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Ive been taking probiotics, i have liver issues and i heard they help get rid of them,lately i dont hardly itch at night like i used to, does that mean theyre working? seeing a doctor on monday about this and other stuff,is it true they help heal it?

Q: ive been taking probiotics, i have liver issues and i heard they help get rid of them,lately i dont hardly itch at night like i used to, does that mean theyre working? seeing a doctor on monday about this and other stuff,is it true they help heal it?

: I don't know if the FDA concluded this, but proponents of probiotics claim they aid digestion &amp; assimilation of nutrients. Itching without a rash can be caused by liver pathology. Have your markers of chronic liver pathology improved? If so probiotics may have indirectly contributed. Unless you're immunocompromised, I'd continue on them.

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I don't know if the FDA concluded this, but proponents of probiotics claim they aid digestion & assimilation of nutrients. Itching without a rash can be caused by liver pathology. Have your markers of chronic liver pathology improved? If so probiotics may have indirectly contributed. Unless you're immunocompromised, I'd continue on them.

Answered 7/14/2023

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A member asked:

Ive been taking probiotics, i have liver issues and i heard they help get rid of them,lately i dont hardly itch at night like i used to, does that mean theyre working? seeing a doctor on monday about this and other stuff,is it true they help heal it?

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