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Featured: Antibiotics worse for digestive health than realized

Antibiotics have long been known to kill off your healthy gut bacteria, but new research suggests they damage your mitochondria and destroy your gut wall as well.

Posted on Fri, 4 Sep 09

Drug induced digestive dilemma

The 2-3 kilograms of bacteria that typically reside inside our digestive tract have formed a harmonious relationship with our digestive system and are as much dependant on us for survival as we are on them. When our gut bacteria are out of balance life can be made a living hell with digestive symptoms such as pain, bloating, constipation and or diarrhoea (1). Alarmingly, a very common drug prescription is toxic to gut bacteria and may be the reason many people suffer from chronic digestive complaints.