IBS Self Help Support Group and Revolution Health Fair
June 23, 2007 by Ken
Filed under IBS Stories
The IBS Self Help and Support Group has joined the Revolution Health Fair, an online event launched in partnership with 10 national nonprofit organizations who each host a virtual “booth.” Read more
Rifimax to Treat IBS
February 22, 2007 by Ken
Filed under IBS Treatments
What is Rifimax? It is an antibiotic that is now being tested to treat IBS. This antibiotic is not absorbed into the bloodstream, it stays in the intestine killing bacteria before passing through the digestive tract.
About 40 percent of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients that used Rifimax in this test saw a major improvement in symptoms. The Rifimax is taken for about 10 days, but the effects of the antibiotic can last up to a year. After that time the patient would take another 10 day dose. Read more