Daily Xifaxan improves fecal urgency, stool consistency in adults with IBS-D

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Daily treatment with Xifaxan over 2 weeks improved stool consistency and fecal urgency in adults with irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea, according to a poster at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.“This research was conducted to evaluate rifaximin treatment for simultaneously improving IBS-D symptoms of fecal urgency and loose or watery stool consistency as a unique composite bowel symptom endpoint,” Brooks D. Cash, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, andRead More