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modom (palindrome guy)[_3_]

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:58:40 +0000 (UTC),
(Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:

>In article >,
>Kathleen > wrote:
>>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>
>>> 1. D is off her 10-day regimen of antibiotics (opportunistic sinus
>>> infection due to severe allergic reaction to NE Texas in the summer),
>>> and all the beneficial flora in he gut are either dead or on strike.
>>> It's hard to cook for her (see below). But my complaint pales next to
>>> her digestive strife. She seems to be getting better: only three naps
>>> today.
>>
>>Oh gods. I was put on a round of cephalaxin early this year and that
>>damned stuff is a disease in and of itself. I second Kajikit's
>>suggestion of kefir, and would take it one step further by consuming a
>>variety of active culture yogurt and yogurt-ish products to try to help
>>re-establish healthy GI flora.
>
>For something like this, I'd second Om's recommendation to take some sort
>of probiotic supplement, in addition to a healthy diet (cutting out sugar
>as much as possible).
>
>Millions of the good bacteria have died, so diet alone is not likely to
>cut it.
>
>Not all probiotics are created equal, so you will need to find one that
>works ... I have had the best results with a Safeway store brand, of all
>things!
>
>Charlotte

Thanks to you all who offered advice on supplements and such. We're on
it!
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modom