Antibiotic Shows Promise As Treatment For Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Two weeks of treatment with an antibiotic called rifaximin quelled the symptoms of moderate IBS in 41 percent of the patients who took it. Symptoms improved for 30 percent of people who took a placebo. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/01/06/132702599/antibiotic-shows-promise-as-treatment-for-irritable-bowel-syndrome?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Jan 06 2011, 05:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog