Ask the Pediatrician: Can probiotics help children with stomach issues after taking antibiotics?
Q: My daughter had to take antibiotics and they seem to have given her some tummy issues. Can probiotics help restore gut balance?
Feb 21, 2022
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Q: My daughter had to take antibiotics and they seem to have given her some tummy issues. Can probiotics help restore gut balance?
Feb 21, 2022
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A new study from the University of Surrey has found that young women who took four weeks of prebiotic supplements made healthier food choices and consumed less sugar.
Dec 21, 2021
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Whether it's from jetting across time zones, pulling all-nighters at school or working the overnight shift, chronically disrupting our circadian rhythm—or internal biological clocks—can take a measurable toll on everything ...
Sep 14, 2021
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We hear a lot about how probiotics are key to gut health, and therefore an important component of overall health. The same goes for prebiotics, another weapon in the arsenal of gut-helping molecules. But how do pre- and probiotics ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. But they can also destroy the good bacteria in your gut. For some people, this results in an upset stomach and diarrhea.
Jul 19, 2021
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In a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from Surrey investigated whether the daily consumption of a prebiotic food supplement could improve overall wellbeing in a group of 18 to 25 year-olds. The ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Think dietary fiber is just for digestive health? Think again.
Mar 3, 2020
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Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that two prebiotics, mucin and inulin, slowed the growth of melanoma in mice by boosting the immune system's ability to fight cancer. In contrast ...
Feb 11, 2020
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The laboratory study by RMIT, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, analysed two types of commercial goat milk formula.
Jun 27, 2019
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Deb Baranec wasn't always obese. As a teenager, she carried a few extra pounds but managed it by being active. Her weight crept up, however, and by the time she suffered her first knee injury while skiing at the age of 27, ...
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