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Antibiotics...?

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Moongirl Community Regular
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Im not sure if im posting this in the right place....but heres my question.

Ever since my DX in Dec Ive had bronchitis, then a cold, now it moved to my sinuses, and I think I have a sinus infection. Im going to the doc tomorrow and I think hes going to give me antibiotics. 2 questions...

Should i be taking a probiotic with my antibiotic? ive seen a lot of talk about it here...Ive taken antibiotics before but not recently. my pedi used to tell me just to eat a lot of yogurt with my antibiotics, which made sense....

ALso I have not been this sick in a long time, is it typical to get all this stuff, it seems like i just cant shake it off. :blink: ive also started a new office enviornment which i could also contribute it too...

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Hey Moongirl,

You're from boston? I'm from the Cape. As for why you keep getting sick and can't shake it off, I'm not sure what to say. Hopefully your doctor will have an answer. Maybe your immune system is just down. I took probiotics (acidopholus) when I had Lyme Disease because I was on antibiotics for a month. I felt much better when I took the probiotics. Antibiotics can cause yeast infections, so I think that's why doctors recommend yogurt. If you don't eat lots of yogurt, then maybe you should ask your doctor about taking acidopholus.

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Hey Moongirl,

You're from boston? I'm from the Cape. As for why you keep getting sick and can't shake it off, I'm not sure what to say. Hopefully your doctor will have an answer. Maybe your immune system is just down. I took probiotics (acidopholus) when I had Lyme Disease because I was on antibiotics for a month. I felt much better when I took the probiotics. Antibiotics can cause yeast infections, so I think that's why doctors recommend yogurt. If you don't eat lots of yogurt, then maybe you should ask your doctor about taking acidopholus.

Hey Jen,

Yes i live right outside of boston, about 15-20mins, i love it! I used to go to the cape almost every summer. we had a place in dennisport. Im going to yarmouth this summer too, i love it there!

Well the good thing is ive never had any problems with yeast infections, and i did take a lot of antibiotics when i was younger i used to have strep throat and ear infections a lot, i had my tonsils taken out and it took care of everything. I guess with my digestive system healing right now, im not sure if it can handle the antibiotics....i love yogurt, but i didnt know if that was enough?

Moongirl Community Regular
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Ok so he put me on Keflex, but he said that I really dont need a probiotic...hmmm not sure what to do now...

:blink:

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Ok so he put me on Keflex, but he said that I really dont need a probiotic...hmmm not sure what to do now...

:blink:

Eat lots of yogurt. I reccommend Cascade Fresh, it has 8 live cultures. Good luck!

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Eat lots of yogurt. I reccommend Cascade Fresh, it has 8 live cultures. Good luck!

Thanks I will def do that, where do you buy yours I tried at Whole Foods and they didnt have it?

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Thanks I will def do that, where do you buy yours I tried at Whole Foods and they didnt have it?

My local megamart has the big tub of plain, but I've seen it at wild oats or sun harvest.

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Hope that helps :)

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Ok so he put me on Keflex, but he said that I really dont need a probiotic...hmmm not sure what to do now...

:blink:

Wow, your original post could have been written by me only we've (my now retired ENT/Allergist and I) been trying to figure out what's wrong for almost 4 years! I has some type of respiratory infection just about every 6 weeks. He gave me ever increasing dosages (until I was up to 4000mg per day) of antibiotics each and every time plus prednisone. Those always cleared up the infection (at least in the beginning), but I really believe they created a sort of cycle. I've also never had yeast infections. We explored several theories on the increase infections, including candida and low thyroid...we didn't get around to Celiac, but may have if he hadn't retired. Anyway, he told me a good reputable probiotic was a good idea. He also said I could eat yogurt, which I did, but can't now because of the casein intolerance.

I just kind of take the probiotic all the time really.

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I think we all need probiotics personally, whether we're on antibiotics or not!

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