215: Probiotic Tips While Taking Antibiotics (from a Nutritionist)

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Have you had that dreaded diarrhea after you start a round of antibiotics?

And maybe you worry that if you take probiotics, doing so while taking the antibiotics will just “cancel them out.”

You’re not wrong to think this because timing is everything when it comes to taking probiotics while on antibiotics!

Thanks to my recent 3-week course of antibiotics after finding a gross blood-filled tick in between my toes, I got a lot of questions about what my probiotic regimen looked like.

That’s why I want to answer your questions about the do’s and don’t’s of probiotic supplementation while taking antibiotics.

And offer you insight into how you can approach probiotics so that they do what they’re supposed to do!

Otherwise, your worst fear (that the antibiotics will kill them all) will come true and you’ll potentially get stuck dealing with that dreaded antibiotic-triggered diarrhea.

In this episode:

• Why you might need antibiotics even though you’d rather not take them
• How to take probiotics so that antibiotics don’t “cancel them out”
• Foods to help support your gut flora during antibiotics
• Are yogurt + other fermented foods enough (or is a supplement better)?
• Why probiotics taken during antibiotics could be really helpful
• When taking probiotics with antibiotics might NOT be necessary

Quotes:

If you don’t want your probiotic “canceled out”, take probiotic supplements 2-3 hours before or after a dose of antibiotics.

Probiotics are helpful during a course of antibiotics, but so are the fibers you choose to eat during this time too!