Your child’s medicine at a glance

Joyspas-D Oral Drops helps treat stomach pain, bloating, and abdominal cramps caused due to acidity, gas, infections, or diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in children. It works by relaxing the muscles of the gut and absorbing extra gas. Joyspas-D Oral Drops also helps control the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Give the prescribed dose of Joyspas-D Oral Drops to your child orally before a meal or as suggested by the doctor. Your child’s doctor may prescribe this medicine for a few days to many days. But, do not continue it for more than 2 weeks without consulting the doctor as excessive and long-term use may have adverse effects on your child. Additionally, do not abruptly stop the medicine by yourself as it may bring back the symptoms or worsen your child’s condition.

Some of the common yet temporary side effects of this medicine include nausea, vomiting, constipation, burping, vision problem, loss of appetite, and drowsiness. If these occur, they will subside once your child’s body adapts to the medicine. In case these side effects do not improve or become bothersome for your child, do reach out to the doctor on a priority basis.

You must let your child’s doctor know about all the medicines your child is being given. Also, inform the doctor of any previous history of allergy, intolerance to any food products, abdominal obstruction, liver impairment, kidney malfunction, or any birth defects. This information is very important for dose alterations and for planning your child’s overall treatment.

Uses of Joyspas-D Oral Drops in children

Improving Abdominal pain
Treatment of Irritable bowel syndrome

Benefits of Joyspas-D Oral Drops for your child

Improving Abdominal pain
Joyspas-D Oral Drops effectively relieves sudden muscle spasms or contractions in the stomach and intestine (gut), thereby relaxing the muscles and improving the movement of food. This helps to treat abdominal pain (or stomach pain) as well as cramps, bloating, and discomfort. Give Joyspas-D Oral Drops to your child in the dose and duration as prescribed for maximum benefit.

Treatment of Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory disease of the large intestine (colon) that usually needs long-term management. This can lead to bleeding, frequent diarrhea, bloating, flatulence, cramps, and stomach pain. Joyspas-D Oral Drops relaxes the muscles in your stomach and gut (intestine) and relieves these symptoms effectively. Usually, it is used as an add-on medicine along with other medicines which are given for the management of your child’s condition. Continue giving it to your child for as long as the doctor may advise you to.

Side effects of Joyspas-D Oral Drops in children

Joyspas-D Oral Drops does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-

Common side effects of Joyspas-D

Nausea
Vomiting
Blurred vision
Drowsiness
Nervousness
Constipation
Diarrhea
Burping
Loss of appetite

How can I give Joyspas-D Oral Drops to my child?

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a marked dropper and take it as directed. Joyspas-D Oral Drops may be taken with or without food.

How Joyspas-D Oral Drops works

Joyspas-D Oral Drops is a mixture of two active medicines Dicyclomine, an antispasmodic agent, and Dimethicone, an antifoaming medicine. Dicyclomine works by relaxing the muscles in your stomach and gut (intestine). It stops sudden muscle contractions (spasms), thereby relieving abdominal cramps and pain. Whereas, the antifoaming medicine disintegrates gas bubbles and allows easy passage of gas.

Safety advice

Kidney

CAUTION

Joyspas-D Oral Drops should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
However, Joyspas-D Oral Drops is relatively safe to use in mild to moderate kidney disease. Discuss with your child’s doctor thoroughly before giving this medicine to your child.

Liver

CAUTION

Joyspas-D Oral Drops should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.
However, Joyspas-D Oral Drops is relatively safe to use in mild to moderate liver disease. Discuss with your child’s doctor thoroughly before giving this medicine to your child.