Lactobacterin for intestinal diseases is used inside, and in obstetric-gynecological practice - intravaginally.
The contents of the vial to dissolve boiled water at room temperature at the rate of 5 ml (teaspoon) of water per 1 dose of the drug.
Dissolve as follows: pour the required amount of water in a glass (according to the number of doses indicated on the vial); open the bottle by removing the cap and stopper; from the glass to transfer a small amount of water into the bottle; after dissolution (the preparation dissolves no more than 5 minutes with the formation of a homogeneous suspension of yellowish-beige or whitish-gray color), transfer the contents of the vial into the same beaker and mix. One teaspoon of the drug dissolved in this way is 1 dose. To children, the contents of the vial are dissolved at a rate of 1 ml per 1 dose of the drug.
For intestinal diseases, the drug should be taken 40-60 minutes before meals and preferably washed down with milk. Treatment is recommended to accompany the use of vitamins.
The daily dose and duration of treatment is determined by the doctor depending on the clinical form of the disease and the severity of dysbiosis.
At intestinal diseases Lactobacterin is used in the following daily doses:
| Age | Dose |
| Up to 6 months | 3 doses 2 times a day |
| From 6 months to 1 year | 3 doses 3 times a day |
| 1 to 3 years | 5 doses 2 times a day |
| Older than 3 years and adults | 5 doses 2-3 times a day |
The course of treatment with Lactobacterin for various diseases is:
a) with prolonged and chronic course of dysentery, post-dysenteric colitis, after-treatment of convalescent congenital cysts, and long-term intestinal dysfunction of unknown etiology - at least 4 weeks;
b) with nonspecific ulcerative colitis, as well as chronic colitis and enterocolitis - up to 2 months;
c) with dysbacteriosis of different etiology - 3-4 weeks.
In the absence of effect from the use of the drug for 2 weeks, it is necessary to re-examine the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract and correct it with other drugs, depending on the result obtained.
To fix the obtained clinical effect or in the absence of complete normalization of microflora after the end of the course of treatment, in diseases that occur with relapses, repeated courses of treatment are advisable. In these cases, prior to the appointment of the drug, a re-examination of the microflora is necessary.
With inflammatory diseases of the genitals Lactobacterin is prescribed for 5 doses 2 times a day intravaginally for 10-12 days, starting from 10-12 days of the menstrual cycle.
For prenatal preparation of pregnant "risk groups" Lactobacterin is prescribed for 5 doses 1 time per day for 5-8 days.
For intravaginal application, the contents of the vial should be dissolved in 5-10 ml of boiled water at room temperature, a sterile swab should be soaked with a dissolved preparation, insert a swab into the vagina and leave for 2-3 hours. In adolescents and young children, douches can be used (irrigation).
Treatment is carried out under the control of restoring purity of the vaginal secretion to I-II degree, the appearance of lactoflora and the disappearance of clinical symptoms of the disease.