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Hi Lori,
I am so happy to have a place to ask questions! I had no idea I’d have helpful responses so quickly. I’ll definitely get the good yogurt and flax seed. Do probiotics help, too?
My dentist told me I didn’t need antibiotics before teeth cleaning and work after 5 years of having the hips put in so I assumed he was correct. I will ask for antibiotics before every visit for the rest of my life now! I floss a lot because I’ve had enough cavities for a family of 4 at this point.
I have the 1st stage of the revision on Wednesday so I’m guessing antibiotics start then. I was pretty shocked because my new surgeon actually called me and explained the basics of the surgery. He was alarmed that the hip aspiration resulted in a big staph culture after only 5 days. He said we didn’t have time to wait. I’m just relieved to find a definitive answer after being in pain for over a year. I feel like I’ve been living from one doctor appointment to another for months on end.
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Hi Catherine, If you’re eating a good quality yogurt with live culture you shouldn’t need anymore probiotics than that. Even Activia is good beneficial, it has the right cultures to keep your system healthy…though it might have more sugar. But it’s the probiotic you want. With having IV antibiotics you won’t have to time when you eat the yogurt so that’s nice too.
Too much probiotics can actually be negative so you want a healthy balance. There came a point where I could barely gag down another spoonful of yogurt so when I had those days there was a probiotic gummy I took. I can’t find the name of it but it is one that isn’t released until it gets to your intestines so that the stomach acid doesn’t counter act the ingredients. You could ask at a health food store.
It sounds like you have a great surgeon in your corner this time! Good luck with everything. I don’t normally follow in the Joint replacement group so if you reply to me, make sure you include @loribmt in the comment so I get the notification. Keep me posted on your progress, ok? ☺️