[poobear]

Other than a couple of bites of yogurt daily what can I eat to replace the good bacteria. I’m on a 3 daily push of antis for sepsis and MRSA. Hip recall/hip revision. Sux.

[Gay State Conservative]

Hip recall/hip revision. Sux.

Did your hip replacement get infected? Yikes! The surgeon who replaced my hip told me that there are two thing I *don't* want to have happen to my hip 1) dislocation 2) infection.He told me I have to take an antibiotic before dental appointments for the rest of my life.

[bankwalker]

Other than a couple of bites of yogurt daily what can I eat to replace the good bacteria.

try kefir ...

[neverdem]

Other than a couple of bites of yogurt daily what can I eat to replace the good bacteria. I’m on a 3 daily push of antis for sepsis and MRSA. Hip recall/hip revision. Sux.

Good luck. Ask your doc. Get a dietary consult if possible. Read the labels. Lactobacillus species appear to predominate.

In microbiology, colony-forming unit (CFU) is an estimate of viable bacterial or fungal numbers. Unlike direct microscopic counts where all cells, dead and living, are counted, CFU estimates viable cells. The appearance of a visible colony requires significant growth of the initial cells plated - at the time of counting the colonies it is not possible to determine if the colony arose from one cell or 1,000 cells. Therefore, the results are given as CFU/mL (colony-forming units per milliliter) for liquids, and CFU/g (colony-forming units per gram) for solids to reflect this uncertainty (rather than cells/mL or cells/g).

[Wonder Warthog]

"Other than a couple of bites of yogurt daily what can I eat to replace the good bacteria."

Forget about yogurt. Hie thee down to a good "Whole Foods" type store, and get capsules of "active cultures". The more different types of lactibacilli and similar species included the better. Take those with every meal. Repeat as needed.

A long time ago in a state far, far away I had many, many, many sinus infections, and took many, many, many courses of antibiotics. As a result, I developed a hard-core infestation of the GI tract with candida albicans, to the point of imitating the symptoms of colitis. I "finally" found a doctor who actually understood the problem, and several courses of Nystatin and Diflucan over a couple of years got rid of it. But it literally took years to completely eliminate it, along with the intake of active cultures to keep it from recurring.

Oh, and I eventually had a sinus infection bad enough to require surgery....turns out I had a genetically deformed sinus which didn't drain well....that plus the allergies was the root cause of all the infections. I haven't had a sinus infection in years and years.

[Yaelle]

It is very difficult for humans to change our gut population. A little yogurt won’t do it; often even expensive probiotics don’t.

Definitely read up on the new truths about the creatures who own our bodies and control most things about us (health, emotions, food cravings, etc) here:

http://humanfoodproject.com/americangut/