How to use Bobotik for newborns?

Composition and release form

Bobotik for babies and adults is a medicine in the form of drops, ready for use without additional steps.

The drops are available in a 30 ml glass bottle with a special dispenser for measuring the required number of drops.

Bobotik is suitable for adults and children from 1 month of age. Bobotik is still more of a children's drop, but adults can use it in rare cases according to the instructions.

The active ingredient of Bobotik is simethicone. But this is not the only component of the medicine; the remedy is also created using:

• Distilled water.
• Citric acid monohydrate.
• Carmellose sodium.
• Sodium saccharinate.
• Methyl parahydroxybenzoate.
• Propyl parahydroxybenzoate.
• Raspberry flavor.

This composition of Bobotik makes the medicine pleasant in taste and smell, and therefore is perfect for children. But also because of this composition, the mixture in Bobotik can separate into two parts - dark and light, but this is not an indicator of the deterioration of the drug, you just need to shake the bottle well before use.

The drug is available in a single dosage; there is no concept of Bobotik for children or adults, so the number of drops and times of use will differ, but not the medicine itself.

Instructions for use of Bobotik drops for newborns

The country of origin of this drug is Poland. The medicine is sold in a dark bottle in the form of an emulsion. The color of the medicinal liquid can vary from opaque, white to light cream.

Even tiny children drink it with pleasure, as it has a pleasant sweet and sour raspberry taste. The manufacturer indicates the following composition of Bobotik drops for newborns: the active ingredient is simethicone , and the auxiliary ingredients are sodium saccharinate, citric acid monohydrate, raspberry flavor, sodium carmellose, purified water, E 216, E 218.

The drug exerts its effect directly in the gastrointestinal tract. Without being absorbed by its walls, and as a result it is excreted unchanged. In addition, the drug does not affect the volume of gastric juice.

Before purchasing and, especially, using this drug, you should consult your doctor.

Before direct use, the drug must be shaken until a homogeneous emulsion is formed. It is considered correct to take the medicine during or after meals. In some cases, use before bedtime may be recommended.

Action in the body

In the human body, there are two modes of action for Bobotik:

1. Carminative - reduces gas formation in a newborn baby, bursting gas bubbles into smaller ones so that large conglomerates stop stretching the intestinal walls and creating discomfort and pain. If a child suffers from abdominal colic for this reason, Bobotik will quickly relieve the baby of such a problem.
2. Anti-foaming – Bobotik eliminates foam that appears in the child’s intestines due to the consumption of detergents and cleaning products by mistake. The baby feels better after using Bobotik for the first time, and at the same time the symptoms of poisoning, which could lead to serious consequences, are eliminated.

If it is difficult for a baby to go to the toilet “in a big way” due to the accumulation of gases, then Bobotik can eliminate constipation of a similar etiology. But with mild constipation and normal bowel movements, Bobotik should be used with caution so as not to cause diarrhea.

For newborns, the product perfectly helps to get rid of colic and gas for a long time, so there is no need to take Bobotik often.

Indications for taking the medication

Application of Bobotik

In what cases is it recommended to use the drug? Indications for use:

• bloating
• colic in infants
• preparation for diagnostic testing
• postoperative condition

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It is necessary to remember at what age you need to use the product. Despite the fact that a number of doctors recommend such medications almost from birth, the annotation for the medication states that for this problem the drug should be used only on the 28th day after the birth of the baby.

Indications for use

Bobotik can be prescribed to an infant and an adult:

• In order to eliminate gases in the intestines that arise for any reason (illness, nutrition, unformed intestinal tract, etc.).
• For a one-month-old child (less often for an adult) to eliminate poisoning from detergents that have entered the digestive tract.
• When preparing a person for diagnostic procedures on the intestines (sonography, radiography, gastroscopy).
• To eliminate constipation due to increased gas formation.
• As an additional substance in special solutions with contrast used in diagnostic procedures.

Before using the drug, you should consult a doctor, especially if the drug is intended for a child under 28 days of age. Bobotik is not harmful to children, but clinical trials have not been conducted in this particular age category, and therefore it is difficult to say how the baby’s body will react.

Indications for use

On the recommendation of a pediatrician, the medicine is used for:

• eliminating disturbances in the functioning of the digestive system. The product will help with flatulence, colic, and constipation associated with the accumulation of gases;
• preparing the baby for examinations of internal organs. So that you can correctly go through the preliminary stage before gastrofibroscopy, ultrasound scanning or radiography, the specialist will tell you in detail how to give the suspension to the baby in each individual case;
• eliminating negative symptoms of surfactant poisoning. The use of "Bobotik", for example, will help if a composition from the category of household chemicals gets into the child's body;
• relief of the condition after surgery on the intestines.

The dosage form of the drug is an emulsion. It is shaken before use. The information contained in the instructions for use indicates that “Bobotik” is recommended for children aged from twenty-eight days to two years. In practice, as evidenced by reviews from many young mothers, some doctors prescribe this drug to babies from birth and even premature babies. And this, I want to note, is quite safe, because the main thing here is a well-chosen dosage.

Dosage and method of administration

Bobotik must be used according to the rules:

• The drug must be shaken well before use.
• To drop the product, you need to turn the bottle with the dispenser down vertically.
• The drug can be taken in pure form from a spoon, and for children of several months it can be added to milk formula, juice, or water. How to give it to a newborn depends on his age, but you can even mix the medicine into breast milk.
• If a bottle of Bobotik has been open for more than two months, then the product can no longer be given; it must be disposed of.
• The product can be used by pregnant women only after consultation with a doctor, if the benefit to the woman is potentially higher than the probable risk to the fetus.
• If you have severe diarrhea after constipation, which lasts for more than a day, you must consult your doctor about the advisability of using Bobotik; you may have to change the dosage.
• The drug is taken before meals or after, if necessary, in order to eliminate flatulence and poisoning, and when conducting intestinal studies, it is taken according to the instructions the day before the study and on the day of the procedure. Additionally, you should consult your doctor in advance.
• During the course of treatment with the drug, you should not drink carbonated drinks.

The use of the drug and its dosage completely depend on the reasons for using the product.

For children, the dosage will be as follows:

For adults, depending on the reasons for prescribing Bobotik, the dosage will be as follows:

What are the indications for use and dosage of the drug?

Bobotik is prescribed:

• for newborns to remove and reduce gas accumulations in the gastrointestinal tract;
• during a diagnostic examination of the stomach;
• after intestinal surgery.

Children under 2 years of age should be given 8 drops no more than 4 times a day. The mother can decide how many times to give Bobotik to a newborn based on the baby’s well-being, but not more than once every 6 hours.

It is not known with certainty how many days Bobotik should be given to a newborn. Some mothers note that its effect decreases after using it for a month. In any case, after the symptoms of colic disappear, the drug should be discontinued.

How long does it take to work?

When Bobotik begins to act depends on the individual characteristics of the human body. If we take the average parameters, then the effect of Bobotik is noticeable after an hour. Therefore, when performing sonography, it is recommended to take a dose of the drug three hours before the procedure on the day of the examination.

The drug does not act for long, and after a day it is completely eliminated from the body.

If a stool occult blood test is prescribed, it is necessary to take it only 24 hours after stopping the drug, otherwise it will distort the test results.

You can take Bobotik for a long time if the child or adult does not have an allergy; the main thing is not to forget about the expiration date after opening the drug.

How to give Bobotik to a newborn

Many mothers are worried because they do not know how to properly take and give Bobotik to a newborn. In fact, there is nothing terrible here, let's learn a few subtleties of this process and everything will immediately fall into place. So:

• During consultation with your doctor, you may be prescribed to take the medicine 3 to 5 times a day or with each feeding, depending on the condition of the newborn. It is correct to give it either during or after meals.
• Children under one year old are recommended to take 16 drops at a time. If the newborn is bottle-fed, add the required dose to the feeding bottle. If the child is breastfed, then place the required dose on a spoon and give him a drink between feedings or immediately after.
• Another way: you can mix the drug in advance with expressed breast milk, formula or plain water.
• The duration of treatment also depends on the individual characteristics of the newborn and is prescribed by the doctor in each case individually.

Contraindications

Bobotik drops are not recommended for use:

• During pregnancy (or strictly as prescribed by a doctor).
• In the presence of intestinal obstruction.
• With atresia of any part of the digestive tract.
• With intestinal volvulus.
• Children under 28 days of age.
• People with allergies to the components of the drug.
• If there are fecal plugs.

Analogs

An analogue of the drug Bobotik may be required by a person who is intolerant to the components of the drug or if Bobotik is not available for sale. You can replace the drug with products with the same active ingredient or another.

You can replace Bobotik with synonyms (also an active substance):

• Antiflat Lanaher.
• Espumisan (various dosage forms - capsules, drops, emulsion).
• Sub simplex.
• Meteospasmilom.
• Disflatil.
• Simikol.

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Drugs that have a different component composition, but a similar effect in the body, are:

• Happy baby.
• Enterokind.
• Plantex.
• Babycalm.
• Bebinos.
• Iberogast.
• Dicetel.
• Gastrocap.
• Pepsan-R.
• Gascon Drop.
• Kuplaton.
• Kolofort.
• Colikid.

Analogs and synonyms of Bobotik are available in various dosage forms and dosages that are suitable for adults and children of different ages.

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Bobotik or Espumisan, which is better?

The drug Espumisan is synonymous with Bobotik, that is, it has the active ingredient simethicone. These two drugs have only slight differences, but to definitely say which one is better, you need to look at them all. The table shows a comparison of Espumisan and Bobotik drops for children.

The table shows the advantages of Espumisan in that an open bottle can be stored longer, and if a child has colic and gases infrequently, then this is more profitable; you do not need to constantly throw away a half-full bottle of drops.

The second advantage of Espumisan is the absence of contraindications for pregnant and lactating women. But Bobotik is often used in this practice, since the drug is not approved only due to the lack of clinical trials, and in real life, adverse reactions and harm to the fetus were not noticeable.

Bobotik is cheaper than Espumisan, but if you look at the cost-effectiveness of the bottle, it may be more profitable to buy Espumisan once than to buy Bobotik twice.

But there is another important point - the individual susceptibility of the human body to the drug. Some children benefit from Bobotik, while others benefit from Espumisan, and the result cannot be predicted in advance. Regarding the practice of using these drugs for diagnostic procedures, no difference was noticed.

Bobotik instructions

Bobotik for newborns is a drug that helps reduce gas formation in the baby’s tummy. Bobotik contains the element simethicone. Its action is aimed at preventing the formation of gases and quickly removing them from the body. The drug destroys gas bubbles, expelling them from the body through retraction by the intestinal walls or naturally.

The drops are produced in the form of translucent water with a thick consistency and a fruity aroma. A bottle that has been left for a while before use should be shaken to remove sediment. The components of the drug also include Sodium, Camellose, Propyl parahydroxybenzoate, Methyl parahydroxybenzoate, citric acid, water and flavoring.

Bobotik drops are sold in a 30 ml jar. with lid. The drug does not affect the digestive processes. Simethicone does not penetrate the bloodstream and is excreted unchanged. The medication does not dissolve in gastric juice. The storage period of the bobot after opening is written in the annotation. An open bottle can be used for two months.

Price

The country of origin is Poland, but you can buy Bobotik in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan.

Russia is a country rich in pharmacies and medicines. It will not be difficult to purchase Bobotik, since the drug is widely distributed on the pharmaceutical market. In pharmacies you can choose the most reasonable price, as it sometimes differs significantly. The table presents data on the price of Bobotik in various cities of Russia.

Reviews

Olga, Ufa When dill water and a massage no longer helped our son, we trusted Bobotik on the advice of a friend. I was very pleased with the drug, my son literally immediately stopped suffering, the gases quickly went away half an hour after taking the drops.

Misha, Moscow We first gave the child Espumisan drops, it helped well. But then money problems started, so I had to switch to Bobotik. No difference, also a good effect.

Marina, Nizhny Novgorod I buy two bottles at a time. The product is very good. My daughter has a big problem with gas, but with these drops it goes away easily. I’m glad that she doesn’t sleep like crazy after them, just like when she takes Bebicalm. Because this dream scared me very much.

Valeria, St. Petersburg I don’t see much difference between all these drugs. We tried Bobotik, Espumisan, Bebinos, Sab simplex - they are all the same, the only difference is the price, so choose according to your pocket.