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Often times it is necessary to take prescribed antibiotics to assist the body in fighting off certain bacterial invasions. Although antibiotics should be avoided, they become necessary when the body's immune system is overwhelmed and a bacterial invasion is uncontrollable.
Antibiotics will kill all bacteria and flora in the patient’s intestinal tract. Both the beneficial bacteria as well as harmful bacteria residing in the intestinal tract will be destroyed. Once the course of the antibiotics has ceased, the harmful bacteria have a tendency to repopulate first, thus severely hindering the repopulation of beneficial bacteria that is necessary for proper digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Long-term antibiotic use can be very detrimental to the normal functioning of the intestinal tract. Long term antibiotic use is thought to be linked to intestinal disorders such as IBS, dysbiosis, and Leaky Gut Syndrome. Therefore whenever a patient is prescribed antibiotics they must insure that the repopulation of beneficial bacteria occurs as quickly as possible. The patient is highly encouraged to take Lactobacillus acidophilus two hours following the ingestion of a dose of antibiotics. This should be continued for as long as the course of antibiotics is required. Upon completion of any course of antibiotics, the patient should continue to take Lactobacillus acidophilus on a daily basis for at least one month.
This recommendation will help to re-establish the beneficial bacteria within the intestinal tract while at the same time hindering the repopulation of the harmful bacteria.
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BENHAM CHIROPRACTIC
CHIROPRACTIC * ACUPUNCTURE * APPLIED KINESIOLOGY NEURO EMOTIONAL TECHNIQUE |
