Prophylactic intake of various medicines is of great importance in preventing childhood diseases. One of these drugs is iodomarin 100 for children, which includes iodine - one of the microelements necessary for children and adults for normal life. Iodine is not produced by the human body, and its daily intake must come with food. However, there are groups of people who either need iodine more than usual (children and adolescents, pregnant women and nursing mothers), or live in areas with a low content of this substance in the environment. They also showed an additional intake of drugs, such as iodomarine, for the prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases.
Dosage of baby iodomarine
Daily doses of iodomarine for prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency (which is manifested by such diseases as endemic, diffuse non-toxic or euthyroid goiter) differ.
For the prevention of children should give iodomarine, usually in such doses:
- children from birth to adolescence - 50-100 mcg per day;
- adolescents - 100-200 micrograms per day;
- To avoid recurrence of goiter, you should drink 100-200 μg of iodomarine.
Preventive maintenance is carried out by courses during, as a rule, several years. This is especially true in adolescence, when active hormonal changes occur in the child's body.
In the treatment of goiter, endocrinologists appoint a dosage of 100 to 200 micrograms per day. The course of treatment for children is 2-4 weeks.
Iodomarine - side effects
All the side effects from taking iodomarin can be divided into two groups: allergic reactions of the body and disturbances in the endocrine system.
Allergy to iodine preparations, which is also called "iodism", is manifested as:
- unpleasant metallic taste in the mouth;
- swelling;
- inflammation of the mucous membranes;
- "Iodine" rhinitis and conjunctivitis;
- Edema of Quincke (in rare cases).
Since iodine, with its excess amount, has the property of accumulating in the body, then when taking:
- up to 150 mcg iodomarin per day, a disease such as hyperkeratosis, if it is present in a child in a latent form, can go into an open, or manifest, form;
- from 300 to 1000 mcg of this drug develops iodine-induced hyperkeratosis (i.e., provoked by the intake of too much iodine in the body). This disease develops
most often in people who suffer from diffuse or nodular toxic goiter or are prone to it, as well as with prolonged intake of iodomarin.
Contraindications for taking iodomarin
- Hyperthyroidism.
- Individual intolerance to iodine.
- Thyroid adenoma (toxic). The only exception is the period of iodine therapy, which is performed after the operation in the treatment of this disease.
Do not forget the products containing iodine , which can diversify the diet of the child.