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#246707 - 02/16/06 08:41 AM
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*STaR*
Reged: 10/05/05
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Hey everyone! I tried to post on the reseach/medical forum but there was no link for it, so I figured I would post it here because I feel it is SUPER IMPORTANT!! Last night on the news here in Califonia there was a report about a new medicine for IBS patients which had me glued to the TV. There was an interview with a woman who had IBS-D and this worked for her. "She got her life back" It says it won't work for everyone but it's worth a shot..The medicine is called "Xifaxan"..You can go to the website and check out the video trailer from the news report. I almost started crying because I could relate to her.
http://cbs2.com/video?cid=77 Let me know if it works or not..If it doesnt i'll find a way to get it to you because I want everyone to hear this 
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Star,
My doctor told me about this drug and tried to convince me to try, but I chickened out because I do very poorly on antibiotics and I thought that is what it was. The link you gave did not work for me, but I would like to know more. I know that many on this board will just say there is NO CURE, period! I think that defeats the purpose of the research being done and I for one want to remain open that there is something out there to cure this. Thanks for posting and I am going to research this more. All you other researchers and librarians out there (Maria? perhaps) have you come across this?
Laura
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Sorry about the link...maybe it's one of those that don't work just by copying and pasting...
I can tell you how to get there though
type in: kcal 9 news in the box where you would type a web address..you want to click on the 1st found item which will say " KCAL 9 Weather"..then click on the "homepage" at the top left corner...then scroll down and look on the left hand side for the link that says "Special Reports" ...It will bring you to a video library page and you want to click on the "search" button (which is in between browse video and playlist)..then type in IBS and enter..then it will be the 1st video to play...It sounds like a lot but it's really easy to find If you have any other troubles let me know...I just got AIM: socalbeachblond7 ...if you want to IM me Good Luck!! And I also agree with you about the "cure" idea....There may not be one now but it is possible...That is why people do research of diseases and whatnot...
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i am new to this site but have had ibs for a couple of years now.....have just started recently with the fennel tea which helps a lot but another thing ive found that works well is taking a multi-vitamin each morning on an empty stomach.........would estimate on a one to ten scale with 10 being my very lousiest that i'm down to a 2 and have many days now with zero symptoms......hope this helps somebody! love to all troutboy
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I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before. You can do a "search" on it and read what the few people who have tried it have to say.
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Hi Johnny, I know this is non-sequiter, but um, what kind of
trout do you fish for and where do you fish? I stream fish
for brook trout for the most part. I have caught the occasion-
al rainbow and one brown trout. -Bob
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Many of the studies were with patient's with IBS. I may ask my GI doctor what he thinks about it.
I just did a google search and all kinds of articles came up. Not bogus type "you will be well in one day" type stuff either! These are medical studies and medical type sites.
Just FYI!
Sandy
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Uh.... I think there's something wrong with your link there. I got a video -- supposedly -- for some kind of gift ideas for Hollywood Fanatics. Don't think this was what you were talking about!
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Star, This was on my med page yesterday. Sounds like it's more for diarrhea and it's an antibiotic. I've found that those reports tend to be premature. At least they are doing a lot of research on our problem.>>>Chronic abdominal bloating and flatulence may have salvation in the antibiotic Xifaxan (rifaximin), which is approved in the U.S. for travelers' diarrhea, researchers here reported.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/IrritableBowelSyndrome
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...not just Diarrhea. I wonder if it would cause worse C for those who take it and aren't D, but have bad gas and bloat.
I'm gonna ask my doctor about it too. Although I don't like the thought of taking another drug.
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