THE DIGEST

This week, Atlas Biomed took over the blog to talk about what happens when your kids go on antibiotics, and how probiotics can help. 

There will come a day when your kid has to take antibiotics. We know, it’s not ideal… But that’s reality. Kids get sick, and we want to equip you with the information you need to get them back on their feet as quickly as possible. Because antibiotics aren’t a “one and done” type of medication like you might think. 

Today marks the birth of Gut Recovery, a multi-strain probiotic designed to get your whole family (yep - it’s for adults and kids)back in balance after a course of antibiotics.  

Fact is, antibiotics are a necessary evil. When you’re battling a brutal cough, or your toddler has a skyrocketing fever, antibiotics can be life savers. However, as a group of people laser-focused on gut health, it’s our job to let you know antibiotics are also detrimental to your microbiome.

Doxycycline kills pathogenic bacteria that cause bacterial infection. But it can also harm your gut health. Read along to know how probiotics can help to reduce the negative impact of doxycycline.

Amoxicillin is the most prescribed antibiotic and it helps to recover from bacterial infections. But what are the side effects of Amoxicillin and how can we reduce that? Read along to know about it.

Should you take probiotics with antibiotics? People take doctor-prescribed antibiotics which kills infection-causing bacteria as well as bad bacteria. Read our blog to know how to keep good bacteria while taking antibiotics.

Co-authored by Dr. Ilene Ruhoy, MD, PhD and Dr. Gillian Ehrlich, ARNP, DNP

Like the microwave and the slinky, antibiotics were sort of an accident. They are a marvelous invention but also like microwaves, they are overused (we’re looking at you Applebees).  Let’s cut to the chase – when you take antibiotics, it’s like dumping bleach into your dirty clothes pile – it attacks everything. If you are […]