Antibiotics: “clear-cutting” in the intestine
An antibiotic should only be taken when absolutely necessary: as rarely as possible, but as often as necessary. It is important that an antibiotic is only taken if there is actually an infection with disease-causing bacteria (antibiotics are ineffective for infections with viruses and fungi). Your doctor can easily determine this in the laboratory.
For “common” colds with a moderate cough, runny nose or sore throat, antibiotics are not usually necessary and should not be given lightly “on spec”. For conditions such as sinusitis, tonsillitis, or urinary tract infection, an antibiotic is sometimes necessary – serious infections, such as pneumonia or renal pelvic inflammation caused by bacteria, must be treated with an antibiotic in any case. Whenever antibiotics are taken, it is important to ensure that the intestines are supplied with sufficient quantities of beneficial bacteria that occur naturally in the human intestine. The supply of the bacteria in sufficient quantity is decisive: probiotic bacteria are most effective in the 24 hours after they develop their activity. In the case of yogurts, this still happens at the dairy, and by the time the yogurt from the grocery store makes its way to your refrigerator, there is hardly any live bacteria left. With powdered probiotics, on the other hand, the bacteria are activated outside your body – and just before you want to send “reinforcements” to your gut:
Thus, a sufficient number of viable and reproducible bacteria arrives in your intestine. But if you are a vegan or allergic to lactose? We have a solution, Colondrink.
The germ “Clostridium difficile” particularly often takes over in the intestine and leads to problems: Up to 20% of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is triggered by this harmful bacterium – in technical jargon, this is known as Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clostridium difficile
All-rounder antibiotics?
Depending on the active substance used, antibiotics can cause diarrhea in up to 50% of users. However, the diarrhea is not always associated with the drug, because these undesirable effects can also occur weeks after the end of antibiotic therapy. But how can an antibiotic trigger diarrhea? The basic problem is that antibiotics cannot distinguish between “good” and “bad” bacteria and thus cause a complete “clear-cut” in the intestine – even the useful intestinal flora is massively damaged and inflammation of the intestinal mucosa occurs. Due to the destruction of the useful intestinal flora, our natural “defense” is missing in the intestine – so aggressive, pathogenic germs and also germs resistant to antibiotics can multiply almost unhindered. The germ “Clostridium difficile” particularly often takes over in the intestine and leads to problems: Up to 20% of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is triggered by this harmful bacterium – in technical jargon, this is known as Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).
What are the symptoms of diarrhea caused by antibiotics?
Diarrhea is said to occur when you have more than 3 bowel movements per day, the stool is very soft to liquid, and the amount of stool has increased significantly. This is often accompanied by cramp-like abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea and vomiting. These symptoms may occur immediately or several weeks after the first dose of antibiotics. If you experience side effects, it is important not to stop taking the prescribed antibiotic without consulting your doctor: This is because unwanted, dangerous germs can survive and develop resistance to antibiotics.
When is it absolutely necessary to consult a doctor when taking antibiotics?
In the course of taking antibiotics, diarrhea occurs that lasts longer than 2 weeks.
Infants, small children or old people are affected by severe diarrhea.
The diarrhea is accompanied by high fever, lightheadedness, dizziness, extreme weakness, or severe, prolonged abdominal cramps In danger of dehydration: not enough fluids can be supplied, urine is noticeably dark in color, or the amount of urine decreases sharply.
The stool is extremely dark in color (“tarry stools”) or contains blood, mucus or pus.
“Three things alter our vital gut flora in a particularly negative way: poor diet, stress, and – the administration of antibiotics.”
Probiotics for diarrhea
We need probiotic bacteria in high numbers in our intestines, because only they can make the food usable for our body. If the bacterial flora of the intestine is reduced by special medications, fermentation or putrefaction processes begin, which influence the intestinal activity or also lead to increased fluid excretion and, due to toxins, to increased permeability of the damaged intestinal mucosa. Probiotics with highly active germ strains can lead to normalization of stool frequency, regeneration of damaged intestinal mucosa and improvement of stool consistency. Stress, which promotes peristalsis of the intestine and additionally has a harmful influence on the balance in the intestine, should be avoided. Diarrhea is often a symptom in irritable bowel syndrome triggered by stress, among other things.
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