Candles of Buscopan in Pregnancy

The drug Buskopan, appointed as a candle in pregnancy, refers to drugs that relieve muscle spasm. The main active ingredient is butyl bromide. This substance perfectly reduces the contractility of smooth muscle fibers, leading to their relaxation. Let's look at the drug in more detail, and talk about it from the point of view of its use during the bearing of the baby.

When Buscupan is assigned to women in position?

Often, gynecologists, almost in front of the very birth, prescribe at a seemingly normal pregnancy, the Buscupan suppositories. Future mothers in this case, in most cases, do not even guess why this is done.

The thing is that this drug has a relaxing effect on the muscles of the uterine neck, which contributes to its better opening at the first stage of delivery. This medicine is prescribed in such cases as:

• repetition of the fetus;
• increased uterine tone;
• prevention of complications of the process of birth in primiparas.

In the latter case, the drug is prescribed approximately 10 days before the expected date of the baby's appearance.

How correctly to use the drug Buscopan?

The use of Buscupan suppositons during pregnancy should be carried out exclusively according to the instruction, which states that they can only be used for the doctor's prescription.

Even though on the package with medicine it is indicated that the suppositories of Buscopan are rectal, not all ladies know where they need to be inserted during pregnancy. The preparation is administered into the rectum. For this, a woman needs to take a horizontal position, legs bend at the knees and lead to the stomach. Then, with the fingers of one hand, slightly push the entrance into the rectum, and another gently, at a shallow depth, insert the suppository. This is how candles with Buskopan are used in pregnancy.