the medication (xifaxan
Xifaxan is a prescription treatment that can help relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D), including abdominal pain and diarrhea. 1  With Xifaxan, 2 weeks of treatment can provide 6 to 24 weeks of relief from IBS-D symptoms, with an average of 10 weeks of relief seen in clinical studies. Patients may be retreated up to 2 times if symptoms come back. Xifaxan acts mainly in the digestive tract.