Bestomycin Suspension

Bestomycin Suspension is used in the treatment of bacterial infections in the stomach, bowel, and intestines of children.  Bacterial infection is a condition when harmful bacteria grow in the body and cause infection. It can infect any part of the body and multiply very quickly.

Bestomycin Suspension contains Colistin Sulphate, which works by damaging bacterial cell membranes that are essential for their survival. Thus, it kills bacteria and helps to treat bacterial infections.

Give Bestomycin Suspension to your child as prescribed by the doctor. Bestomycin Suspension may cause side effects such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and stomach upset. Most of these side effects of Bestomycin Suspension do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

If your child is allergic to Colistin Sulpate or any other medicines, please tell the doctor. Bestomycin Suspension should be used only in doses prescribed by a doctor for children. You are recommended to complete the full course of Bestomycin Suspension as prescribed by the doctor, even if your child feels better after a few days.

Bestomycin Suspension belongs to the class of medications called antibiotics. It is used to treat infections of the stomach and intestines caused by gram-negative bacteria. Bestomycin Suspension contains Colistin Sulphate, which works by damaging bacterial cell membranes that are essential for their survival. Thus, it kills bacteria and helps to treat bacterial infections. Also, it acts as an antidiarrhoeal and is used to treat infectious diarrhoea (infection of the intestines that causes bloody diarrhoea).

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• Stomach upset

If your child is allergic to Colistin Sulphate or any other medicines, please tell the doctor. Bestomycin Suspension should be used in children only in doses as prescribed by a doctor. You are recommended to complete the full course of Bestomycin Suspension as prescribed by the doctor, even if your child feels better after a few days.

Drug-Drug Interaction: If your child takes other medicines or supplements, inform the doctor.

Drug-Food Interaction: No interactions found.

Drug-Disease Interaction: If your child has any disease condition, inform the doctor.

• Give probiotics after completing the full course to restore some healthy bacteria in the intestines that may have been killed. Probiotics after antibiotic treatment can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Certain fermented foods like cheese, yoghurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, and kimchi can help to restore the good bacteria of the intestine.
• Include fibre-rich foods, as they can be easily digested by gut bacteria, which helps stimulate their growth. Thus, fibre-rich foods may help restore healthy gut bacteria after a course of antibiotics. 
• Make sure your child drinks plenty of water or other fluids every day.

Bacterial infection: It is a condition in which harmful bacteria grow in the body and cause infection. It can target any part of the body and multiply very quickly. Bacteria may be gram-positive (have thick cell walls) or gram-negative (do not have cell walls). Appropriate tests are done to identify bacterial strains, and based on the results, proper medication is prescribed. Some common symptoms of bacterial infection include cough, fever, diarrhoea and tiredness.