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Your abdomen

This chapter looks at the organs inside the abdomen and how they normally function - and how painful abdominal cramps can result if this goes out of balance...

How Buscopan® works

The active ingredient in Buscopan® is Hyoscine Butylbromide, a substance derived from a species of the plant genus Duboisia...

Duboisia

The active ingredient in Buscopan® is derived from the leaves of an Australian native tree, known as the corkwood tree or Duboisia. Boehringer Ingelheim, maker of Buscopan®...

Questions about Buscopan®?

We've collected the most common questions - and their answers - about abdominal pain and cramps, Buscopan® and Buscopan® Plus.

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About Abdominal pain

What causes abdominal pain? What's the difference between heartburn, for instance, and pain caused by abdominal cramps?