As of: March 10, 2024, 3:48 p.m
By: Juliane Gutmann
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Antibiotics unbalance our digestive tract.
Probiotics and simple nutritional rules restore it.
Taking antibiotics can cause enormous damage to the intestines.
The cause of the impaired intestinal flora lies in the way these medications work.
Their goal is to combat harmful bacteria, but the beneficial microorganisms are not spared.
As a result, both good and bad bacteria in the intestines suffer.
For some people, taking antibiotics for several days reduces the diversity of bacteria, which is crucial for healthy digestion and immune defense, to such an extent that side effects such as gastrointestinal problems, diarrhea or nausea occur.
The composition of microorganisms (e.g. bacteria) in the intestine is also known as the microbiome.
“If it gets out of balance, there is a risk of infections, obesity and diabetes as well as inflammatory and neurological diseases,” warns Dr.
According to internists online,
Sofia Forslund from the Berlin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)
.
Rebuild intestinal flora after taking antibiotics
Only take antibiotics in the case of bacterial infections
Antibiotics only work against bacterial infections.
However, infections caused by viruses are much more common.
However, antibiotics have no effect here.
Therefore, if in doubt, question your doctor's intake recommendation.
There are still doctors who prescribe antibiotics too carelessly, which promotes antibiotic resistance.
To bring the intestinal flora back into balance, many doctors recommend probiotics.
These are preparations that contain viable microorganisms such as the bacteria Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
Dr.
Birgit Terjung, chief physician for internal medicine and gastroenterology at the GFO clinics in Bonn, uses probiotics for her patients over 65 and those with previous illnesses, as can be seen from a
ZDF
report.
The internist gives a probiotic on the second or third day after the first antibiotic administration and continues the administration for four to five days even after the antibiotic therapy has been completed, it continues.
“Everyday experience shows that adding probiotics to an antibiotic can have a good effect,” says Terjung.
You should only take antibiotics if there is no other option.
Some doctors prescribe the drug too lightly.
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Probiotics and a diet rich in fiber promote healthy intestinal flora
However, the benefit of probiotics after and while taking antibiotics has not been scientifically proven.
And the composition of the probiotic agent must also be adapted to the individual intestinal bacterial composition of the patient.
According to doctor Terjung, it is not possible to generally say which product is suitable for whom.
She therefore mainly uses probiotics, which contain many different germs in high doses, she said in the ZDF interview.
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Why is healthy intestinal flora so important?
The bacteria in the intestine help digest food and produce vitamins, as
internists inform online
.
They also train the immune system and protect against pathogenic bacteria.
It's not just taking probiotics that can make sense in many cases.
The following measures have been proven to build healthy intestinal flora:
A diet rich in fiber, rich in fruits and vegetables (especially recommended are chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, onions, garlic, bananas and salsify)
Eating fermented foods like yogurt and sauerkraut regularly
Take psyllium seeds
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