Efficacy of long term cyclic administration of the poorly absorbed antibiotic Rifaximin in symptomatic, uncomplicated colonic diverticular disease

Table 3 Symptom frequency (%) at baseline, after 12 and 24 mo of treatment

Mo	Rifaximin plus fibers			Fibers			Pat 24th
	0	12th	24th	0	12th	24th
Lower abdominal pain	87.5	17.2	12.9	90.2	28.8	19.2	0.051
Bloating	85.9	35.0	21.9	78.0	43.3	40.3	< 0.0021
Tenesmus	35.3	3.2	3.9	29.3	2.9	9.6	= 0.051
Diarrhoea	35.9	7.0	3.9	32.5	1.0	2.9	NS2
Abdominal tenderness	71.2	19.0	6.5	69.1	35.6	21.2	< 0.0011

¹χ² test;

²Fisher’s Exact test.