Pills for stomach pain

Before choosing pills for stomach pain, you need to find out the reason for its occurrence.

There are many known reasons why the stomach may hurt, and all of these reasons require radically different treatment. Let's look at this issue in more detail.

Before we decide which pills are best for stomach pain, let's look at the possible causes of pain.

1. Gastritis. The disease is accompanied by heaviness in the stomach, weakness and nausea. Pain may be observed at night or after eating.
2. Ulcer of the stomach and duodenum. Accompanied by heartburn, vomiting. The pain is paroxysmal, burning, usually appears on an empty stomach or 2-3 hours after eating.
3. Polyposis of the stomach. The disease causes pain that does not depend on food intake, and may be accompanied by heartburn, "empty" belching, and heaviness in the stomach.

In principle, the occurrence of stomach pain may not always indicate any disease. The causes of pain may include:

• eating too much food at once, difficulty with bowel movements, great physical strain, a severe stressful situation (causes a reflex spasm of the stomach), allergies;
• infection with bacteria or viruses (poisoning), which manifests itself in the form of diarrhea and fever;
• abdominal trauma;
• kidney, pancreas or liver diseases can create a false sensation of pain in the stomach;
• reaction to incorrect or inappropriate food.

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Indications for use of tablets for stomach pain

• Increased acidity of gastric juice, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.
• Acute or chronic gastritis with increased acidity.
• Mild food poisoning.
• Stomach spasm, spastic constipation.
• Damage to the gastric mucosa caused by treatment with drugs that irritate the digestive tract.
• Stress stomach spasm.
• Inflammation of the esophagus.

Release form

Tablets for stomach pain for internal use are often coated with a protective coating. Tablets for chewing and dissolving in the mouth are also available.

Sometimes, especially as an enveloping therapy, special solutions are used, which are taken 1-2 teaspoons.

In severe cases, intramuscular or intravenous administration of drugs is used.

Pharmacodynamics

The pharmacodynamic properties of stomach pain tablets vary.

Antacids help neutralize the secreted gastric juice and also reduce the amount of hydrochloric acid to acceptable levels.

Medicines that block M-cholinergic receptors reduce the secretory activity of the gastric glands, as well as its tone.

Omeprazole-based drugs (proton pump inhibitors) inhibit the secretion of hydrochloric acid by targeting the enzymatic function of the stomach.

Drugs that block histamine III receptors suppress the production of hydrochloric acid, both at rest and after food enters the stomach. They reduce the active action of pepsin (a substance used to digest proteins).

Pharmacokinetics

The use of enveloping agents allows you to achieve the effect and soothe the irritated mucous membrane already 3-5 minutes after taking the drug. However, the speed of action of the tablet or solution to some extent depends on the fullness of the stomach.

The effect of omeprazole-based drugs is observed within an hour after taking the tablet and usually lasts for about a day.

Drugs that stimulate the production of enzymes, relieve spasms and relax smooth muscles also have an accelerated effect: the result should be noticeable within half an hour after taking the pill.

What pills should I take if my stomach hurts?

An inflammatory reaction of the gastric mucosa may occur against the background of low or high acidity of the gastric environment.

The names of pills for stomach pain may vary, but all drugs are divided into several main categories:

• drugs used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers;
• enzyme preparations that improve digestion;
• antienzyme drugs that are used to treat inflammation of the pancreas.

For gastritis and ulcers accompanied by heartburn, sour belching and pain, you can take the following medications:

• Gastal;
• Almagel;
• Anacid;
• Gastrofarm;
• Maalox;
• De-nol;
• Flacarbin.

The following medications may help with stomach cramps:

• Besalol;
• Buscopan;
• No-shpa.

For pain caused by nutritional errors:

• Gastromax;
• Cimetidine;
• Omeprazole.

For inflammation of the pancreas, esophagus, and peptic ulcer:

• Omez;
• Epicurus;
• Control.

For pain caused by overeating, especially against the background of low acidity of gastric juice, as well as indigestion:

• Creon;
• Mezim forte;
• Pancreatin;
• Pancreatin;
• Plantex;
• Enzistal;
• Festal;
• Trienzyme.

Remember: if the pills do not have a positive effect and the pain does not subside, consult a doctor immediately.

If your stomach hurts after taking pills, the rules for taking them may have been violated. Before taking any pill, you should read the instructions, because some drugs should only be taken after meals, and some should be washed down with plenty of water. If you do not follow these rules, the pills can irritate the gastric mucosa, which will subsequently provoke pain attacks.

If this does happen, try taking an enveloping agent (Almagel, Phosphalugel, De-nol). If the process is accompanied by diarrhea and bloating, take Linex or Yogurt.

Method of administration and dosage

Gastal - usually prescribed 4 tablets per day, divided into two or four doses. Take the drug half an hour before meals, or in the evening before bed.

Almagel – drink 1-2 teaspoons half an hour before meals or at night. The maximum daily dose is 15-16 teaspoons.

Maalox - take 1-2 tablets for pain, or 1-1 ½ hours after eating. Keep the tablets in the mouth until completely dissolved. Maalox can also be used as a suspension, 1 sachet at a time.

Besalol - use 2-3 tablets with water. No more than six tablets can be taken per day.

Buscopan - taken orally 1-2 tablets three times a day.

No-shpa – recommended for oral administration 1-2 tablets (40 mg) 2-3 times a day.

Omez - taken orally, without breaking or chewing, usually one, maximum two capsules per day in the morning on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.

Controloc – take 1-2 tablets per day, duration of treatment is from 1 to 4 weeks.

Festal - taken orally 1-2 tablets during or immediately after meals, usually three times a day.

Panzinorm – use 1 tablet during each meal.

Triferment – take 1-3 pills three times a day, children – 1 pill up to 2 times a day before meals.

Use during pregnancy

It is known that during pregnancy it is not advisable to take any medications without first consulting a doctor. The same applies to stomach pain pills.

If a pregnant woman has a stomach ache, first of all it is necessary to improve nutrition, excluding coffee, spicy, fatty, salty, and any heavy food. You need to eat often and little by little. A good effect is observed from drinking herbal teas (with chamomile, St. John's wort), as well as sea buckthorn oil and flax seed.

Sometimes stomach pain in a pregnant woman may not be related to any illness: the uterus with the growing baby simply presses on the stomach area, which causes characteristic pain, especially when bending forward.

If the stomach pain is still associated with digestive problems, take Actimel, or, as a last resort, Almagel, Maalox or Phosphalugel (for no more than 3 days). For spasms, you can use No-shpa, but only under the supervision of a doctor.

Contraindications for use

Tablets for stomach pain may have a number of contraindications:

• severe renal dysfunction;
• individual intolerance to the drug;
• often – pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• often – childhood;
• gastric bleeding.

The drug No-shpa is not prescribed for glaucoma and prostate hypertrophy.

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Side effects

Stomach pain pills are generally well tolerated by patients. However, some patients have occasionally experienced the following side effects:

• dyspeptic symptoms, attacks of nausea and vomiting, bowel disorders, changes in the color of the tongue, darkening of feces;
• allergies in the form of dermatitis, swelling, rash.

Side effects are reversible and disappear completely after stopping treatment with tablets. No additional treatment is required.

Overdose

Overdose symptoms may manifest as increased side effects of each specific drug. If overdose symptoms occur, the drug is discontinued, and treatment in such a situation is only symptomatic.

Interaction with other drugs

Enveloping agents (Almagel, Phosphalugel) are not recommended to be taken simultaneously with sulfanilamide medications (sulfadimethoxine, Biseptol) due to the loss of the antimicrobial effect of the latter.

When using enveloping agents simultaneously with antibiotics, cardiac medications, cimetidine, ketoconazole, iron preparations, the absorption of the listed agents may be impaired.

It is not recommended to take De-nol with milk, or to take antacids at the same time: this will reduce the effect of the drug.

Do not use several bismuth-containing drugs at the same time, as this may lead to unwanted side effects.

No non-recommended interactions of enzyme preparations with other medicinal drugs have been observed.

Storage conditions

It is recommended to store stomach pain tablets in a dry, dark place at room temperature, out of the reach of children.

Shelf life: 2 to 3 years.

For details about stomach pain tablets, read the instructions included with the medications.