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Antibiotic Aims at IBS Bloating and Global Symptoms

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Published at: www.medpagetoday.com

Michael Blume, Gastroenterologist

Michael BlumeGastroenterologistHELIXCARE INC What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Bloating in IBS

November 1, 2006

Some patients with bloating who have IBS may have some component of bacterial overgrowth, which may be responsive to a non-absorbable antibiotic, such as Xifaxan. Given how difficult is this disorder often to treat, this may be another therapeutic option on how to alleviate symptoms in some patients with this disorder.

 

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