{"id":699,"date":"2012-07-30T17:13:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T17:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/?p=699"},"modified":"2018-10-03T11:16:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T18:16:36","slug":"antibiotics-vs-probiotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/antibiotics-vs-probiotics\/","title":{"rendered":"Antibiotics vs. Probiotics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn How To Supplement With Probiotics While On Antibiotics<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"beneficial<\/a>Antibiotics can take a toll on your body. But let’s face it, sometimes you just have to take them. So what can you do to restore your gut to it’s normal health and vitality after taking antibiotics? Is there anything you can do during the antibiotic regimen to prevent<\/strong> yeast overgrowth<\/strong>? Yes. In short, you need to rebuild the healthy flora<\/a> in your gut. What does this mean?<\/p>\n

First off, we need to discuss what antibiotics do. The root word “anti-” means “to destroy, kill”, or\u00a0“go against”.\u00a0“Bio” means “life”. So an antibiotic is taken to kill life or, to kill bacteria in the body. The problem that arises when taking antibiotics is they kill all bacteria in the body, good and bad.\u00a0Healthy intestines\u00a0should be\u00a0filled with “good guy” bacteria though. These “good guys” can be likened to superheroes: They fight crime (like gas, bloating, and diarrhea), and they keep the bad guys (harmful bacteria like E.Coli) under control!\u00a0But without the good guys to take care of the intestines and keep them clean and safe, the bad\u00a0bacteria can flourish and cause a number of health problems- including the\u00a0most common\u00a0problem caused by taking antibiotics: Yeast infections.<\/p>\n

\"the<\/a>So how do you prevent yeast infections<\/strong>? (Also known as candida.)\u00a0The first step you can take is Probiotic supplementation. Probiotics are the exact opposite of antibiotics. “Pro” means “for”. And of course “bio” means “life”. So by giving your body probiotics you are actually giving it good, healthy bacteria<\/a>. These good bacteria infiltrate the intestines, change the pH, and make life uncomfortable for the bad bacteria to live there. So\u00a0naturally the bad bacteria leave, making the intestines once again\u00a0healthy and strong.<\/p>\n

When you are on antibiotics for a specific time period, continue to supplement with probiotics. Of course, given at the same time the antibiotics will kill many of the probiotics off<\/strong>. But you can outsmart the system by taking them at least an hour and a half away from each other.<\/p>\n

While on antibiotics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Double the probiotic dose:<\/strong> 11 billion CFU’s of 5 or more stabilized species\/strains of beneficial bacteria with each meal.<\/p>\n

After completing the antibiotics:<\/strong> (usually a 5-10 day course) continue to double the probiotic dose for 2-3 weeks. This will rebuild the health of your gut and help it get into tip top shape! After the 2-3 week period, continue supplementing with probiotics normally, 5.5 billion CFU’s with each meal.<\/p>\n

Remember:<\/strong> you want to take probiotics with food<\/strong>. This will help the probiotics to live longer and flourish in the gut. If a probiotic supplement suggests you take it away from food, the product is not stable, and not strong enough to be of benefit in your gut. If you need to take your antibioitc with food, skip the probiotics for that meal, and resume your regimen at the next.<\/p>\n

Email us<\/a><\/strong> if you have any questions or need help with your probiotic regimen.<\/p>\n

Probiotic Supplements That We Recommend:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pro-Biotics Plus\u00ae Capsules<\/a><\/p>\n

Pro-Biotics Plus\u00ae Stick Packs<\/a><\/p>\n

Formulated by the Author of The Wonder of Probiotics<\/a><\/strong> (click to read an excerpt from the book)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn How To Supplement With Probiotics While On Antibiotics Antibiotics can take a toll on your body. But let’s face it, sometimes you just have to take them. So what can you do to restore your gut to it’s normal health and vitality after taking antibiotics? Is there anything you can do during the antibiotic Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,105,106,29],"tags":[55,12,10,7,16],"class_list":["post-699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-antibiotics","category-candida","category-immune-system","category-probiotics-2","tag-all-natural-supplement","tag-best-probiotic","tag-best-probiotic-supplement","tag-digestive-enzymes","tag-prebiotic"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3045,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699\/revisions\/3045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}