Gut Check: Should You Avoid Probiotics if Using Antibiotics?
Written by 
Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC on
July 19, 2023
What the body of evidence shows about taking probiotics with antibiotics
If you read the recent Washington Post article on the subject, you might wonder “should you avoid probiotics if you’re taking antibiotics?”
Today I’m going to explain why that isn’t the case, by pitting the data from the Washington Post article against the larger body of data that supports the use of probiotics during a course of antibiotics.
Tune in and be sure to tell me what you think!
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00:00 Intro
01:11 The article’s claim
02:13 The one small study he cited
03:13 What most of the data says
05:01 Evidence hierarchy
07:00 A note about prebiotics
07:44 Healthy people & probiotics
09:20 Be cautious with health news
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Dr. Michael Ruscio is a DC, natural health provider, researcher, and clinician. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Bridgeport and has published numerous papers in scientific journals as well as the book Healthy Gut, Healthy You. He also founded the Ruscio Institute of Functional Health, where he helps patients with a wide range of GI conditions and serves as the Head of Research.
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