Presence of significant quantities of gas in the intestines may hinder a proper conduction of abdominal ultrasonography. In humans, preparatory techniques are used to solve this, but measures to avoid ultrasonographic complications due to intestinal gas in rabbits have not been reported. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of fasting and simethicone administered orally on ...

Background. Infantile colic is a distressing and common condition for which there is no proven standard treatment. Objective. To compare the efficacy of Mentha piperita with simethicone in treatment for infantile colic. Methods. A double-blind crossover study was performed with 30 infants attending IMIP, Recife, Brazil. They were randomized to use Mentha piperita or simethicone in the treatment...

Volume 18, No. 462, October 2016 Simethicone for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Nowadays, the esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) still remains, not only the standard diagnostic test for the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract diseases, (figure 1) but also has been used as a therapeutic procedure for many conditions for example; stopping of UGI bleeding, tumor removals, dilation or stenting for s...

Infantile colic is a prevalent condition characterised by excessive crying with no effective treatment available. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Bifidobacterium breve CECT7263 and combination this Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 versus simethicone in reducing daily time spent colicky infants. A multicentre randomised, open-label, parallel, controlled trial 28 days was performed 150 infan...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether a 360-degree horizontal turn after oral premedication with simethicone improves the mucosal visibility during gastroendoscopic examination, and to determine the proper time to turn over the patient. METHODS This study involved 993 patients scheduled for gastroendoscopy. Just before gastroendoscopy, after oral premedication with simethicone, patients were rand...

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Background and study aims: Mucosal views can be impaired by residual bubbles and mucus during gastroscopy. This study aimed to determine whether a pre-gastroscopy drink containing simethicone and N-acetylcysteine improves mucosal visualisation. Patients and methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial recruiting 126 subjects undergoing routine gastroscopy. Subjects were randomized 1:1:1 ...