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Is probiotics needed by everyone? Is there any side effect?

It is a tragedy to meet the wrong person in the wrong place. It is love to meet the right person in the right place. The same is true for bacteria. When we treat diseases, we kill harmful bacteria that appear in the wrong place and cause diseases. In the right place, keeping or adding the right bacteria can assist in curing diseases. Intestinal microecology is closely related to health. Our intestinal tract contains tens of billions of bacteria, and the total weight of bacteria can account for about 1% ~ 3% of the human body weight. All kinds of bacteria love each other and kill each other for mutual benefit and symbiosis, forming our intestinal microecology. The balance of Read More …

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Probiotics Prevent Antibiotic-Related Diarrhea or Backfire

Antibiotic-related diarrhea is not uncommon. Among patients treated with antibacterial drugs, The incidence rate ranges from 25% to 30%, and is more common when amoxicillin/clavulanic acid antibiotics (amoxicillin) are used. Antibiotic-related Clostridium difficile infection is also not uncommon, accounting for about 1/3 of antibiotic-related diarrhea patients. Clostridium difficile has now become a part of nosocomial infection. As over-the-counter drugs become more and more readily available, the use of probiotics has greatly increased. When patients are using antibacterial drugs, doctors even routinely recommend the use of probiotics to prevent antibiotic-related diarrhea. However, a large-scale study (PLACIDE study) found that there was no significant difference in the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection or antibiotic-related diarrhea between probiotic group and placebo group. Interestingly, Read More …