Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Rx: HYOSCYAMINE FOR CRAMPS/DIARRHEA

Sounds like a generic anti-spasmodic. Things like Levsin, Nulev, Donnatol. Hyoscyamine is one of the most common anti-spasmodics. It's been around a long, long time. Some folks find it pretty effective, some folks find it negligible. The side effects tend to be dry mouth and eyes and sleepiness.

Good thing is this is a take-as-you-need-it drug, and not something that requires daily maintenance (as opposed to the new drugs Lotronex and Zelnorm, or anti-depressants).

I have Donnatol, and find it helpful if I'm really under a lot of stress. I'll take a pill before a meal. It does help. It won't overcome something like a huge trigger food meal, and it won't stop an attack once it's hit me. But I think it's better than nothing.

- Heather

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