Colirid Tablet is a prescription medicine used in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, and diarrhea or constipation). This medicine exerts an intense antispasmodic effect on the smooth muscles of the digestive tract.

Colirid Tablet is taken after meals in a dose and duration as advised by the doctor. You should keep taking this medicine for as long as your doctor recommends. If you stop treatment too early your symptoms may come back and your condition may worsen. Let your doctor know about all other medications you are taking as some may affect, or be affected by this medicine.

The most common side effects are headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Most of these are temporary and usually resolve with time. Contact your doctor straight away if you are at all concerned about any of these side effects. It may also cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. Avoid drinking alcohol while taking this medicine as it can worsen your sleepiness.

Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their doctor before taking this medicine. You should let your doctor know if you have liver and kidney problems.

Uses of Colirid Tablet

Irritable bowel syndrome

Benefits of Colirid Tablet

In Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory disease of the large intestine (colon) that usually needs long term management. This can lead to bleeding, frequent diarrhea, bloating, flatulence, cramps and stomach pain. Colirid Tablet relaxes the muscles in your stomach and gut (intestine) and relieves these symptoms effectively. Usually, it is used along with other medicines for management of your condition.

How to use Colirid Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Colirid Tablet is to be taken empty stomach.

How Colirid Tablet works

Colirid Tablet exerts an intense antispasmodic effect on the smooth muscles of the digestive tract. This helps to relieve the symptoms of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) such as abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, etc.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Colirid Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Colirid Tablet during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Colirid Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Colirid Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.

Kidney

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Colirid Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Colirid Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

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Quick tips

Colirid Tablet is used in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
It must be taken on an empty stomach.
Take it as per dose and duration suggested by your doctor.
Do not take indigestion remedies (antacids) within two hours of taking Colirid Tablet.
Do not stop taking medication without talking to your doctor first.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Benzamide Derivative

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

GASTRO INTESTINAL

Action Class

Anticholinergics

Interaction with drugs

Taking Colirid with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Donepezil

Brand(s): Donzinol, Algemer, Donetaz

Life-threatening

Rivastigmine

Brand(s): Rivasun, Zeemine, Rivadem

Life-threatening

Galantamine

Brand(s): Galamer

Life-threatening

Amisulpride

Brand(s): Stozen

Serious

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Patient concerns

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Physician

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User feedback

Patients taking Colirid Tablet

Twice A Day

57%

Once A Day

24%

Thrice A Day

18%

Alternate Day

Four Times A *

*Four Times A Day

What are you using Colirid Tablet for?

Others

35%

Irritable bow*

35%

Pain due to s*

29%

*Irritable bowel syndrome, Pain due to smooth muscle spasm

How much was the improvement?

Average

58%

Poor

25%

Excellent

17%

What were the side-effects while using Colirid Tablet?

No Side Effec*

67%

Constipation

33%

*No Side Effect

How do you take Colirid Tablet?

Empty stomach

67%

With food

33%

Please rate Colirid Tablet on price

Average

67%

Not Expensive

33%

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References

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