Docusate sodium

About docusate sodium

الإمساك يمكن أن يكون سببها نظام غذائي سيء، عدم شرب كمية كافية من الماء وعدم الذهاب إلى المرحاض بمجرد الشعور بالحاجة لذلك. يمكن أن يسبب الحمل، نقص التمارين أو الحركة (مثل المرض في السرير) وبعض الأدوية، بما في ذلك بعض المسكنات، الإمساك أيضًا.

ومع ذلك، يتناول العديد من الأشخاص الملينات عندما لا يحتاجون إليها لأنهم يعتقدون أنهم يعانون من الإمساك ما لم يذهبوا إلى المرحاض كل يوم. هذا ليس صحيحًا. تعريف مفيد للإمساك هو الذهاب إلى المرحاض بشكل أقل تكرارًا مما هو طبيعي بالنسبة لك، وتمرير براز صلب عندما تذهب.

Docusate sodium is thought to work by encouraging the muscles in your bowel to move waste products through your body. It also draws water into your bowel, which softens the stools, making them easier to pass. Docusate sodium can be bought without a prescription at pharmacies and other retail outlets.

Preparations containing docusate sodium are sometimes used to clear the bowel before some medical examinations. When it is used like this, you will be provided with a supply and full instructions for use from your hospital or clinic.

The rest of the information in this leaflet is about docusate sodium when it is used for constipation.

Before taking docusate sodium

To make sure this is the right treatment for you, ask for advice from a doctor or pharmacist before you start taking docusate sodium if any of the following apply to you:

• إذا كنتِ حاملاً، تحاولين الإنجاب أو تقومين بالرضاعة الطبيعية. وذلك لأنكِ أثناء الحمل أو إرضاع الطفل، يجب عليكِ تناول الأدوية فقط بناءً على توصية الطبيب.

• If it is for a child. This is because laxatives should only be given to children on the advice of a doctor or healthcare professional.

• If you have severe pain in your tummy (abdomen) or feel sick.

• إذا كنت تتناول أي أدوية أخرى. يشمل ذلك أي أدوية تتناولها والتي يمكن شراؤها بدون وصفة طبية، بالإضافة إلى الأدوية العشبية والمكملات الغذائية.

• إذا كنت قد تعرضت في أي وقت مضى لرد فعل تحسسي تجاه دواء.

How to take docusate sodium

• Before you start this treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside your pack. The leaflet will give you more information about docusate sodium and a full list of side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• The instructions for taking docusate sodium will be on the label of the pack. You can take up to five 100 mg-strength capsules over the course of a day, although you may not need this many. Take the capsules one at a time, at regular intervals throughout the day. Take them with a drink of water to help you swallow.

• If docusate sodium liquid medicine has been prescribed for your child, carefully follow the instructions you are given by your doctor, as the dose will be adjusted according to their age and needs. Do not give docusate sodium to a child unless a doctor has prescribed it.

• Your child's dose of oral liquid medicine can be diluted in a beaker/glass of fruit squash or milk before taking. The mixture must then be swallowed within 30 minutes.

• Docusate sodium should only be used for a short time. This is because your bowel can start to rely on this type of laxative to make it work rather than working on its own. Although it may take a day or so for the capsules/liquid to start working, if you are still constipated after five days, you should make an appointment to speak with your doctor.

تحقيق أقصى استفادة من علاجك

• A healthy diet containing fibre (wholegrain breads and cereals, bran, fruit and green leafy vegetables) with six to eight full glasses of water each day and daily exercise are important in maintaining healthy bowel function.

• You can read more about how to prevent or treat constipation in adults and children in the separate leaflets called الإمساك (للبالغين) و الإمساك عند الأطفال.

Can docusate sodium cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, all medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below lists some of the most common ones associated with docusate sodium. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve over the first few days of taking a new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following side-effects continue or become troublesome.

إذا شعرت بأي أعراض أخرى تعتقد أنها قد تكون بسبب هذا الدواء، تحدث مع طبيبك أو الصيدلي.

How to store docusate sodium

• احفظ جميع الأدوية بعيدًا عن متناول ورؤية الأطفال.

• احفظه في مكان بارد وجاف، بعيدًا عن الحرارة المباشرة والضوء.

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