As printed in The Straits Times recently, Probiotics are strains of good bacteria which help keep a healthy balance of microflora in the digestive tract while inhibiting or controlling intestinal pathogens which can make you ill. Stress, exposure to new bacteria while travelling, antibiotic treatment and old age affect this delicate balance. According to Dr Mouton, “Probiotics are very save, they can be given to anyone, anyhow with no danger of drug interactions or overdosage. You can prescribe them to the elderly, lactating mothers, infants and even premature babies.”
They are also for those whose immune system has been severely compromised. Dr Mouton is all for prevention when it comes to diarrhoea from taking antibiotics and while travelling. “Two capsules a day will prevent diarrhoea from antibiotics, three hours before you take antibiotics. Try to take them half an hour before meals but you can also take them after.”
I have a relative who falls sick whenever she has insufficient sleep, and always taking antibiotics which not only kills both the good and bad bacteria but also supposedly reduces the white blood cells that gobbles up germs. So she has been advised by my mother who used to be a nursing sister to take probiotics regularly. Maybe I will also try it.
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August 4th, 2006 at 12:56 pm
It’s beneficial. At least you don’t get irritations (if you are adverse to milk products) compared to drinking cultured drinks.
August 4th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
It comes in either powdered form or in capsules and they are live culture. You can also get good bacteria from drinking Vitagen or Yakult.
October 31st, 2006 at 7:35 am
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