If you leave your doctor’s office with a prescription for antibiotics, you may have very mixed feelings. Of course, you want to clear up an infection, but at what cost to the beneficial bacteria in your gut microbiome?
In the story of modern medicine, antibiotics play the role of both hero and villain. Few other drugs have saved so many lives. However, antibiotics also play a part in the growing epidemic of gut dysbiosis and the litany of chronic health conditions that result from poor gut health.
So, if you must take a course of antibiotics, probiotic supplements are a great way to combat negative side effects. Plus they have lots of other health benefits….