Perhaps, every mom sooner or later is facing a choice - whether to give the child pharmacy vitamin preparations? Unequivocally negative answer to this question, except that those rare lucky ones, whose children are not subjected to overload in school, rarely suffer from acute respiratory disease, and all vitamins and minerals necessary for the growing organism are obtained from food. And their diet is carefully balanced, a variety of vegetables and fruits, which they absorb in sufficient quantities, grow on an open rich soil without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, meat to cook exclusively steam, and fish served for lunch, yesterday swam in the cleanest rivers and ocean depths ... Utopian picture for modern living conditions, is not it? Therefore, if in the case of your child not everything is so rosy, then it is worth consulting with a pediatrician about the appointment of a multivitamin complex to the baby.
Vitamins pikovit for children
Sometimes pediatricians prescribe pikovit for children, which is quite justified, since the drugs of this brand contain all the necessary vitamins and minerals and are produced in a variety of forms, appropriate to the age and needs of the child.
As a rule, multivitamins for children pikovit appointed at the following indications:
- in the period of adaptation and recovery from serious diseases;
- deficiency of vitamins and minerals;
- frequent morbidity on the background of a decrease in immunity;
- lack of appetite;
- lag in development and growth;
- after surgery;
- after a long reception of antibiotics.
Pikovit for children: composition
The composition of the drug varies slightly depending on the form of release and, accordingly, on the age category of children for whom the drug is intended.
- So, pikovit syrup is intended for children from year to year. It has a pleasant taste, thanks to which there are no problems with taking the drug kids. Assign it as a preventive agent in cases where there is a shortage of nutrients. The syrup contains 9 vitamins: antioxidants A, D and C and all vitamins of group B. Use pikovit for children up to a year is possible only according to the doctor's prescription.
- Picovit Omega 3 is designed for children from 3 years. This is a syrup that consists of 10 vitamins and PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids). These acids, necessary for the proper functioning of the nervous system and the visual apparatus, are contained in fish, seafood, nuts, oils. Since these products are rarely "favorite" for small dogs, the deficiency of PUFA is quite frequent and it can be replenished by taking the appropriate drug.
- Pikovit tablets are more like fruit lozenges and are designed for more adult children - from 4 years. In addition to the above substances, they include vitamin E, folic acid, as well as phosphorus and calcium.
- Pikovit forte is designed for children aged 7 years and has a higher dosage in comparison with the above-mentioned forms of the drug, their composition is especially strengthened with Group B vitamins.
Is it worth it?
If the vitamin pikovit your child has appointed a pediatrician, whom you unconditionally trust, then the question disappears by itself.
So, in addition to vitamins and minerals, incidentally, of synthetic origin, which is not the best way to affect their digestibility, your child will receive a portion of auxiliary substances, artificial colors and flavors. This "cocktail" is able even in a healthy child to cause allergies and diarrhea. And already if the baby is inclined to allergies in principle, then such syrups and lozenges are contraindicated to him.
Thus, to give or not to give the child pikovit for children is up to the parents, who will be able to independently evaluate the relationship between possible benefits and harm.