
Speaking to a pharmacist
If you’re suffering from abdominal cramps ask your pharmacist for advice. Let the pharmacist know how long you have been suffering and how often the cramps occur. Think about when you tend to suffer and how long they usually last. Your pharmacist will be able to advise you on lifestyle and dietary changes that may help and, when these changes are not enough, provide you with information on over the counter products you can buy to ease your symptoms. There are products available to treat these abdominal cramps and pain in pharmacy but few treatments actually treat the real cause of the problem which is the spasm in the gut. As the name suggests, anti-spasmodics help relax the spasms in the digestive track to ease the pain and discomfort.
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