irritable bowel syndrome
"I've had IBS-D for 25 years.  Was always told there was nothing the medical community could do about it.  So I suffered through it and took lots of immodium.  So when I saw advertisements for Xifaxan I was so hopeful.  Saw a new GI Doc and he immediately told me that this med was the best hope for IBS and that it's effectiveness was terrific.  So I was so very, very hopeful this would work, and it did,,,,for the 14 days I was on it.  The day after stopping my 14 day regime my extreme bloating was back and within a week my symptons were exactly as before.  Now after 6 weeks my symptoms seem even worse.  Going back to the Doc in 6 weeks.  Will see what else might help.  Good luck to all of you!  It's a terrible disease to have to deal with!"