Single course of antibiotics may cause irreversible damage to crucial gut bacteria, UCL: in The Telegraph

[hinterland]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science...iotics-may-cause-irreversible-damage-crucial/

Taking just a single course of antibiotics can damage the healthy bacteria in the gut for at least a year and possibly permanently, scientists have warned.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) found that just one prescription can change the composition of the microbiome - the collection of trillions of bacteria, fungi and microbes, which live in the body and help regulate the immune system, aid digestion and produce vitamins.

In a healthy human gut there are around 1,000 different kinds of bacteria in the gut, and greater diversity of species has been linked to better health.

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[John Mac]

In the 'other place' I remember a poster listing the 3 antibiotics he had been trying out in the previous weeks and was discussing the 2 antibiotics he was going to try next. Absolute madness!

 

[hixxy]

The paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-019-0392-1
Full article: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=10957232058281639868