Avoiding analgesic escalation and excessive healthcare utilization in severe irritable bowel syndrome: a role for intramuscular anticholinergics?

Conclusions:
The use of intramuscular hyoscine butylbromide shows promise in the management of IBS when severe unmanageable abdominal pain is a major problem. This approach appears to be safe and has the potential to reduce analgesic escalation, opiate dependency and attendances at accident and emergency departments.

Source: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology - October 28, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Pearson, J. S., Pollard, C., Whorwell, P. J. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research