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From: "Rita Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 10:29 AM
Subject: Summary: Antibiotics part 2


> My original post was:  I need to take some antibiotics for a few days.  I
> know that antibiotics will kill all bacteria, even good bacteria.  I have
> had and continue to have a lot stomach problems even though I have been
> gluten free for over 6
> years.  Along with prescription Prevacid, I also take L-Glutamine and
> Acidophilus and eat a yogurt each day.  My
> questions is, will taking the antibiotics upset the bacteria in my gut
> enough to cause even more problems?  If
> so, what can I do to prevent it?
> Par 2 replies:
>
> You could try taking a dose of probiotics maybe 2-3 hrs after the pills,
> then take huge quantities for a week or more after the last dose, to try
to
> keep down yeasts and bad bugs that could move in.
>
> try drinking Kefir -- it comes in a quart bottle from the dairy case.
>
> you protect your gut by taking probioitcs complex...take 2 with each meal
> for about 2 or three weeks after getting off the antibiotics.  I was in
> hospital taking vanocmycin, a very strong antibiotic by iv.  I did not get
a
> single reaction which surprised everyone except my infectious disease md
who
> knew about the probiotics.  it is the strongest form of acidophilus. go
for
> it!
>
> In addition to probiotics, you can make sure to only eat the foods on the
> SCD Complete
> Food List . . . The foods that don't feed and multiply the intestinal
> bacteria:
> http://www.austinscdfriends.com/articles/article/3691414/53672.htm
>
> You are telling my story.  I was gluten-free for years and even on  a GF
> diet from time to time had unexplainable diarrhea.  Finally, this
> worsened..I had both and endoscopy and colonoscopy done..they sent a
biopsy
> to the lab to find out I have Colitis.  I am now on some powerful meds for
> the condition.  Are you on a probiotic other than the yogurt each day?  Is
> it yogurt from the grocery store?  If to, there is very little live
cultures
> in there.  You may want to consider another source for your probiotic.
>
> make sure you eats LOTS of yogurt and take your antibiotic with yogurt.
Not
> all yogurts are created equal...as you likely know.  Get a good one full
of
> the right stuff.
>
> My GI suggests drinking two DanActives per day (one in the morning and one
> in the evening) when I'm on antibiotics.  DanActive is a probiotic drink
> made by Dannon.  It can be found in the grocery store near the Dannon
> yogurts.  She says it's a better probiotic than acidophilus or yogurt.
It's
> always worked for me.  DanActive Plain is ok.  The flavored ones may
contain
> gluten.
>
> Yes, it will.  Make sure you take your good bacteria separately from the
> antibiotics.  Many blessings...I know how it feels not to fell really
> good...ever!
>
> Well you didn’t quite ask this question but with all my personal
experience
> I thought you might want to know….almost no one in the world should be
> taking acid blockers or antacids.  If you have to, something is wrong and
it
> is not that you have ( or almost anyone for that matter) too much acid.
It
> could be you are reacting to a food, it is causing inflammation and this
is
> what you are feeling.  The Prevacid can only do you harm in the end.
There
> have been many postings on this in the past so the archives are replete
with
> this info.
>
>

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