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Originally Posted by kalina82  what exactly does the cisapride do?
There is a medication for the bladder they makes it contract when animals are having trouble regaining control over their bladder after a serious injury (hit by car type stuff with smashed pelvises). I wonder if there is a drug that does this for the colon? a drug that helps the colon muscles contract to push poop along ya know? |
Yes, from what I have read propulsid to help the muscles of the colon contract more forcefully. I guess I should keep her on it even though I can't tell it is helping any. I read some reports that it works well on cats but no good on dogs.
It was used on humans until they discovered it was causing heart problems. This is what I found about it that worried me:
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Propulsid (Cisapride)
Propulsid was approved by the FDA in 1993 and was used primarily to treat gastric reflux in children. Heart rhythm disturbances had appeared in clinical trials, but not in animal studies. By 1995, heart rhythm deaths in children became evident through adverse events reports. The drug remained on the market with five label changes, until being withdrawn in 2000 after causing over 300 deaths.18
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More proof that us humans are guinea pigs.
