Precautions when probiotics are combined with antibiotics

Clinically, in order to prevent antibiotic-related side effects (such as diarrhea) and maintain intestinal flora, probiotics can be supplemented during the use of antibiotics, but how to supplement probiotics is a confusion for many consumers. Professor Wang Baoxi, director of the Department of Pediatrics at Tangdu Hospital of the Air Force Military Medical University, pointed out:

1. Probiotics that are sensitive to antibiotics should not be taken at the same time as antibiotics. It usually takes 3-4 hours to separate. At this time, the concentration of antibiotics in the intestines is already low, and the activity on probiotics is weak. Although it still affects the activity of probiotics, supplementation of probiotics is still very effective in terms of clinical effects. Probiotics are strain-specific and quantitatively dependent, so probiotic intake can be appropriately increased during acute diarrhea.

2. For probiotics that are not sensitive to antibiotics in the market and can be taken with antibiotics, consumers should use it cautiously because it is difficult to control once bacteremia occurs.