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Getting Your Probiotic Fix When Taking Antibiotics
« on: December 19, 2017, 06:48:36 pm »

Getting Your Probiotic Fix When Taking Antibiotics
The commonly prescribed medicines kill “good” bacteria, too. Here's how probiotics might help.

By Michael O. Schroeder, Staff Writer |Dec. 18, 2017, at 9:35 a.m.

 

Your gut is a lively place. Bacteria of all kinds thrive in your intestines – and for the most part help you to thrive.

“The gut microbiota is a very complex ecosystem,” says Dr. Geoffrey Preidis, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and pediatric gastroenterologist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. “There are many, many microbes that inhabit various niches within the intestine. Many of them work together. Many of them depend on each other.”

https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/getting-your-probiotic-fix-when-taking-antibiotics

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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2017, 06:51:07 pm »
Getting Your Probiotic Fix When Taking Antibiotics
The commonly prescribed medicines kill “good” bacteria, too. Here's how probiotics might help.

By Michael O. Schroeder, Staff Writer |Dec. 18, 2017, at 9:35 a.m.

 

Your gut is a lively place. Bacteria of all kinds thrive in your intestines – and for the most part help you to thrive.

“The gut microbiota is a very complex ecosystem,” says Dr. Geoffrey Preidis, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and pediatric gastroenterologist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. “There are many, many microbes that inhabit various niches within the intestine. Many of them work together. Many of them depend on each other.”

https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/getting-your-probiotic-fix-when-taking-antibiotics

I eat greek yogurt daily to help with this.  No more gut problems....amazing stuff...