Rifaximin for a mother of a 3 month old?

    I talked to a mom yesterday who has Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth and leaky gut syndrome. She's very ill. Her disease went into remission with her pregnancy, but is back in full force now that she is nursing a 3 month old. Her naturopath has said the only known treatment is Rifaximin (trade name Xifaxan) 600mg BID x 7 days
    Erythromycin 50mg HS x 90 days, started upon completion of Rifaximin.

    The naturopath insists, based on Hale saying Rifaximin is an L3, that she must pump and dump for the duration of the Rifaximin treatment. However, she is doing 10 days pf Rifaximin.
    She is now committed to pumping every day for the next 30 days to stockpile the 300 ounces she would need to feed her baby during the 10 days of the Rifaximin.
    Can any of you help me provide this mom with some information? it seems to me based on Hale's saying it is unlikely enough would enter the maternal plasma compartment to produce clinically relevant levels in milk, it's probably ok. Thoughts? 

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