Combination antacid, antidiarrheal, anti-flatulence, digestive, and gastric preparations

This classification denotes combination drugs that consist of various combined preparations that are a) substances that counteract or neutralize acidity of the gastrointestinal tract, substances generally known as ANTACIDS; b) miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of that condition which evinces outward symptom of an increased liquidity or decreased consistency of feces, such as running stool, a condition called Diarrhea, hence the term ANTIDIARRHEAL or ANTIDIARRHEALS; c) agents used to prevent the formation of foam or to treat bloat, or flatulence, hence the term ANTI-FLATULENCE PREPARATIONS or ANTI-FLATULENTS; d) preparations that treat dysfunction of that group of organs stretching from the mouth to the anus, serving to breakdown foods, assimilate nutrients, and eliminate waste, commonly called the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, hence the term DIGESTIVE PREPARATIONS; and/or e) preparations that operate to control gastric acidity, regulate gastrointestinal motility and water flow, and improve digestion in the gastrointestinal system, hence the term GASTRIC PREPARATIONS. Typical combination antacid, antidiarrheal, anti-flatulence, digestive, and gastric constituents are bismuth subcarbonate, calcium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, etc.