A gastrointestinal cocktail, (also known as a GI cocktail or gastric cocktail), is a generic term for a mixture of liquid antacid, viscous lidocaine, and an anticholinergic primarily used to treat dyspepsia.[1] The GI cocktail may also deceptively mask pain originating from the heart.[2]
There is a wide variety of GI cocktail recipes in use today. A very popular one is a mixture of Maalox, viscous lidocaine, and Donnatal, in equal parts.[3] A mixture of 10–30 ml Mylanta, 10 ml Donnatal and 10 ml viscous lidocaine is known as the "Green Goddess" or "Green Lizard".[4] One study found GI cocktails may be unnecessary for treating dyspepsia.[5] The treatment may also provide relief for hiatal hernia patients suffering acute symptoms.[5]
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References
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- ^ a b Berman DA, Porter RS, Graber M (2003). "The GI Cocktail is no more effective than plain liquid antacid: a randomized, double blind clinical trial". J Emerg Med. 25 (3): 239–44. doi:10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00196-3. PMID 14585449.