BENTYL SUMMARY
BENTYL®
(dicyclomine hydrochloride USP)
BENTYL is an antispasmodic and anticholinergic (antimuscarinic) agent.
BENTYL is indicated for the treatment of functional bowel/irritable bowel syndrome.
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BENTYL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Media Articles Related to Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
Source: MedicineNet Abdominal Pain Specialty [2009.06.24]
Title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 6/24/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/24/2009
Irish Gastroenterology Researchers And Entrepreneurs Pioneer Treatments For Wide Incidence Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Ibs) In Western Populations
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2009.04.23]
Second only to the common cold as the leading source of workplace absenteeism in the Western world, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is suffered by between 15 and 20 percent of all adolescents and adults in Western populations - and 40 percent of those have symptoms severe or frequent enough to disrupt their work and/or social lives. Symptoms of IBS include abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, bloating, flatulence and urgency of elimination.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: I Feel It In My Gut
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2009.04.17]
While more than six per cent of Canadians suffer from this troublesome disease characterized by on-going abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and severe bouts of either diarrhoea or constipation most Canadians, including many physicians, know little about it. New Canadian research is exploring the causes of this disease, including bacterial infections from food or water poisoning, which lead to a chronic low-level infection that in turn results in IBS symptoms.
Trial Provides New Hope For Those Living With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2009.04.06]
A unique health supplement could give fresh hope to those living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as trials reveal it can reduce symptoms of the chronic condition, affecting up to one in five of the UK population1. "Second generation" galactooligosaccharide Bimuno® was found to reduce abdominal pain and bloating, ease bowel movements and improve stool consistency in those diagnosed with IBS.
New Study Shows Probiotic Strain Effective In Improving Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms
Source: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome News From Medical News Today [2009.03.25]
A new study published in the March issue of Postgraduate Medicine found that a strain of probiotic bacteria, Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, PTA-6086 was effective in relieving abdominal pain and bloating in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). As many as 25 percent of the U.S. population suffer from IBS, a condition characterized by a number of uncomfortable digestive symptoms and associated with a severe reduction in quality of life.
Published Studies Related to Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Dose effect of dicyclomine on the reduction of peristaltic artifacts on MRI of the abdomen. [1999.07]
BACKGROUND: It has been demonstrated that oral administration of dicyclomine [generic for Bentyl] significantly reduces the noise associated with the movement of the gastrointestinal tract in abdominal magnetic resonance (MR) images. Our objective was to determine the efficacy and security of two different doses of oral dicyclomine for the reduction of the gastrointestinal noise in abdominal MR imaging... CONCLUSION: Oral dicyclomine is effective and safe for the reduction of peristaltic artifacts on abdominal MR imaging. The dose of 20 mg presents an efficacy similar to that of 80 mg, with a probably lower incidence of adverse reactions.
Dietary modifications versus dicyclomine hydrochloride in the treatment of severe infantile colics. [1994.02]
This study examined 120 infants, aged 3-12 weeks, with severe colics and compared the results of a specific hypoallergenic diet (group A) with those of pharmacological treatment (group B). Non-breast-fed group A infants received soy milk and if unresponsive, hydrolyzed milk formulas; mothers of breast-fed infants received a diet without cow's milk, eggs or fish...
Dicyclomine for medical management of persistent anal fissure with associated spasm of the internal sphincter. [1992.11]
The case of a 43-year-old woman with persistent anal fissure responsive to dicyclomine [generic for Bentyl] is described... Surgery was avoided.
Antenatal exposure to doxylamine succinate and dicyclomine hydrochloride (Benedectin) in relation to congenital malformations, perinatal mortality rate, birth weight, and intelligence quotient score. [1977.07.01]
PIP: The effects of doxylamine succinate (DAS) and dicylomin hydrochloride (DHC), each of which is contained in the drug Bendectin, administration during pregnancy on offspring was investigated in a prospective cohort study of 50,282 women and their offspring. The overall malformaton rate was similar among 509 heavily exposed infants, 660 moderately exposed children, and 49,113 who were not exposed.Treatment also did not appear to affect mean birth weight, the rate of perinatal mortality, and intelligence quotient scores determined at 4-years of age.
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