Pharmacists say don't take it without a prescription... The effect of antibiotics on the gut
Reducing the number of bacteria through the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics affects the host's health and its ability to digest food. Antibiotics damage gut flora when taken to cure bacterial diseases, or when meat from antibiotic-fed animals is unknowingly consumed. Antibiotics do not kill only pathogenic bacteria; they also kill important bacteria located in the intestines. Due to increased antibiotic use, serious deterioration occurs in gut flora. This makes it easier for a person's immune system to collapse and for chronic diseases to develop.
Antibiotics can cause diarrhea by irritating the intestines, affecting the gut flora, or allowing pathogenic bacteria to multiply. They can sometimes even cause constipation. This is the underlying reason why conditions that did not previously exist can emerge as a result of antibiotic use. Antibiotics can also cause diarrhea by altering the number and types of bacteria in the gut flora and by reducing the body's ability to ferment carbohydrates and metabolize bile. Another negative effect of antibiotics is that they cause an increase in the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
As mentioned earlier, another effect of the reduction of gut-derived bacteria is that it allows harmful bacteria to multiply. It is now fully understood, in every respect, that the increase of harmful pathogenic bacteria in the gut facilitates the development of many diseases.
Causes other than antibiotic use can also lead to changes in gut flora. These include intestinal ischemia, meaning disruption of intestinal circulation, not eating, and immune system insufficiency. In addition, the foods we have consumed over the years accumulate as sediment in our intestines. The toxic substances that build up here disrupt our gut flora, preventing it from performing its normal function.
REGULATING GUT FLORA AND DETOXIFICATION
In light of all this information, we can say with certainty that restoring gut flora and keeping it within accepted normal limits is an essential rule for a healthy life. For this reason, everyone who has reached the age of 35 should first have a comprehensive stool analysis performed once a year to see the state of their gut flora. The most effective treatment method for regulating gut flora and clearing it of toxins is colon hydrotherapy.
Taking in beneficial bacteria through food, that is, probiotic supplements, is beneficial in avoiding the negative effects of flora disruption and in helping restore normal balance. From this perspective, probiotics are very important. It is also claimed that nutritional supplements known as prebiotics — which do not contain bacteria themselves but help beneficial bacteria multiply — are also beneficial.