PROPERTIES:
Activated dimethylpolysiloxane lowers the surface tension of the foam bubbles and thus releases the trapped gases in the gastro lntesti- nal tract. The addition of silicone dioxide in DISFLATYL increases its anti- foaming action.
INDICATIONS:
It is used in the treatment of conditions in which accumulation of gases in the gastro-intestinal tract is a problem. This occurs in:
– Air swallowing (aerophagy、 eructateonervosa) met with in women about the menopause and in some neurotic men
– True gastric flatulence occurs in many forms of gastric disorders、 the latter comprise cases in which fermentation occurs as in pylore- du- odenal forms of functional disorders of the stomach.
– Intestinal flatulence、 occuring in :
* Colonic dysfunction associated with constipation particularly in caSRS of irritable colon.