antispasmodic medication for irritable bowel syndrome

[halperinchen]

Hi, lately I have been going through a very difficult time with my physical problems. I am suffering from irritable bowel syndrome and have frequent severe cramps after eating something disagreeable. The anticholinergic or antispasmodic med Hyoscyamine Sulf 0.125 mg worsens my restless legs big time. I am wondering if anyone here has knowledge for a medication which is friendly with RLS. Sue or Joolsg or anyone please. I'd appreciate very much in advance to resolve my constant abdominal cramp issue without exacerbating my RLS. Thanks.

[Joolsg]

I have no personal experience of bowel spasms, but I do have MS spasms everywhere else. I use medical cannabis for them and it works better than the anti spasmodic baclofen.For MS bladder spasms I have occasionally used buscopan and it didn't worsen RLS.

I also take Symprove daily and many people with IBS report huge improvements. You could try it. It costs around £50 a month.

Pregabalin also helps my MS spasms, so a small dose ( 25-50mg) may help the IBS spasms.

[halperinchen in reply to Joolsg]

thanks, Joolsg, I appreciate your prompt response.

[Jumpey in reply to Joolsg]

Hi Jools ,I have IBS and take a pre and prebiotic (have for years) but it doesn't help. Is there something specific about Symprove that helps?

[Joolsg in reply to Jumpey]

My daughter had serious gut issues after a salmonella infection. She saw a gastro enterologist and he said there were only 2 probiotics worth taking. Symprove and VSL. Symprove worked brilliantly for her so we started taking it.There have been scientific trials proving its effectiveness.

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[halperinchen in reply to Joolsg]

Thanks Joolsg for your information.

[Bumble34]

I also take Symprove daily has helped enormously, little need now for Buscopan, but when taken in the past no impact on RLS.

[halperinchen in reply to Bumble34]

Thanks Bumble. May I ask for what reason do you take Symprove if you don't mind.

[Bumble34 in reply to halperinchen]

IBS

[Beechie2014]

I have colitis, rls and bile acid malabsorbtion. I have been taking mebeverine for the past couple months and seems to be helping 🤞. Worth research for you? Hope this helps 🙏 ☺️

[CsiguZ]

IBS mostly the consequence of SIBO and SIBO could be the reason of your other health issues, including RLS. Have you had a lactulose breath test?

[RLSNona]

I also have IBS and RLS. For IBS i follow the FodMap diet. It is a diet developed in Australia many years ago. It also has an app, making it easier. It has made a world of difference for me.

[halperinchen in reply to RLSNona]

Thanks to RLSNona, CsiguZ, Beechie2014 for your help, I do suffer with IBS a lot, I sometimes get very depressed with it, because there is not too much variety of food I can eat. Thanks.