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Buscopan is a tablet for abdominal pain, cramps and IBS. It’s available as three different products, but they all work in largely the same way.
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Buscopan is a treatment for stomach pains and IBS, and it can also help with period cramps. It comes as a tablet, and it’s split into three different products, though all three contain the same active ingredient in the same dosage.
These three products are Buscopan tablets, Buscopan Cramps and Buscopan IBS Relief. Buscopan Tablets are only available on prescription, whereas Buscopan Cramps can be bought from a pharmacist and Buscopan IBS Relief is available over the counter. Buscopan is also sometimes used as an injection treatment in hospitals.
Buscopan’s active ingredient, hyoscine butylbromide, works by helping your bladder and digestive system to relax. It belongs to a category of medicines called antispasmodics, which means that they stop the muscles in your digestive system from contracting or ‘spasming’, which is what can cause stomach pains and cramps in IBS.
Buscopan only relieves symptoms of pain and discomfort. It won’t cure conditions like IBS over the long term, so as soon as you stop taking it your symptoms might come back. As a result, it’s usually recommended that you try to get to know your triggers, so that you can minimise your symptoms without having to rely on treatment.
Buscopan Tablets, IBS Relief and Cramps are all only available as one dose: 10mg. The injection treatment is 20mg/ml, but this is only usually administered in a hospital. Because it only comes as one strength, you should let your clinician know if it’s not working to help you with your symptoms so that you can try another form of treatment.
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The way you take Buscopan will depend on which version you’re taking and what symptoms or condition you’re trying to treat.
For all three products, swallow the tablet whole with water - don’t chew or crush it. Buscopan Tablets aren’t always suitable for you to take for long periods of time, so make sure you follow the advice of your clinician before taking them.
When taking Buscopan for IBS (all three products), take one tablet, three times a day. This dose can be increased, if needed, to up to a maximum of two tablets four times a day.
If you’re taking Buscopan Cramps for pains that aren’t IBS, then the usual dose is two tablets, four times a day.
Buscopan IBS Relief tablets aren’t suitable for children under twelve. Children between six and twelve years old can take Buscopan Tablets and Buscopan Cramps at a maximum dose of one tablet, three times a day.
Buscopan starts to work within fifteen minutes. If your symptoms haven’t improved after taking the maximum daily dose for two weeks then you should let our clinician know. Buscopan isn’t normally suitable to take for long periods of time, so you’ll need to try a different treatment.
If you accidentally take too much Buscopan then you should seek medical help and advice straight away. If you miss a dose of Buscopan then you can take it when you remember, so long as it’s not too close to your next dose. If it is, simply skip that dose and carry on as normal. Don’t double up on doses to make up for missed ones.
How we source info.
When we present you with stats, data, opinion or a consensus, we’ll tell you where this came from. And we’ll only present data as clinically reliable if it’s come from a reputable source, such as a state or government-funded health body, a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a recognised analytics or data body. Read more in our editorial policy.
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Interactions between Symptoms and Motor and Visceral Sensory Responses of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients to Spasmolytics (Antispasmodics). J Gastrointestin Liver Dis March, 18(1), pp.17–22.
Effect of fibre, antispasmodics, and peppermint oil in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 337(nov13 2), pp.a2313–a2313.
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