Can Xifaxan be taken for hepatosis of the liver?

Xifaxan is an antibiotic used for a short time in the cases described below:

Treatment of gastrointestinal diseases such as:

For adults and children over 12 years of age:

• intestinal infections, with bacteria sensitive to rifaximin except diarrhoea
with fever and/or blood in the faeces and also when the number of unformed stools is equal to or exceeds 8 per day,

• Travellers' diarrhoea, except for diarrhoea with fever and/or blood in the faeces and also when the number of unformed stools is equal to or exceeds 8 per day;

In adults:

• hepatic encephalopathy,

• symptomatic, uncomplicated diverticular colorectal disease in adult patients eating a high-residue diet.

Hepatosis of the liver is a group of non-inflammatory diseases, manifested, m.in, by fatty liver, which can be caused by poisoning, alcohol abuse, metabolic diseases, drug use, obesity, etc. It is a chronic ailment, requiring the use of both drugs to support liver function and, for example, dietary changes. It is not subject to antibiotic treatment unless otherwise directed by a doctor.

Products that can be used as an adjunct in the treatment of fatty liver are, for example: Heparegen (prescription), Essentiale forte (without a prescription), Hepatil (without a prescription). It is worth consulting a doctor before starting treatment.

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