FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Probiotics: use caution with autoimmune disease
Probiotics may promote immune disease in a predisposed host.
Flu vaccination response weakened by antibiotic effects on gut microbiome
Microbiome loss from antibiotics weakens the response to flu vaccination, perturbs bile acid metabolism, and promotes pro-inflammatory signals.
Probiotics may impair post-antibiotic gut microbiome recovery
Probiotics taken after antibiotics may impair recovery of the gut microbiome and its functions.