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Would plain low fat yogurt with live & active culture be sufficient as probiotics needed to help with clindamycin. when best time to eat the yogurt. ?

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Yes and whenever. : Probiotics are a good idea whenever you're taking antibiotics, and worth continuing for a week or so afterwards. Yogurt is good, but a probiotic tablet of e coli or acidophilus may help a little more. It really doesn't matter what time of day you take the supplement.

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Answered 6/8/2018

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