Deadly Intestinal Bacteria on the Rise

AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/1/06 | Bonnie Pfister - ap

[neodad]

It's that bathtub cheese: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1569135/posts

[rolling_stone]

thought this might interest you, comments?

[Aggie Mama]

How about giving everyone loads of acidolpholus? That replaces the good bacteria destroyed by the antibiotics.

[conservative cat]

I almost always take probiotics (Acidophilus, etc) when I am prescribed antibiotics. It seems to do the trick- I give them to the kids, too, to reduce diarrhea when they get put on antibiotics. You can eat yogurt with cultures to get them, but I usually just buy the capsules in the health food section.

[conservative cat]

You beat me by 40 seconds! ; )

[Doctor Stochastic]

That has been recommended to me by surgeons, bacteriologists, and pharmacists.

Eat More Yogurt!

[Aggie Mama]

But you spelled it correctly! LOL =) I take mine every day and I give the kids the chewable kind.

[yevgenie]

One word: metronidazole

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Yogurt?

[NormsRevenge]

metronidazole aka Flagyl

http://www.cai.mcgill.ca/MedEd/DrugDB/metronidazole/metronidazole_db.htm

Thanks.

[Marie]

btt

[OldFriend]

We're not doctors but we play one on FR?

[verity]

The power of staying at a Holiday Inn Express.

[R. Scott]

Common bacteria are becoming antibiotic resistant due to the over use of antibiotics. The last time I had any was after a surgery about four years ago. The last time before that had to be about 20 years earlier. My intestinal bacteria should be nice and vulnerable to antibiotic attack.

[Coleus]

c. diff is also high in those patients who take proton pump inhibitors. the lack of stomach acid allows the growth of the bacteria.

[Coleus]

those on nexium and prevecid also are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia since the stomach acid isn't there to kill the pathogen

[mewzilla]

Those are some of the prescription antacids? The ones prescribed for GERD?

[Coleus]

yes.