using "probiotics" to prevent diarrhea
January 2000
Several new reports in medical journals speak favorably about using "probiotics" to prevent diarrhea...especially in patients taking antibiotics.
Probiotics enhance microbial growth in the intestines...as opposed to antibiotics which kill beneficial GI flora.
Probiotics contain live microorganisms...usually strains of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and others.
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