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Probiotics for MAC, MAI, MABS: Do you take them daily?
I knew that good Probiotics are needed if you take antibiotics. And most of us with MAC, MAI or MABS etc take the Big 3 or other antibiotics for a long, long time.
But I didn't realise how important Probiotics could be for preventing virus infections in us, like the Flu virus, viral Pneumonia....or even the Covid19 virus.
Research (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325651#Antibiotics-leave-mice-vulnerable-to-the-flu) has shown that:
..."80% of [those] with healthy gut bacteria survived the infection"..... But "of [those] who had previously received the antibiotic mix, only one-third [33%] survive" and recover from the viral infection....
That reduces the risks of viral infection by less than half !
The scientists doing this study also found 2 more important things:
* "gut bacteria drive interferon signaling, 'telling' the lung cells to react to the virus, stopping it from replicating, and making survival and recovery more likely"
* if the gut bacteria destroyed by antibiotics are replaced with good Probiotics, "this brought interferon signaling back to normal and reestablished [viral] resistance in the lungs"....
So all of us with NTMs who are on the Big 3 or other antibiotics should probably be taking good Probiotics every day. And probably continue this even after any negative sputum tests.
Have any of you been taking good Probiotics every day ? Even after any clear sputum tests ?
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Were you able to make Kimchi? Is so, how is it looking at this stage?
Hello,
Thank you for asking, I manage to make kimchi, taste good.
Many thanks !
I have taken Probiotics for several years and continue to do so. Also take D3, Turmeric, Selenium and Magnesium. Haven’t taken the Big Three yet.
Hi. Wondering what recipe you use. Never tried Kimchi before but might give it a try. Thanks much. Faye.
@kei Like you I was in the same situation when I 1st connected with this wonderful group. Here is what works for me: Goggle: What is medical name for IBS . (use any abbreviation that you do not know. I have found the answer every single time and have learned a TON!!
Hi, recently I came upon a research results regarding different antibiotics and probiotics usage after that and that the beneficial effect is restricted to a subset of individuals permissive to probiotic colonization
“ Probiotics impact the antibiotic resistance gene reservoir along the human GI tract in a person-specific and antibiotic-dependent manner”
Here’s the link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-021-00920-0
What does it mean exactly in terms of taking probiotics?
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1 ReactionI have been taking the Native Path probiotic since last March when I was diagnosed with MAC/BE and I believe the probiotic helped immensely as I began taking the Big 3. I had to go off the Big 3 but I continue to take the probiotic daily. I am consulting with a pulmonologist at one of the larger, national hospitals and once I have the testing done and the treatment prescribed, I will continue with the probiotic for gut issues that can occur while taking such potent antibiotics.
I took a 15 strain probiotic and S. Boulardii. Now I've finished treatment I alternate one or other each day. I'm suspecting I've got SIBO post antibiotic therapy so I'll be back on the kefir snd miso as well