A member asked:

Why would i have to take prescription probiotics with antibiotics?

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Dr. Neil McLeod answered

Specializes in Prosthodontics

Good question. Antibiotics knock out the normal commensal bacteria on the gut tract and can as a result give you gastric and digestive distress. The probiotics replace the missing bacteria.

Answered 5/13/2023

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