Current scientific evidence does not support the use of probiotic supplements for restoring the gut microbiota after taking antibiotics, finds a recently published literature review.
No Evidence To Support Probiotics For Gut Microbiota Recovery After Antibiotics
It is well established that antibiotics disrupt the human gut microbiome, but what is not so well established is the use of probiotics to restore it, find the authors of a recently published scientific literature review.

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