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3. Strong antibiotics can kill off the good bacteria in your gut.

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:29 PM

Sep 2022

Probiotics can help reestablish the good bacteria and ward off diarrhea or constipation. This has helped several family members including myself.

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What do you all know about probiotics? [View all] woodsprite Sep 2022 OP

Kim Chee is a real boost to health Ponietz Sep 2022 #1

1. They need to be refrigerated. Otherwise, the enzymes die. no_hypocrisy Sep 2022 #2

Strong antibiotics can kill off the good bacteria in your gut. Delmette2.0 Sep 2022 #3

Foods are better than pills, IMO Hela Sep 2022 #5

I am taking a couple probiotics and they help LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 #6

fermented foods BlueTexasMan Sep 2022 #8

Gut bacteria affect more than just digestion. Qutzupalotl Sep 2022 #9

I second Hela's post (#5) BlueGreenLady Sep 2022 #10

They work if you use them right. Jirel Sep 2022 #11

Just eat yogurt containing live culture question everything Sep 2022 #12