ACETAMINOPHEN AND HYOSCINE BUTYLBROMIDE EACH MAY IMPROVE CRAMPY ABDOMINAL PAIN
Level 2: Mid-level evidence The efficacy of acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) and hyoscine butylbromide alone and in combination was evaluated in a study of 1,935 patients aged 18-70 years who had recurrent crampy abdominal pain for at least two months (Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006;23:1741-1748). The single-blind trial had a one-week placebo run-in period; bowel habits…