Pills from stomach pain

Before choosing a pill for pain in the stomach, you need to find out the cause of its appearance.

There are many reasons why the stomach can get sick, and all these reasons require radically different treatments. Let us dwell on this issue in more detail.

Before we determine which pills for stomach pain are better, let's consider the possible causes of pain.

1. Gastritis. The disease is accompanied by heaviness in the stomach, weakness and nausea. There may be pain at night, or after eating.
2. Stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer. It is accompanied by heartburn, vomiting. Pain paroxysmal, burning, usually appear on an empty stomach or 2-3 hours after a meal.
3. Polyposis of the stomach. When the disease is observed, pain that does not depend on food intake, can be accompanied by heartburn, "empty" eructation, heaviness in the stomach.

In principle, the appearance of stomach pain may not in all cases indicate any disease. Among the causes of pain can act:

• eating too much food at the same time, difficulty in working the bowels, a lot of physical overload, a strong stress situation (causes reflex spasm of the stomach), allergies;
• infection with bacteria or viruses (poisoning), which manifests itself in the form of diarrhea and fever;
• injuring the abdomen;
• kidney disease, pancreas or liver can create a false sensation of pain in the stomach;
• reaction to wrong or inappropriate food.

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Indications for use of tablets against stomach pain

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

Form of issue

Tablets for stomach pain for internal use are often covered with a protective coating. Tablets for chewing and resorption in the oral cavity are also available.

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

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

Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacodynamic properties of tablets from pain in the stomach are different.

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

Drugs that block M-holinoretseptory, reduce the secretory activity of the glands of the stomach, as well as its tone.

Preparations based on omeprazole (proton pump inhibiting agents) inhibit the release of hydrochloric acid by targeting the enzymatic function of the stomach.

Drugs that block histamine SH receptors inhibit the production of hydrochloric acid, both at rest and after ingestion of food into the stomach. Reduces the active effect of pepsin (a substance serving to digest proteins).

Pharmacokinetics

Using enveloping agents allows to achieve the effect and calm the irritated mucosa in 3-5 minutes after taking the drug. True, the rapidity of the action of the tablet or solution depends to a certain extent on the fullness of the stomach.

The effect of medications on the basis of omeprazole is observed within an hour after the use of the pill and lasts, as a rule, about a day.

Drugs that stimulate the production of enzymes, relieve spasms and relax smooth muscle, also have accelerated action: the result should be visible already for half an hour after eating the pill.

What pills to drink if the stomach hurts?

Inflammation of the gastric mucosa may occur against a background of low or high acidity of the gastric environment.

The names of tablets for stomach pain may be different, but all drugs fall into several basic categories:

• medicines used in the therapy of gastric and duodenal ulcers;
• Enzyme preparations that improve digestion;
• antiferment preparations, which are used to treat inflammation of the pancreas.

With gastritis and ulcers, accompanied by heartburn, acidic eructations and pain, you can take the following drugs:

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

When stomach spasms can help the following drugs:

• Besalol;
• Buscopan;
• But-shpa.

With pain caused by errors in nutrition:

• Gastromax;
• Cimetidine;
• Omeprazole.

With inflammation of the pancreas, esophagus, with peptic ulcer:

• Omez;
• Epicurus;
• Controllers.

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

• Creon;
• Mezim forte;
• Panzinorm;
• Pancreatin;
• Plantex;
• Enzistal;
• Festal;
• Triifer.

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

If the stomach hurts after the pills - it may have been violated the rules for their admission. Before using any pill should read the instructions, because some drugs should be taken only after eating, some should be washed down with plenty of water. If you do not comply with these rules, the tablets may irritate the mucous membrane of the stomach, which in the future will provoke pain attacks.

If this still happens, try to drink a covering agent (almagel, fosfalugel, De-nol). If the process is accompanied by diarrhea and bloating, take Linex or Yogurt.

Dosing and Administration

Gastal - usually appoint 4 tablets a day, divided into two or four receptions. Take the drug for half an hour before a meal, or in the evening before going to bed.

Almagel - drink 1-2 tsp for half an hour before meals or at night. The maximum daily dose is 15-16 hours of spoons.

Maalox - take 1-2 tablets for pain, or 1-1 ½ hours after eating. Tablets are kept in the oral cavity until complete resorption. Maalox can also be used in the form of a suspension, 1 bag at a time.

Besalol - use 2-3 tablets with water. A day can take no more than six tablets.

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

But-shpa - it is recommended to take 1-2 tablets (40 mg) 2-3 times a day.

Omez - take inside, not breaking and chewing, usually one, at most two capsules per day in the morning on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.

Controls - take 1-2 tablets a day, the duration of treatment - from 1 to 4 weeks.

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

Panzinorm - use 1 tablet during each meal.

Triifer - drink 1-3 tablets three times a day, children - 1 dragee to 2 times a day before eating.

Use during pregnancy

It is known that during pregnancy it is undesirable to take any medications, without consulting with a doctor in advance. The same goes for tablets against stomach pain.

If a pregnant woman has a stomach ache, first of all, it is necessary to adjust the diet, excluding coffee, spicy, fatty, salty, and also any heavy food. Eat often and gradually. A good effect is observed from the use of herbal teas (with chamomile, St. John's wort), as well as sea buckthorn oil and flaxseed.

Sometimes the pain in the stomach in a pregnant woman can be in no way associated with the disease: just the uterus with a growing baby presses on the stomach area, which causes the characteristic pain, especially when tilting forward.

If the pain in the stomach is still associated with a digestive disorder, drink Aktimel, as a last resort - Almagel, Maalox or Fosfalugel (no more than 3 days). When spasms can be used No-shpu, but only under the supervision of a doctor.

Contraindications for use

Tablets for stomach pain can have a number of contraindications:

• severe disorders of kidney function;
• individual intolerance to the drug;
• often - pregnancy and lactation;
• often - children's age;
• gastric bleeding.

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

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Side effects

Tablets from stomach pain are usually well tolerated by patients. But sometimes in some patients the following side effects were observed:

• dyspeptic phenomena, attacks of nausea and vomiting, defecation disorders, discoloration of the tongue, darkening of stool;
• allergies in the form of dermatitis, swelling, rash.

Side effects are reversible and completely go away after the cessation of treatment with tablets. No additional treatment is required.

Overdose

Symptoms of overdose can manifest as an increased side effect of each particular drug. When symptoms of an overdose of the drug stop, the treatment in this situation is only symptomatic.

Interaction with other drugs

Covering agents (almagel, fosfalugel) are not recommended to be taken simultaneously with sulfanilamide medications (sulphadimethoxin, biseptol) because of the latter's loss of antimicrobial effect.

With the use of enveloping agents at the same time as antibiotics, cardiac medications, cimetidine, ketoconazole, iron preparations, the absorbability of these agents may be impaired.

The preparation of De-nol is not recommended to be washed down with milk, and also to take antacids at the same time: this will reduce the effect of the drug.

Do not use several drugs containing bismuth at the same time, since undesirable side effects may develop.

No recommended interactions of enzyme preparations with other medicinal products were observed.

Storage conditions

Tablets from stomach pain are recommended to store in a dry, darkened place at room temperature, out of the reach of children.

Shelf life - from 2 to 3 years.

Details that characterize the pill from stomach pain, read the instructions attached to the drugs.