Patent ID: 8758812

Claim:
A non-toxic composition in the form of a monolithic or multiparticular preparation which binds acetaldehyde present in a whole length of the gastrointestinal tract, wherein said composition comprises one or more acetaldehyde-binding compound(s), comprising one or more free sulphhydryl and/or amino groups, wherein said compound(s) are mixed with a non-toxic carrier that effects sustained release of said compound(s) in the gastrointestinal tract, wherein the non-toxic carrier is selected from polymers that do not disintegrate in the stomach, polymers that form a gel which floats in the contents of the stomach and polymers that attach to the mucous membrane of the stomach, wherein subunits of the composition are coated with a polymer film that dissolves in an environment of a pH of 6.5 or higher, and wherein the composition comprises a fraction for binding acetaldehyde present in the stomach, a fraction of the composition protected in a form so that the compounds are not released until in the intestine, and a fraction of the composition protected in a form so that the compounds are not released until in the colon, and the relative amount of fractions for the stomach, the intestine and for the colon are selected from the group consisting of 2:1:1, 1:1:1, 1:1:2, 1:2:2, 1:2:3 and 1:1:3.