Method and medicine for treating gastrointestinal disorder in a non-human mammal
OwnerJames Lundeeninventor
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Abstract
A method and a medicine for treating a non-human mammal having a gastrointestinal disorder that includes fecal incontinence and/or irritable bowel syndrome are provided. The method includes administering a dose of the medicine to the mammal. The medicine includes a tricyclic antidepressant and a stool softener.
Claims53
A method of treating a non-human mammal having a gastrointestinal disorder comprising fecal incontinence, the method comprising:
- administering a dose of a medicine to the mammal having the gastrointestinal disorder, the medicine comprising
- a tricyclic antidepressant, and
- a stool softener.
A medicinal composition for treating a mammal having a gastrointestinal disorder comprising fecal incontinence, the composition comprising:
- a tricyclic antidepressant, and
- a stool softener.
A treatment kit for a mammal having a gastrointestinal disorder comprising irritable bowel syndrome, fecal incontinence, or both, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of doses of a medicine, the medicine comprising:
- a tricyclic antidepressant, and
- a stool softener comprising one or more of a surfactant and a fecal lubricant.
A process for treating a gastrointestinal disorder comprising irritable bowel syndrome, fecal incontinence, or both in a mammal, the process comprising:
- causing interaction with muscarinic receptors in the mammal to reduce or eliminate the gastrointestinal disorder by affecting a stool of the mammal, and
- delivering into fecal matter an oil and water by emulsification using a surfactant to soften the stool of the mammal,
- delivering into fecal matter a fecal lubricant to facilitate passage of the stool, or
- emulsifying and lubricating the fecal matter to both soften the stool and facilitate passage of the stool,
- wherein the emulsifying, lubricating, or emulsifying and lubricating occurs in the bowel of the mammal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.