Buscopan^® IBS Relief tablets contain the active ingredient hyoscine butylbromide, which is derived from natural hyoscine extracted from the duboisia plant. Hyoscine butylbromide is from a family of drugs known as antispasmodics.

Unlike normal painkillers which inhibit the perception of pain symptoms, Buscopan^® IBS Relief acts on the cause of the pain: relaxing the bowel muscles to help stop the spasm itself. It acts where it's needed, effectively relieving the discomfort and pain of abdominal cramps.

When taken, Buscopan^® IBS Relief moves steadily down the digestive tract. But because of its particular pharmacological properties, very little enters the blood stream and it mostly stays in the gastro-intestinal system. Buscopan^® IBS Relief interrupts the cramp signal from the brain which helps the muscles to relax, thus allowing the pain to fade and the digestive processes to return to normal.