Hi,
FIRST OF ALL, is there any url could I translate from french into english to
help you?
Galactogil is quite famous, very well known by the pharmacists in France,
the country which is also famous for no-breastfeeding or
difficult-breastfeeding..... as far as I am concerned, I can actually note
that more women start breastfeeding and there are more mothers who
breastfeed and work, who breastfeed toddlers but we still have the same
troubles at the same periods of postpartum and the same causes..... but we
act, we act :-)
from "Vidal" the bible of french doctors:
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Galactogil is a bottle of granules composed of:
syrupy extract of malt 480 mg
goat's rue dry extract 38,3 mg
tricalcium phosphate
vanillin, cumin essence, fennel essence, saccharose (lot of saccharose!!)
This drug contains two substances which stimulate the milk production. It
also brings calcium and phosphorus.
It is used for the woman who nurses, in the event of insufficiency of
secretion of milk.
This drug should not be used in the event of calcium excess in blood or the
urines, with or without lithiasis.
Caution: This drug contains sugar (saccharose) in notable quantity.
Interactions of drug GALACTOGIL with other substances
Because of the presence of calcium, respect a 2 hours interval between
taking this drug and taking the cyclines or the diphosphonates.
In addition inform your pharmacist or your doctor if you take the digitalis
drugs or the diuretic ones.
Instructions and posology of drug GALACTOGIL
The pellets must be taken before the meals, dry or watered in herb tea or
milk, water glass.
Usual posology:
Adult: 1 or 2 spoons with soup, 3 times per day.
(end of Vidal note)
IN FRANCE:
When women "have" a low production of milk, they always are proposed formula
+ bottle for the child, and sometimes Galactogyl for themselves;
As far as I know, the quantities are not enough high to have a positiv
impact on the milk production
and alas.... there is never the first proposal to nurse more frequently;
By way of anecdote: very often, mothers breastfeed very frequently during
the first month, with will of the baby; end of first month, visit by the
doctor, who says: you breastfeed to frequently, you should nurse 5 times a
day; one month later, the baby is no more thriving well, and the same doctor
says: you do not have enough milk, you must stop breastfeeding or start
giving formula;
On the other hand, I can say that moms love taking pills instead of adding
breastfeedings :-(
I think France is really the country of pills-eaters;
STIL IN FRANCE: and MORE ON THE PRODUCT: on the lab internet site, it is
said that galactogil is
and for women who need to take some galactogil: "it is necessary for mothers
who breastfeed to drink abundantly" !
And note the stonewalling on the IPRAD lab internet site:
Temporary out-of-stock condition of product GALACTOGIL
We inform you that speciality GALACTOGIL is currently not available in
pharmacy. To date, the duration of this out-of-stock condition is unknown.
We will inform you as soon as possible of his availability.
Well that's all for now, I need to pick children up!
But if I can be of help by translating data, no problem!
Breast regards,
Françoise Coudray
Consultante en lactation IBCLC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norma Ritter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 4:20 AM
Subject: Galactigil - what is it?
http://forum.aufeminin.com/forum_f3143_Allaitement_Question_galactogil.html
>29/10/2007 : Le Galactogil granulé est un médicament composé dextrait de
Galéga et dextrait mou de Malt utilisé en traitement dappoint de
linsuffisance de sécrétion lactée chez les femmes qui allaitent.<
My rough translation:
The granulated Galactogil is a medication composed of extract of Goat's Rue
and extract of soft malt (???) used in the treatment of milk insufficiency
of breastfeeding women.
norma
Jodine wrote:
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product listed
in the table below due to concerns about possible side-effects. More info
http://hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_fpa-ape_2008/2008_05_e.htm
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