How to Replace Natural Bacteria Due to the Overusage of Antibiotics

Antibiotics are important in fighting harmful bacteria, but according to ActionBioscience.org, they can cause harm by killing good bacteria too, upsetting the balance of microbes in the digestive tract. With the overuse of antibiotics, it is wise to replenish the good bacteria in the body. This can be done with natural food sources as well as probiotics and prebiotics supplements.

Things You'll Need

• Yogurt
• Kefir
• Sauerkraut
• Miso
• Tempeh

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Instructions

Dietary and Nutritional Treatment

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  Add food sources of good bacteria to your diet. The most well-known of these foods are yogurt and kefir, which is a yogurt-like drink. Other sources of good bacteria, according to Health 24, are miso, a soybean paste most popularly used in Japanese miso soup, sauerkraut and tempeh, a fermented soybean food.

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  Take a probiotic supplement, which can be found at health food stores or online. There are many brands and types to choose from. It can come in a powder formula or in capsules and often requires refrigeration. According to Women to Women, buying smaller quantities of probiotics on a regular basis will help make sure that the cultures are as active as possible. Women to Women also recommends supplements with the strains of Saccharomyces, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and bifidobacteria in the billions.

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  Take a prebiotic supplement. Prebiotics are a dietary fiber that are a source of energy for good bacteria in the intestine, stimulating their growth. Like probiotics, they can be found a health food stores and online.