Last update April 1, 2025
Compatible
We do not have alternatives for Kaolin since it is relatively safe.
Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.
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e-lactancia is a resource recommended by Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine - 2012 of United States of America
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White clay which is composed by hydrated aluminum silicate that is used orally as absorbent (It absorbs water, toxins and bacteria) for the treatment of Acute Gastroenteritis. Often associated with other antidiarrheal drugs like Pectin. It is also used topically on the skin in the form of poultices to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Light kaolin is also used as a food additive.
At the time of the last update, we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.
Given that its bioavailability is zero, which prevents any absorption through the mother's intestine, it is not excreted into breast milk (Mahadevan 2006, Nice 2000). Most Acute Gastroenteritis should not receive any medication: just providing a good hydration.