Hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan®) is fast and heads straight for the target: the root cause of the pain in your stomach muscles.
Unlike other simple painkillers, Hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan®) acts locally and starts working within minutes. The active ingredient in Hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan®), hyoscine butylbromide, targets key receptors on smooth muscle cells in the gastrointestinal tract. By acting on the gut wall, it relaxes the smooth muscles of the belly, reducing painful contractions2 and untangling that painful knot in your stomach.
Many people take painkillers for some forms of abdominal pain. However, unlike painkillers, which cut the pain signals in the brain and do not solve the pain itself, antispasmodics like Hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan®) target painful cramps at the source by relaxing the stomach muscles2.
Hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan®) is also gentler on the stomach, as it is barely absorbed into the bloodstream2. Some painkillers such as aspirin or ibuprofen may have gastrointestinal side effects9, but Hyoscine N-butylbromide (Buscopan®) is soft on the tummy and hard on pain.