- What is vaseline oil?
- Where is
- used What causes constipation?
- What properties of oil are used for constipation?
- Application rules
- Negative properties
- Contraindications
- Reviews
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Constipation may be caused by various reasons. The methods of treatment depend on them. Before using laxative agents, it is necessary to make sure of its safety, to study the "Instruction for use".This document gives an opportunity to get acquainted with the composition of the drug, the mechanism of its action, the recommended dosages.
The use of vaseline oil for constipation is an old medical prescription. He was appointed at the time when bowel cleansing was considered an important direction in the therapy of any disease. To date, doctors have not stopped recommending this drug. What is it good?
What is vaseline oil?
The dosage form of vaseline oil is obtained by purifying the petroleum fraction from kerosene. The chemical composition consists of a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons. Has received the additional name "liquid paraffin".It mixes well with fats.
From oils "can not stand" Castor. The compounds of these two substances are impossible. The dosage form has no color, but the industry uses a yellow, less purified variant. For medical purposes it is a good basis for different medications.
Capable of dissolving chloroform, ether, gasoline, kerosene and white spirit. But it keeps its consistency in water and ethyl alcohol. As a chemical, it can form an emulsion( suspension) in isopropyl alcohol. It is held for several minutes depending on the concentration, after which it starts to separate.
Industrial grades differ from medicines by higher density, viscosity. Suspension does not disintegrate for days. To be called a medical product, vaseline oil should meet the standards of a certain GOST for these indicators.
Where is used
The need for the use of Vaseline oil is justified for medical and cosmetic purposes by the ability to dissolve preparations for injections, in cosmetic creams, ointments. In the production of penicillin it is used as a defoamer.
The protective effect is especially valuable for limestone wall temples, and the
silicone brick replica is inexpensive in obtaining. Replaces the impregnating material for boards in the bath rooms, it is used to prepare grease for machines in the food industry, vacuum devices in fire pumps. It is included in the building enamels.
Since ancient times, petroleum jelly is used in church decoration and icon painting, lamp oil is obtained from it. The matter is that liquid paraffin during combustion does not form soot on frescos, decomposes to carbon dioxide and ordinary water vapor. Oil helps protect the old paintings.
What causes constipation?
Constipation is an ambiguous violation of bowel function. You can help only knowing the cause and influencing the supporting factors. The main damage concerns the disruption of peristaltic waves in the large intestine. This leads to stagnation and drying of stool, formation of stony formations, development of decay processes.
The cause may be:
- a disturbed communication with the central nervous system through the nodes of the spinal cord( with strokes, neurologic pathology, spine trauma);
- atony in old age has an atherosclerotic origin, gradual intestinal ischemia in case of mesentery vascular lesion leads to loss of innervation;
- inflammation in the intestine, reaching the submucosal and muscular layer, the formation of ulcers( chronic enterocolitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease);
- is a tumor process originating from the intestinal mucosa or local lymph nodes, compressing the lumen of the intestine;
- chronic adhesions, inflammation of diverticula cause partial obstruction;
- helminthic infestation in children.
In addition to diseases, constipation is promoted by:
- improper nutrition( predominance of carbohydrates, lack of fiber and vitamins);
- inactive work, lack of physical activity, insufficient use of abdominal wall muscles;
- in children up to the year is important period of adaptation to lure, and in newborns - underdevelopment of nerve connections and the incomplete process of sowing the intestine with the necessary bacterial flora.
What properties of oil are used for constipation?
Knowing the mechanism of constipation, we shall understand, whether it is possible to eliminate a problem with the help of Vaseline oil. The chemical composition of liquid paraffin allows us to state that it is devoid of toxic and carcinogenic properties, can not enter the bloodstream, because it is not absorbed in the small intestine, is unable to accumulate and create an overdose.
After ingestion, defecation occurs after 5-6 hours of
. Its only effect is uniform distribution over the walls of the intestine, creating a sliding protective surface for feces. Sufficient viscosity allows the oil to be retained in the intestine in a vertical direction. Gradual drainage creates conditions for discharge through the rectum. Vaseline oil, getting into the intestine, gently envelops the contents and softens the dry lumps.
All the advantages allow recommending Vaseline oil for constipation for children and adults. The drug is not contraindicated for lactating mothers. Especially if the birth was difficult, accompanied by ruptures of the perineum.
This is important, since the fight with constipation in other ways and taking medication during this period is significantly limited. However, it should be noted that the drug does not affect the cause, but helps only to eliminate the consequences of violations. Therefore, it is referred to as auxiliary means.
Rules for the use of
To learn how to take vaseline oil for constipation, it is necessary in advance to not experiment on yourself and loved ones. Doctors advise drinking it inside. With constipation in adults, vaseline oil is more convenient to use at night, then by morning you should expect bowel cleansing.
The drug should not be mixed with food. Therefore, it is correct to drink at least 2 hours before meals or not before this time - after eating. Dosage depends on the age of the person:
- infants can be given not more than half or full of a teaspoonful;
- to a child under three years old - do not damage 2 spoons;
- older children are recommended to drink at a time 3 teaspoons;
- for adults, the dosage is up to two tablespoons.
In the absence of the effect of a single reception, it is recommended to repeat the next day. You can not try to heal this way. The maximum period of use is limited to five days. If there is no result, you should inform your doctor and try other remedies.
Babies up to a year to enter vaseline oil can be in microclism with a special rubber pear. The child is laid on his side, with one hand the mother raises the buttock, the other - gently introduces the end of the pear into the anus. To make it slip better, pre-lubricate with baby cream. Then the buttocks are squeezed by hand for 10-15 minutes. During this time the drug shows an effect.
You can raise your toes upwards to access the anal opening
Negative properties of
Applying Vaseline oil, it is useful to remember that unexpected reactions may occur if the rules for taking and dosage are violated. Frequent use leads to a dysbacteriosis and loss of the necessary vitamins. This is due precisely to the protective film.
After all, useful bacteria can not penetrate through it and the process of assimilation of a part of the necessary substances is disrupted. Therefore, you can not use oil for chronic constipation every day. The drug is not suitable for prophylaxis.
Contraindications
Vaseline oil is not recommended for use:
- during pregnancy( not to affect the tone of the uterus);
- of individual intolerance( vomiting, itching of the skin, rash after a single use indicate this symptom);
- ulceration of the intestine( nonspecific ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, duodenal ulcer);
- of expressed inflammatory diseases of the abdominal cavity;
- febrile state with high temperature;
- phenomena of intestinal obstruction( bloating, stifling intestinal noises, pain, no gas release).
To find out the indications you need to know the cause of constipation. To do this, after a visit to the doctor, patients undergo a screening, including stool analysis, X-ray examination with contrasting, colonoscopy.
It is only the specialist who can correctly evaluate the results of the study and give reasonable advice. Liquid paraffin is not considered a doctor or even a traditional medicine for all intestinal diseases. When purchasing a drug in a pharmacy, study the "Instruction".Remember that there are several attempts to try efficiency. If there is no result, the vial can be discarded as unnecessary.
Reviews
Reviews of our readers will help you navigate through the application.
I was recommended by Vaseline buttermother. It seemed inexpensive and harmless. Constipation suffered before delivery, appeared after the first pregnancy. Drank at night, this day did not have supper. Around six in the morning I went to the toilet.
Of course, my work is mostly sedentary. But as a child she suffered a severe dysentery. The doctor says that the intestine has been changed since that time. I suffer from chronic constipation. I tried vaseline oil. It does not help me. Diet, mineral water and physiotherapy procedures are best.
And I had to cope with constipation after an operation to remove the uterus because of fibroids. Even in the hospital did the stimulation, it was so painful, but could not go to the toilet. Finally, I bought vaseline oil in a hospital pharmacy and drank it, as stated in the instructions. Relief appeared the next day and did not feel the pain. So I advise you to stock up with those who are going to a planned operation.
Here women write about the disease. And I work as a minibus driver, healthy. Working day from 5.20 to 23 hours. For us, going to the toilet is simply impossible. And there is no toilet at the final stop, just a pit in the bushes. We have to endure for a long time. So I endured that even on weekends I can not recover on my own. The wife gives Vaseline oil, the effect is.
