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 Question: Can anyone tell me if rifaximin 200mg is gluten free? Has anyone 
found it helpful in treating celiac disease?     I       was referring to 
treating unresponsive celiac disease even when following a gluten free diet.
RESPONSES: One personn took it for a week. It cleared up her symptons but 
they relasped a few week s later.
    One person said the only treatment for celiac disease is a gluten free 
diet.
    One person said to go to www.glutenfreedrugs.com to find out if it is 
gluten free
    One person said it is used to treat infections due to dirty drinking 
water.   she feels it will not help celiac disease since it is not caused by an 
infection.
    One person took it.   The first time she took it she was found it 
slightly helpful. The second time she felt worse.
    It is used for people who have bacterial overgrowth in the small 
intestine.   this person said it was   helpful to some of her celiac friends.
    After posting my question I called Salix pharmaceuticals and they said 
rifaximiin does not contain gluten.
Thank you for all your responses.
Lorraine

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