Interesting side effects on probiotics

Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medications in modern medicine. Antibiotics cure disease by killing or injuring bacteria. After surgery antibiotics may be used to preclude wound infection. But there is a downside to the use of antibiotics. Antibiotics kill not only the harmful bacteria but also the helpful or good bacteria in the digestive system that keep our gut healthy.

Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that restore these lost good bacteria into our digestive system (in the intestines). Commonly probiotics are recommended after gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery to restore our gut bacteria. When I went to store searching for probiotics, I saw a wide range of different types (and different prices). They vary by the number of friendly bacteria strains and by the number of colony forming units (CFU's). Also they vary by type of bacterial strains. Generally, Lactobacilli probiotics are most prevalent in the small intestine and Bifidobacteria probiotics are most prevalent in the large intestine (or colon).

I came across an interesting article today titled "Can some probiotics have an antibiotic effect?" at http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/09/03/can-some-probiotics-have-antibiotic-effect/?intcmp=hphz01

So I thought I would share it.