Non-absorbed Antibiotics for IBS

Non-absorbed Antibiotics for IBS

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Antibiotics for non-human uses.

Antibiotics are often associated with medicinal uses only; still, 30 to 40 per cent of the total production of antibiotics are intended for non-human applications. The first and most important non-medical use is in animal production for disease prevention and growth promotion. Another important application is in plant protection to control various bacterial and fungal diseases. Antibiotics are ...

Nutritional Intervention for IBS

Background Prior to medical school when I was a practicing dietician, I had the privilege of working with many patients who had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). I found the subject of nutritional intervention related to IBS to be very rewarding and often challenging because there is no “perfect” diet for this syndrome. In light of the different etiologies potentially at work in each patient with...

Non-Antibiotics: Psychotropic Drugs

Aerosolized antibiotics for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

There are strong data supporting using the use of aerosolized antibiotics for the treatment of Gram-negative infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The regular use of aerosol tobramycin or colistin can decrease exacerbations of lung disease, decrease bacteria counts, and improve pulmonary function in persons with CF and Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infection. Bronchiectasis is cause...