{"id":4376,"date":"2017-02-28T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T03:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=4376"},"modified":"2017-06-22T06:10:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T10:10:29","slug":"antibiotic-stomach-probiotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/antibiotic-stomach-probiotics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Keys To Keeping Your Tummy Happy When You&#8217;re Taking Antibiotics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we\u2019re sick, we usually hit up the doc\u2019s office in hopes of being sent on our way with an Rx for\u00a0antibiotics. After all, taking meds usually means we\u2019ll be on the mend quickly. But it\u2019s not always that simple.<\/p>\n<p>Antibiotics are sometimes necessary, but they definitely come with their own set of complications. For example, they can throw your gut majorly out of whack. Here, the lowdown on how antibiotics work,\u00a0and how to keep them from hurting your stomach.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How Antibiotics Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Antibiotics work by targeting and killing bacteria in your body. That\u2019s NBD, since bacteria sound pretty gross, right? Well, not really. Bacteria get a bad rap, says Myers Hurt, M.D., general physician at <a href=\"https:\/\/diamondphysicians.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diamond Physicians<\/a> in Dallas, Texas. It turns out there are actually<em> tons <\/em>of good bacteria (microorganisms) living in your gut and your gut lining\u2014and they actually work to bolster your immune system, he explains.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re sniffling and sneezing your way through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/20\/why-some-people-get-more-colds\/\" target=\"_blank\">cold<\/a> (which is caused by a virus) or itching yourself like crazy thanks to a gnarly rash (which may be fungal), then antibiotics won\u2019t do a thing for you. They work their magic, though, when you\u2019re dealing with a bacterial infection like strep throat, bacterial bronchitis, or a urinary tract infection, says David Bernstein, M.D., chief of the division of hepatology at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Northwell Health<\/a> in Manhasset, New York. \u201cYou should only use antibiotics as directed by your physician to treat bacterial infections. Period.\u201d Bernstein says.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, antibiotics are so gosh darn good at killing bacteria that they destroy the <em>good<\/em> bacteria in your body along with whatever bad stuff is making you sick, says Hurt. In killing off the good stuff, antibiotics disrupt the normal flora of your gastrointestinal tract, potentially leaving you with issues like nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drjamiehardy.com\/\">Jamie J. Hardy<\/a>, board-certified pharmacist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/21\/digestive-supplements\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three Ways To Give Your Tummy Some TLC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hardy explains that antibiotics can also affect the bacteria in the vaginal tract, which can leave women with another rough symptom: a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/search?search=yeast%2Binfection\" target=\"_blank\">yeast infection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t take them properly and sparingly, though, the bacteria in your system can actually develop a resistance to antibiotics, says Bernstein. In addition to only taking them to treat bacterial infections, you should finish out the full course of antibiotics even if you start feeling better a couple days in. When you quit before finishing your prescription, your infection might just pop back up, says Bernstein.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to Take Care of Your Tummy on Antibiotics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>So, what can you do if antibiotics wreak havoc on your stomach? Bernstein first recommends taking your antibiotics with food to help offset any stomach irritation.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, when it comes to gut health, you\u2019ve probably heard the \u201cP\u201d word\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/probiotics\/N-8h7\" target=\"_blank\">probiotics<\/a>\u2014thrown around. \u201cProbiotics are certain types of beneficial bacteria that replace those in your gut flora killed off by the antibiotics,\u201d says Faisal Tawwab, M.D., family practice specialist at <a href=\"http:\/\/multicaredocs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Multicare Physicians<\/a> in Florida. You can find probiotics in fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, and sauerkraut, or in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/probiotics\/N-8h7\" target=\"_blank\">supplement<\/a> form.<\/p>\n<p>The two most common types of bacteria you\u2019ll find in probiotic supplements are lactobacillus and bifdobacterium, so you\u2019ll probably see them on most ingredient labels. Just make sure you&#8217;re supplementing post-antibiotics in order to repopulate the good gut bacteria your prescription depleted.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to eat your probiotics, Hardy suggests noshing on one to two servings of live culture-containing foods for at least three to five days after you\u2019ve completed your course of treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Just wait at least two hours after popping your antibiotic to eat that yogurt, since the calcium in it may reduce the effectiveness of some antibiotics (called \u2018tetracyclines\u2019), Hardy says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/16\/probiotic-foods\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Foods That Are Packed With Probiotics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we\u2019re sick, we usually hit up the doc\u2019s office in hopes of being sent on our way with an Rx for\u00a0antibiotics. After all, taking meds usually means we\u2019ll be on the mend quickly. 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For<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/antibiotic-stomach-probiotics\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Keys To Keeping Your Tummy Happy When You&#8217;re Taking Antibiotics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":4551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-4376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-the-latest","tag-digestion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Keys To Keeping Your Tummy Happy When You&#039;re Taking Antibiotics | What\u2019s Good blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When we\u2019re sick, we usually hit up the doc\u2019s office in hopes of being sent on our way with an Rx for\u00a0antibiotics. 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