Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Rifaximin and Lactulose Hydrogen Breath Test in Gulf War Veterans with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

RT @TuesdayNightIBS: Gulf War syndrome commonly includes #GI dysfunction, and some trials have postulated PI-IBS to be the culprit. A recen…

Gulf War syndrome commonly includes #GI dysfunction, and some trials have postulated PI-IBS to be the culprit. A recent study looked into the use of rifaximin for these patients. https://t.co/iGpC5zA77J #TuesdayNightIBS

Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Rifaximin and Lactulose Hydrogen Breath Test in Gulf War Veterans with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. https://t.co/KDuDgBbqYZ

Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Rifaximin and Lactulose Hydrogen Breath Test in Gulf War Veterans with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. https://t.co/YHBt5jKM4P

Under powered study, lower dose of rifaximin than currently used, are a couple red flags here.

"Rifaximin was not effective in improving #IBS symptoms and QOL in GW Veterans with non-constipated IBS" Study: https://t.co/2dgzzyFdQP Comments on study: https://t.co/QqK2QHwc9m

RT @MJA_Editor: Major gut health problems for troops deployed. Need new treatment approaches! Our latest paper: Double-Blind Placebo-Contro…

Major gut health problems for troops deployed. Need new treatment approaches! Our latest paper: Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Rifaximin and Lactulose Hydrogen Breath Test in Gulf War Veterans with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. - PubMed - NCBI https: