Methylcellulose-Tabletten

About methylcellulose

Methylcellulose is a Abführmittel used to regulate bowel function - it can help manage constipation or diarrhoea.

Verstopfung is a common problem. It means either going to the toilet less often than usual to empty your bowels, or passing hard or painful stools. Constipation can be caused by a number of things. Not eating enough fibre or not drinking enough fluid can cause constipation. Some conditions (such as pregnancy) can cause constipation, as can a lack of exercise or movement (such as being ill in bed) and some medicines. When taken with a glassful of water, methylcellulose tablets absorb the water and swell to a soft gel consistency in your bowel. This increases the bulk of your stools and eases constipation by encouraging your bowels to move the stools through your digestive system.

Methylcellulose tablets can also be helpful to manage Durchfall. When the tablets are swallowed with only a sip of water, they absorb water from the bowel. This helps prevent the loss of fluid from diarrhoea and changes the consistency of the stools making them more formed. This action helps to regulate the passage of food through the digestive systems in people with certain bowel disorders, such as Reizdarmsyndrom, Divertikelerkrankung, und Colitis ulcerosa, and after some types of bowel surgery.

Before taking methylcellulose

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking methylcellulose it is important that your doctor knows:

• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Methylcellulose is not considered harmful to babies, but it is important that your doctor knows about this.

• Wenn Sie Schwierigkeiten beim Schlucken haben.

• Wenn Sie so verstopft sind, dass Sie denken, Sie könnten einen Darmverschluss haben.

• If you have been told you have a bowel infection.

• Wenn Sie andere Medikamente einnehmen. Dazu gehören alle Medikamente, die Sie einnehmen und die ohne Rezept erhältlich sind, sowie pflanzliche und ergänzende Medikamente.

• Wenn Sie jemals eine allergische Reaktion auf ein Medikament hatten.

How to take methylcellulose

• Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about methylcellulose and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience.

• Take methylcellulose tablets exactly as your doctor tells you to. It is usual to take a dose of 3-6 tablets, twice a day. Your doctor will tell you what dose is right for you. Break up the tablets in your mouth before you swallow them. You should not take a dose just before bedtime.

• If you are taking methylcellulose for constipation, it is important for you to drink plenty of water at the same time as you take the methylcellulose tablets. Count out the correct number of tablets for your dose and swallow these with a large glassful (about 300 ml) of water.

• If you are taking methylcellulose for diarrhoea, swallow the correct number of tablets for each dose with just a sip of water. Avoid drinking anything else during the half hour before you take the tablets and during the half hour after you have taken the tablets.

• Wenn Sie eine Dosis vergessen haben, machen Sie sich keine Sorgen, nehmen Sie einfach die nächste Dosis, wenn sie fällig ist. Nehmen Sie nicht zwei Dosen zusammen, um eine vergessene Dosis auszugleichen.

Das Beste aus Ihrer Behandlung herausholen

The following information applies if you are taking methylcellulose tablets for Verstopfung:

• Sometimes it may take a few days before you feel the full benefit from a bulk-forming laxative such as methylcellulose. However, if after several days you do not feel that your symptoms are improving, or if they get any worse, you should speak with your doctor again.

• Versuchen Sie, eine ausgewogene Ernährung mit ballaststoffreichen Lebensmitteln wie Vollkorn- und Vollkornbrot und -getreide, Obst und Gemüse, braunem Reis und Vollkornnudeln zu sich zu nehmen. Wenn Sie nicht an eine ballaststoffreiche Ernährung gewöhnt sind, ist es möglicherweise am besten, die Menge an Ballaststoffen, die Sie essen, schrittweise zu erhöhen.

• Indem Sie Ihren Körper aktiv halten, unterstützen Sie Ihr Verdauungssystem dabei, in Bewegung zu bleiben. Versuchen Sie daher, regelmäßig täglich Sport zu treiben.

• You may wish to include some foods that contain sorbitol in your diet. Sorbitol is a naturally occurring sugar. It is not digested very well and draws water into your bowel which has an effect of softening stools. Fruits (and their juices) that have a high sorbitol content include apples, apricots, gooseberries, grapes (and raisins), peaches, pears, plums, prunes, raspberries and strawberries.

• Sie können mehr darüber lesen, wie man Verstopfung vorbeugt oder behandelt, in den separaten Broschüren mit dem Titel Verstopfung (für Erwachsene) und Verstopfung bei Kindern.

Can methylcellulose cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the ones which can occur with methylcellulose. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. Speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Wenn Sie andere Symptome bemerken, die Ihrer Meinung nach auf die Tabletten zurückzuführen sein könnten, sprechen Sie mit Ihrem Arzt oder Apotheker für weitere Ratschläge.

How to store methylcellulose

• Bewahren Sie alle Medikamente außerhalb der Reichweite und Sicht von Kindern auf.

• An einem kühlen, trockenen Ort aufbewahren, fern von direkter Hitze und Licht.

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