Hello...does anyone know if probiotics should be taken at the same time of antibiotics? or should you wait to start them over again after treatment of the antibiotics. I've read a few different ideas...one article stated not to waste them while on antibiotics (cipro especially) and another article said to continue taking all the time. I'm on a critical care dose of probiotics but I stopped while on cipro because of the article I read. Just curious if anyone else takes probiotics and when. Thanks!
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I'm on both antibiotics and probiotics all the time. I'm pretty sure the probiotics are providing a benefit, based on how things went when I tried to reduce them. In any case, I take a very high probiotic dose (4 packets of VSL #3 DS daily, 2 at breakfast, 2 at dinner), and separate it from the antibiotic by as many hours as I can. It helps that the antibiotics seem to work just as well (for me) taken once daily as more often. I know the probiotic would be more effective without the antibiotic, but I don't think it's wasted at all.
Hi Scott..I actually asked Dr. Shen yesterday at my appt. his thoughts and he agreed that they need to be taken as far apart as possible from the antibtiotic which I didnt do at first. He also had no yes or no answer that taking them is not valid. He said everyone of his patients are different and you need to do what your body is asking from you. So if I feel better while on them..I guess that would be my answer to stay on them but to take them at different intervals. Thanks again.
Patti