Folacin or folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin that affects the development of the immune and hematopoietic system. Folic acid has its derivatives, which together with it are combined in the concept of folacin. Our body synthesizes endogenous folic acid, but it is not enough to meet the needs of the body. Exogenous folic acid enters the body with food.
Folic acid is necessary in the body for a normal process of growth and cell renewal. So folic acid is involved in the ripening process of red blood cells from megaloblasts to normoblasts, in the process of renewing cells in tissues that quickly regenerate, for example, cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Folic acid plays a role in the synthesis of DNA, RNA and a number of biologically active substances.
This vitamin is especially important during pregnancy, since its sufficient level is the key to the proper development of the fetal nervous system. With a normal amount of folic acid in the body of a pregnant woman, the risk of developing fetal malformations is reduced. Folic acid is necessary for the formation of the placenta, the transmission of hereditary traits, the growth of the embryo. The need for folic acid increases during pregnancy, so it is necessary to replenish its supplies, use medicines containing this vitamin.
Deficiency of folic acid causes the development of a number of defects in the fetus, such as:
- hydrocephalus;
- anencephaly;
- cerebral hernia;
- delay in mental and physical development;
- congenital malformation;
- vertebral column defects;
- premature termination of pregnancy;
- the birth of a dead child;
- the development of a defect is the cleft lip or the cleft palate;
- malformations of the circulatory system.
Taking Folacin for pregnant women is the key to preventing the development of a deficiency of folic acid, megaloblastic anemia, depression, toxicosis .
Folacin during pregnancy - instruction
Folacin is a vitamin preparation, the active ingredient of which is folic acid. Produced in tablets of 5 mg.
Indications for use of the preparation Folacin:
- during pregnancy to prevent the formation of nervous system defects in the fetus;
- development of megaloblastic anemia in pregnancy and lactation;
- anemia on the background of a lack of folic acid;
- alimentary failure of folic acid.
Contraindications to the use of folacin:
- deficiency of cobalamin;
- malignant neoplasms;
- sensitivity to the components of the drug;
- pernicious anemia.
Folacin in pregnancy - dosage
When pregnancy is diurnal, physiological, the need for an organism in folic acid is 0.4-0.6 mg. The recommended dose of folic acid for pregnant women is 0.0004 g / day. Folic acid is prescribed for the prevention of development of the defects of the nervous system. The drug is prescribed during the first three months of pregnancy.
Folacin before or after a meal?
Folacin is taken orally after eating.
Folacin or folic acid
Folacin and Foliber - preparations containing folic acid. In the preparation Folacin contains 5 mg of folic acid, and in the preparation Foliber - 400 μg of folic acid. Folacin is prescribed to pregnant women who had children with spinal cord development defects earlier, their need for folic acid is higher than in pregnant women without such pathologies. Foliber is prescribed for a normally occurring pregnancy and for pregnancy planning, for women without the pathology of previous pregnancies.