Smecta - 10 Sachets

Smecta is natural purified and standardized clay. Smecta covers the mucous membrane of the digestive tract and protects it by increasing mucous membrane resistance as well as binding pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and toxins. This medicine is used for the treatment of acute diarrhoea in adults and children from 2 years old with oral rehydration support and for the symptomatic treatment of chronic functional diarrhoea in adults. If you have acute diarrhoea, you must contact your doctor if you are not feeling better or are feeling worse after three days. Using Smecta long-term without consulting a doctor is not recommended.

Uses and active ingredients

Indications
– the cute and chronic diarrhea, especially in children.
– heartburn, inflation and discomfort in the stomach caused by gastritis, stomach and duodenum ulcer, colitis.

Active ingredient

The active substance is diosmectitis. One sachet of 3,760 g contains 3 g of diosmectite.

Other ingredients are: glucose, saccharin sodium, vanilla flavoring (maltodextrin, sucrose, glycerol triacetate, colloidal anhydrous silica, ethyl alcohol, soy lecithin, vanilla flavoring) and orange flavoring (maltodextrin, monohydrate, -and diglyceride diacetyltartaric acid esters, colloidal anhydrous silica, orange oils).

How to take Smecta

Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctoror pharmacist if you are not sure.
Treatment of acute diarrhoea
– 2 years and older: 6 g (2 sachets) per day.
The dose may be doubled in the initial phase of acute diarrhoea.
Adults:
– 9g (3 sachets) a day
The dose may be doubled in the initial phase of acute diarrhoea.
Other indications:
Adults:
The average daily dose is 9g (3 sachets).
Method of administration:
Oral. Mix the contents of the sachet into half a glass of water just before use.
Children: the contents of the sachet can be mixed with 50 ml of water or with a semi-liquid food (e.g., broth,
compote, puree, or baby food).
When treating acute diarrhoea in children, administer Smecta with oral rehydration products to prevent
dehydration (deficit of water in the body).
In adults, rehydration therapy may be used if necessary.
If you take more Smecta than you should
Over-dosage can cause acute constipation or a non-soluble formation in the intestines.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Storage. Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. This medicine requires no special storage conditions. Do not use Smecta after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after ‘EXP’. The expiry date refers
to the last day of that month. Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.

Packaging contains One carton contains 10 sachets.

Side-effects, precautions and interactions

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Smecta:
– if you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to certain sugars,
– if you have previously suffered from acute constipation.
Infants and children under 2 years of age: the use of Smecta should be avoided.
Children 2 years of age and older: Smecta may only be used in acute diarrhea with concomitant
oral rehydration solution. Chronic use of Smecta should be avoided.
Consult your doctor:
– if the symptoms of acute diarrhoea are not relieved within three days
– if high fever or vomiting are accompanied by pain.