellum microorganisms.
The acute phase of giardiasis in children is eliminated in one step. Therapy is carried out in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor. Such precautions are taken because virtually all drugs used to kill lamblia in children and adults are highly toxic. They have many contraindications, which must be taken into account when treating children. Short courses of admission, conducting of the subsequent rehabilitation measures help to reduce the consequences of prima toxic drugs. This is why self-medication is unacceptable, which is why there is a need for drug therapy for the parasitic infection described.
Features of treatment of giardiasis in children with medicines
Since the acute phase of giardiasis in children lasts only a week or ten days, since its symptoms are similar to those of many other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, an acute phase in children is extremely rare. After the indicated period ends, the symptoms of an acute infection disappear with themselves, but the lambliasis does not go away. The disease enters a chronic stage of development. It is treated in three stages:
- At the first stage, a lot of preparatory work is done, helping to get rid of the symptoms associated with giardiasis, to create conditions unfavorable for life of giardias. Depending on the degree of infection, children can be prescribed choleretic drugs, enterosorbents, antihistamines. Medicamentous treatment of giardiasis in children begins with a special diet, the effect of which should prevent the proliferation of lamblia. Patients are allowed to eat cereals, dried fruits, vegetables, meat, under the ban enter carbohydrates, which are quickly absorbed.
- In the second stage, antiparasitic therapy is performed. It is carried out with drugs that kill Giardia. Most often small children are given tablets Macmirror or Furazolidol. To teenagers - a tablet from a lambliasis at children Trichorol or Tinidahol. The active death of lamblia leads to the release of a huge dose of toxins into the blood, therefore, along with the listed drugs, both adults and children are prescribed the intake of antihistamines and enterosorbents. The second stage takes five ten days. Short-term duration of the main course is due to the fact that all antiprotozoal drugs are highly toxic.
- The entire third stage of therapy is dedicated to enhancing the protective forces of the child's body, creating conditions that prevent the parasitization and proliferation of lamblia in the small intestine and the gallbladder. For this purpose, a diet is prescribed, it can improve the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as plant adaptogens, multivitamin complexes, probiotics, prebiotics, enzyme preparations. By duration, the third stage takes two three weeks. It is important during therapy to try to eliminate all consequences of parasitism of lamblia and eliminate the side effect of prescribed medications.
Classification of lamblias in children
There are three groups of antiprotozoal drugs against lamblia in children.
- The first - drugs Ornidazole and Tinidazole. Until recently, Metronidazole tablets were used to eliminate certain types of worms and treat giardiasis in children. But recent scientific studies have shown that the simplest flagellar microorganisms could develop immunity to the main active substance of this drug.
- The second group is nitrofuran preparations. Children from this group of funds most often prescribed medicine Macmirror.
- Treated group - benzimidazole tablets Albendazole.
The choice of the medicine is carried out by a doctor, only those drugs that are safe for the treatment of children get on the list of medicines. Those that have minimal side effects, those that help to fight effectively with Giardiasis. Given the high toxicity of the aforementioned means, the medicamentous treatment of protozoal infection in children should be carried out under the supervision of a doctor in a hospital setting. Seeking help when finding symptoms of carriage of the simplest parasitic organisms is best to the gastroenterologist. It is not worthwhile prescribing antiprotozoal drugs and other medications.