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Am a very healthy man who finished a 7 day regimen of antibiotics following a dental procedure. can i resume probiotics now as daily supplement?
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Options here: Your choice of probiotics may depend on what symptoms you have, & how long you take antibiotics. Also, different probiotics work in different ways. Lactobacillus and acidophilus grow rapidly to crowd out "bad" bacteria, bifidobacter helps reduce "gas", and sacchromyces boulardes retards the growth of clostridum difficile and has the added advantage of being relatively antibiotic resistant.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Yes: Many women routinely take probiotics when they take antibiotics due to concerns about developing vaginal yeast infections.
Answered 6/11/2017
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