Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension is an antibiotic. It is used to treat infectious diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) in adults and children. Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension can be used alone or in combination with other medicines. It may be taken with or without food, preferably at the same time, each day. It should be used in the dose and duration as advised by the doctor. Take it at the same time each day to get the most benefit and you should keep on taking this medicine for as long as you are prescribed. Stopping it early may make the infection to come back and harder to treat. Some people may develop side effects like vomiting, headache, fever, dizziness, nausea, and chills. These side effects are usually temporary and go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if these side effects bother you or will not go away. Your urine may become reddish in color due to this medicine. But, it is normal and harmless. Before starting treatment with this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or suffering from any liver, kidney or heart problems or if you are allergic to any medicine.

• Nausea
• Peripheral edema
• Ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity)
• Fatigue

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• Q. Q. Can Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension cause weight gain??
  Ans: Usually Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension does not cause weight gain. However, in case you feel there is an increase in weight, you should consult your doctor to determine the reason of weight gain.
• Q. Q. Should I take Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension with food??
  Ans: Yes, Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension can be taken orally with or without food with a glass of water. Take it as prescribed by your doctor for the exact period of time.
• Q. Q. For how long should you take Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension??
  Ans: The duration for which you may need to take Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension will depend upon the disease being treated. If it is prescribed for treatment of traveler's diarrhea, it is usually given for 3 days. When given for irritable bowel syndrome, it is usually given for 14 days.
• Q. Q. Can Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension cure IBS??
  Ans: Taking Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension can help improve the symptoms and delay the recurrence of the disease. However, it is not sure whether it will cure the disease completely or not. It has been shown that Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension can help improve the symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and discomfort. Consult your doctor for exact details on the treatment of IBS.
• Q. Q. How long does Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension take to work for IBS??
  Ans: Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension usually starts acting within 24 to 48 hours. The symptoms like diarrhea improve gradually after you start taking this medication. Usually, taking Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension for 2 weeks relieves the symptoms of IBS. Moreover, it has also been seen that this 2-week course of Rifabia 100mg Oral Suspension provides relief for up to 10 weeks even after stopping the medication.

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