“…It would seem likely that this preparation also could eliminate disturbing bowel gas at roentgen examinations. Ausman (1965) reported a study on 147 patients that simethicone was very effective in the preparations for urography. Simethicone i s an American silicone preparation, very similar to dimetikon.…”
In a random double-blind study in 200 consecutive, ambulatory patients, admitted for intravenous urography, dimetikon in a dose of 0.2 g 4 times daily, 3 days before examination, had no effect on the amount of disturbing bowel gas.
“…It would seem likely that this preparation also could eliminate disturbing bowel gas at roentgen examinations. Ausman (1965) reported a study on 147 patients that simethicone was very effective in the preparations for urography. Simethicone i s an American silicone preparation, very similar to dimetikon.…”
In a random double-blind study in 200 consecutive, ambulatory patients, admitted for intravenous urography, dimetikon in a dose of 0.2 g 4 times daily, 3 days before examination, had no effect on the amount of disturbing bowel gas.
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