There are periods in a person's life when the body lacks vitamins from food. To help us, vitamins are created that we take additionally. Everyone can choose one or another drug that is suitable for price and content. Capsules, tablets, dragees, syrups - these are all forms of release of vitamin preparations. Each form is well known to us and has its pros and cons when taken. Moms often buy effervescent vitamins and give preference to this particular form of
vitamins for children. What is their secret?
The peculiarity of such vitamin tablets is that they dissolve in a glass of water without a trace and form a sweet carbonated drink. One tablet - one glass of vitamin “soda”. Flavors added to effervescent vitamins give the drink a variety of flavors. This form of use is perceived more easily and does not resemble the usual medication. An important advantage of such vitamins is that they do not need to be swallowed, because not everyone can swallow a tablet or capsule whole.
It is effervescent vitamins for children that have won our interest. Usually they are flat tablets, painted in various shades, with or without interspersed. Savvy manufacturers produce vitamins in the form of a variety of figures of animals or men. It is worth noting that the form does not affect the quality of the product itself. Effervescent vitamins, the price of which is more than ordinary (from 100 to 250 rubles), have their advantages and disadvantages.
We have heard that a carbonated drink is absorbed into the blood faster than ordinary water. This happens due to gas bubbles. Effervescent vitamins have the same principle of action. The tablet contains sodium bicarbonate and organic tartaric acid, which, when interacting with water, emit gas bubbles. They, getting into the stomach, are absorbed almost instantly, thereby reducing the adverse effect on the gastric mucosa. The undoubted plus of such vitamins is precisely in this fast, non-damaging stomach absorption.
It has long been a secret that effervescent vitamins, like soda, damage enamel. The drink simply flushes useful minerals from the teeth, as a result of which they are destroyed. Since we are talking about fragile children's teeth, we can say that they are dangerous. Even the presence of calcium, which is part of the tablets, does not save the situation.
How do they take such peculiar vitamins? In a glass of warm water, you must throw the tablet, wait until it is completely dissolved and drink the resulting contents to the bottom. Sometimes after dissolving the drug a small precipitate appears. This is normal because NaCl or common salt is released during a chemical reaction. The multiplicity of the drug is determined by the doctor. To eliminate the undesirable effects of "pops" on tooth enamel, drink the drink through a tube.
When buying vitamins, remember all of the above nuances, weigh the pros and cons. Do not rely on the good faith of the advertised manufacturer, think first of all about children. It would seem harmless vitamins, but they can also pose a threat.