Colifast Oral Drops is a combination of three medicines and is given to children to reduce abdominal pain, bloating, discomfort, and cramps. It neutralizes excessive acid in the stomach and helps in the easy passage of gas. It also relieves spasms by relaxing the stomach and gut muscles.

Give Colifast Oral Drops to your child by mouth, either before or after food. Prefer giving it after food if it causes stomach upset. Usually, it is given 4 to 5 times a day after meals. But, this dosing may vary, depending upon the clinical condition, body weight, and age of your child. Do not stop this medicine abruptly by yourself as it may bring back the symptoms or worsen your child’s condition. If your child vomits within 30 minutes of the intake of this medicine, help the child calm down and repeat the dose. However, if it is already time for the next dose, do not double the dose.

You must let your child’s doctor know about all the medicines your child is being given. Also, inform the doctor of any previous history of allergy, intolerance to any food products, abdominal obstruction, liver impairment, kidney malfunction, or any birth defects. This information is very important for dose alterations and for planning your child’s overall treatment.

Uses of Colifast Oral Drops in children

Treatment of Abdominal pain

Benefits of Colifast Oral Drops for your child

In Treatment of Abdominal pain

Colifast Oral Drops effectively relieves sudden muscle spasms or contractions in the stomach and intestine (gut), thereby relaxing the muscles and improving the movement of food. This helps to treat abdominal pain (or stomach pain) as well as cramps, bloating, and discomfort. Eventually, it will help your child go about their daily activities more easily and have a better, more active quality of life.

Side effects of Colifast Oral Drops in children

Colifast Oral Drops does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-

Common side effects of Colifast

No common side effects seen

How can I give Colifast Oral Drops to my child?

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a marked dropper and take it as directed. Colifast Oral Drops is to be taken with food.

How Colifast Oral Drops works

Colifast Oral Drops contains three active medicines: dill oil, fennel oil, and simethicone. Dill oil and fennel oil are herbal medicines that help increase the movement of the stomach and intestines, thereby making it easier to push food through the digestive system. These two ingredients also relieve muscle spasms in the gut. On the other hand, Simethicone is an antifoaming medicine that disintegrates gas bubbles and allows easy passage of gas.

Safety advice

Kidney

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Colifast Oral Drops is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Colifast Oral Drops is recommended.
However, consult your child’s doctor in cases of severe kidney disease.

Liver

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Colifast Oral Drops is safe to use in patients with liver disease. No dose adjustment of Colifast Oral Drops is recommended.
However, consult your child’s doctor in cases of severe kidney disease.

What if I forget to give Colifast Oral Drops to my child?

Do not panic. Give your child the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost the time for the next dose. Do not give a double dose and follow the prescribed dosing schedule.

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Quick tips

Give your child a diet that is rich in fiber and low in fermentable sugars.
Avoid giving carbonated beverages and gas-forming foods such as beans, onions, carrots, raisins, and bananas to your child.
Encourage your child to exercise daily as it has potential benefits in improving overall well-being.
Children may experience abdominal pain due to migraine. The other associated symptoms can be headache, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, and pallor. Rule out such types of pain before giving this medicine.

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Patient concerns

Actually i am surffering from kidney stone and because kidney stone i am suffering from stomache and also i am having pain in bladder

Dr. Sunil Sekhri

Diabetology

Kidney stone cause sever abdominal pain. consult a Surgeon

Left abdominal pain from last 3 days.Especially when I take a large breath(inhale)

Dr. Sunil Sekhri

Diabetology

All abdominal pain patients need to be seen and treated in clinic

Hello , sir since this past december i am facing problems like headache ,eye pain , weakness and sometimes abdominal pain .i want to tell you that 7 months ago i joined gym and i started to eat 25 chapatis and 100 gms of roasted peanuts daily to gain weight and i also ate used protien powder for about a month so i cannot figure out which thing caused illness or i am just depressed

Dr. Sunil Sekhri

Diabetology

Abdominal pain could be because of excess diet. Other symptoms are non specific.

I'm having stomach pain since the last few weeks. I also went to the doctor for a checkup and was diagnosed with enteritis and was given medication for some few days. I was fine then but after a week pain has started again. Please tell the right medication

Dr. Sfurti Mann

Internal Medicine

get ultrasound abdomen, LKT, KFT, amylase, lipase done to know the cause of pain. take tab meftal forte for abdominal spasmodic pain.

FAQs

My child is having abdominal pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Is Colifast Oral Drops safe in such a case?

The above-mentioned symptoms may indicate migraine in a child. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of dull abdominal pain which is moderate to severe in intensity. Such abdominal pain is usually accompanied by anorexia, nausea, vomiting, headache, photophobia, and pallor. Do rule out such types of pain before giving Colifast Oral Drops.

What all tests do my child need to undergo if he has abdominal pain?

The doctor may advise abdominal ultrasound for a routine examination. In serious abdominal conditions, endoscopy and esophageal pH may also be monitored.

In which all diseases should Colifast Oral Drops be avoided?

Avoid giving Colifast Oral Drops in obstructive and inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract as Colifast Oral Drops is mainly eliminated from the body through stools and its elimination will be reduced in such kinds of diseases.

How should Colifast Oral Drops be stored?

Colifast Oral Drops should be stored at room temperature, in a dry place, away from direct heat and light. Also, keep all medicines out of the reach and sight of children to avoid any accidental intake.

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References

University of Michigan: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Simethicone. [Accessed 22 Feb. 2021] (online) Available from:

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