Abstract: A method for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders associated with Helicobacter pylori infections which comprises administering to a patient an orally effective amount of triclosan is disclosed. The triclosan may be administered in the form of powders, granules, spheroids or liquids, or in unit dosage form as capsules or tablets containing 1 to 100 mg, preferably 10 to 60 mg, of triclosan. The triclosan may also be administered in gastric sustained release medicaments either as raft forming tablets or liquids, optionally to be co-administered with a solid pharmaceutically acceptable carboxylic acid or acid salt, or as mucoadherent-coated granules or spheroids.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease which comprises administering to a patient an effective oral or rectal amount of a polyacrylate. There are also described compositions for use in the method.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising mixtures of a histamine H.sub.2 -receptor antagonist such as cimetidine or ranitidine and sodium polyacrylate in a specified range of ratios have been found to exhibit synergistic effects in an in vivo test model for anti-ulcer or mucosal-protecting agents. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising mixtures of a histamine H.sub.2 -receptor antagonist such as cimetidine or ranitidine and sodium polyacrylate in the range of ratios are described for use in the treatment of gastritis or of gastro-duodenal ulcers. In a modification in the mixtures the sodium polyacrylate may be replaced wholly or in part by potassium or ammonium polyacrylate.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising mixtures of sodium polyacrylate and carbenoxolone sodium in a specified range of ratios have been found to exhibit synergistic effects in an in vivo test model for anti-ulcer or mucosal-protecting agents. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising mixtures of sodium polyacrylate and carbenoxolone in the range of ratios are described for use in the treatment of gastritis or of gastro-duodenal ulcers.