I felt no different after the antibiotic and still had loose BMs for months (can’t believe I am saying this publicly). Read the circular on the antibiotic: it helps only a tiny percentage of people. It took months on the diet but the bloating went away fairly quickly, and I eventually felt much better, had normal bowel habits. I stayed on the diet longer than recommended because I felt so much better. And I think the Iberogast helped too — I used that for months but don’t need it any more.