Antibiotics harm gut bacteria
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
More people should know this: antibiotics wipe out all bacteria, even the healthy bacteria in our guts that we need.
Antibiotics may clear up a sinus infection or an ear infection but they can cause havoc with your digestive system.
Some interesting facts from the article:
Gut bacteria arrive in the stomachs of newborn children within days of birth.
Some of the bacteria come from the child’s mother, some from the child’s father, and other bacteria comes from the child’s first foods and from its immediate environment.
Other studies have shown that people who have problems controlling their weight have different quantities of certain gut bacteria than others, and that this mixture of bacteria is altered when a person loses weight.
Some scientists are convinced that autoimmune disorders are caused by alterations of gut bacteria in early childhood.
During the first two years of life, children form their unique set of gut bacteria.
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