Is Proteinases Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Proteinases? Is Proteinases safe for nursing mother and child? Does Proteinases extracts into breast milk? Does Proteinases has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Proteinases influence milk supply or can Proteinases decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Proteinases lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Proteinases is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Proteinases is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Proteinases does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Proteinases 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 Proteinases usage in lactation
Enzymes which are able to hydrolyze proteins.They are found in all living beings and are an important part of pancreatic enzymes.They are orally used for gastrointestinal disorders and topically on wounds and burns. There is an increasing trend on type and therapeutic uses (Craik 2011). At latest update relevant published data on excretion into breast milk were not found. Because the small dose used and low plasma uptake of most topical dermatological preparations it is unlikely that significant amounts of it will pass into breastmilk.Its high molecular weight turns further improbable any excretion into breastmilk.Due to its protein nature, when orally taken it is digested by the infant’s intestine, hence its absorption and passage to plasma should be nil. Few studies with low levels of evidence on oral use of protease to alleviate breast congestion have shown uneven results (ABM 2016, Mangesi 2016).