Novalac Increased Transit (IT-Constipation) formula relieves the discomfort of constipation by producing softer stools which form more frequently and can pass through the body more easily. It contains increased lactose and decreased casein.
Classification
General sale
Novalac is a range of special infant formulas which feed, while helping prevent, common infant feeding problems.
Dosage
Use as directed
Ingredients
(IT-Constipation) contains increased lactose and reduced levels of casein to help prevent constipation plus increased magnesium and an optimal calcium:phosphorus ratio 2:1 (which helps soften stools).
Purpose/Usage The effects of constipation
There is not always a clear reason for constipation in infants. They may be getting insufficient fluids, for example on a warm day when its fluid needs are greater - or constipation could simply arise from changing from breast milk to formula.
Constipation is characterised by changed or infrequent bowel movements. There may be pain when this happens as the stools can be larger than normal and hard, and the infant's stomach can become bloated with crampy pain.
Constipation should be addressed as it can lead to complications, for example haemorrhoids.
Changing to a specialised anti-constipation formula is a natural way of improving constipation without resorting to laxatives, which can have undesirable side-effects and are often not indicated for use in infants.
How Novalac Increased Transit (IT-Constipation) helps
With Novalac Increased Transit, stools become softer, larger and more frequent and the rate of movement through the infant's digestive system is increased.
The formula contains increased lactose, which reduces pH to stimulate intestinal motility and raises osmotic load to increase water content of the stools and increase transit time.
It also has reduced casein to encourage gastric emptying, increased magnesium and a high calcium:phosphorus ratio which assists with softening the stools.
Constipation is gently relieved without harsh laxatives. Novalac Increased Transit formula is nutritionally complete, and can be used even once constipation is resolved.
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