Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Trisodium Citrate? Is Trisodium Citrate safe for nursing mother and child? Does Trisodium Citrate extracts into breast milk? Does Trisodium Citrate has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Trisodium Citrate influence milk supply or can Trisodium Citrate decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Trisodium Citrate lactation summary

Trisodium Citrate is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Trisodium Citrate is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Trisodium Citrate is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Trisodium Citrate does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Trisodium Citrate safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Trisodium Citrate usage in lactation

Sal sódica del ácido cítrico.Se utiliza por vía rectal en enemas por actuar como laxante osmótico y en irrigaciones vesicales para disolver coágulos. Tiene poder alcalinizante de la orina, neutralizador del pH gástrico y anticoagulante. A fecha de última actualización no encontramos datos publicados sobre su excreción en leche materna. Dada la pequeña cantidad y la vía de administración, la absorción sistémica es prácticamente nula (AEMPS 2013), por lo que no se espera excreción significativa en leche materna. En caso de absorberse, se metaboliza a bicarbonato. Tanto el sodio como el bicarbonato son componentes normales del organismo y están en la leche materna en concentraciones diferentes a las plasmáticas (Allen 1991).

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