When people get infections they are often prescribed antibiotics to deal with the problem. Unfortunately, in around 30 percent of the cases of antibiotic use, the patient can also develop the side effect of diarrhoea. Sometimes the diarrhoea can be so severe that the patient is forced to stop taking the antibiotics which can prolong their infection and only cause serious health issues in the long term.
Now a new study suggests that taking probiotics is a very good way for antibiotics users to avoid developing diarrhoea. The study found that people who took probiotics reduced their risk of developing antibiotic-associated diarrhoea by an impressive 42 percent. That meant that for every 13 people who took the probiotics, one person avoided getting diarrhoea from antibiotics. Probiotics are healthy microorganisms that can be administered to our bodies to improve our health. They are mainly bacteria but also include some fungi. More research now needs to be done to ascertain which probiotics work best, and what antibiotics they work best against.
The study’s results have increased the interest in using probiotics to fight diarrhoea related to antibiotic use. It was revealed that there are several ways that probiotics can potentially fix the bacteria problems in the gut. Good bacteria may compete with bad bacteria for nutrients, or increase the acidity of the gut so that the bad bacteria cannot thrive. If you currently take antibiotics and are experiencing problems with diarrhoea it could be worth talking to your doctor about potentially taking probiotics to deal with the problem. While the research is on-going, researchers are still not sure what the best forms of probiotics to take are, as there are a number of products that could help you out.
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