If a patient is on antibiotics, a probiotic is started, in some cases. I thought there was some research that showed the probiotics may cross gut barrier.
Dear Hilda,
At first, it is really important to point out the complication. However, the dosage of probiotic intake should be more than usual since antibiotics have direct impact on these microorganisms. No well designed study have been conducted in order to investigate the beneficial effects of probiotics while patient is on antibiotics. Based on my experience, I conclude that probiotics administration while on antibiotics, does not seem logical. However, strong studies should confirm this conclusion.
Regards.
Hai Hilda,
the probiotic microorganism is essential for the maintaining of intestinal microbial load. these probiotics are producing several antimicrobial compounds (bactriocins) they reduce the colonization of enteric pathogens and also produced certain vitamines aldo, when the patients take continuous heavy doses of broad spectrum antibiotics will wiped out the entire intestinal microorganisms which includes beneficial ones. so the doctors are suggest probiotics along with antibiotics. for that reason lots of researches are on going to improve the antibiotic resistance property probiotic microorganism..
Most of the bacteria considered as probiotics are also the normal flora of GI tract. They are essential for the maintenance of intestinal microbial load. During antibiotic treatment along with pathogenic strains such beneficial-normal gut flora also gets washed away from the body. So, most of the time doctors suggests tables of lactobacilli or taking fermented milks along with other food to maintain the disturb gut. Ideally probiotic should not cause any side effects, during treatment they may just help to maintain the gut flora that are also involved with digestion of food and other physiological functions of the body.
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