what drugs are effective for treatment of ibs?
A number of different medications can be used to help treat IBS, including: 1  antispasmodics â which help reduce abdominal (stomach) pain and cramping. 2  laxatives â which can help relieve constipation. 3  antimotility medicines â which can help relieve diarrhoea.
Due to the limited medication treatment options for IBS specifically (for example, no treatment for IBS-M, the largest sub-type of IBS!) physicians use a variety of other medications like anti-diarrheals, pain meds, and laxatives to treat individual IBS symptoms.