Question

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

Monosodium orthophosphate lactation summary

Monosodium orthophosphate is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Monosodium orthophosphate is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Monosodium orthophosphate is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Monosodium orthophosphate does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Monosodium orthophosphate 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 Monosodium orthophosphate usage in lactation

Osmotic laxative drugs are used to wash-out the intestine before some medical procedures are undertaken. Their action is based on the fact they are poorly or not absorbed at all (Nice 2000). By that way it is forced a great amount of water to be taken out from the bowel originating a profuse diarrhea. Take this into account in order to avoid dehydration on the mother who is already loosing about 1 liter of water by producing milk every day.

Alternate Drugs for Laxatives. ATC A06

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