Gut Check: Should You Avoid Probiotics if Using Antibiotics?

<p dir="ltr">If you read the recent Washington Post article on the subject, you might wonder "should you avoid probiotics if you're taking antibiotics?"</p> <p dir="ltr">Today I'm going to explain why that isn't the case, by pitting the data from the Washington Post article against the larger body of data that supports the use of probiotics during a course of antibiotics. </p> <p dir="ltr">Tune in and be sure to tell me what you think! <strong><br /></strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">The Study From the Article: </h3> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30193113/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30193113/</a> </p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Counterpoint Studies:</h3> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36382780/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36382780/</a></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4862129/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4862129/</a> </p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Continue Learning</h3> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Courses, free guides, and more: <a href= "https://drruscio.com/resources?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=drruscio.com_resources"> https://drruscio.com/resources?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=drruscio.com_resources</a></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Timestamps</h3> <p dir="ltr">00:00 Intro </p> <p dir="ltr">01:11 The article’s claim </p> <p dir="ltr">02:13 The one small study he cited</p> <p dir="ltr">03:13 What most of the data says</p> <p dir="ltr">05:01 Evidence hierarchy </p> <p dir="ltr">07:00 A note about prebiotics</p> <p dir="ltr">07:44 Healthy people & probiotics</p> <p dir="ltr">09:20 Be cautious with health news</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="lt