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What is the best probiotic for you?

What is the best Probiotic for you?

What is the best probiotic for you? Pharmhealth Pharmacy

There are a wide range of probiotics in the market so choosing the proper probiotic for you can be complicated and confusing decision. With this post, we are going to help you with some tips to ensure this decision making process is much easier. Probiotics are a combination of live beneficial bacteria that naturally live in your body. Sometimes this natural flora can become imbalanced for many reasons including poor eating habits and stressful everyday living. As a consequence, this live bacterial gut imbalance can lend to unwanted  effects in our body which can include tummy issues (Irritable bowel, bloatedness, diarrhoea, skin rashes, tiredness and fatigue amongst others. By choosing the right probiotic one can rebalance the natural flora and hence improve one’s health enormously.

Probiotic for babies and children. Is probiotic good for babies?

Despite some controversy around whether it is good for babies to take probiotics or not, it has been shown that taking probiotics for this young age for incidences such as diarrhoea or stomach colic can be very beneficial and safe. Optibac for babies contains Bifidobacterium infantis Rosell-33Lactobacillus acidophilus Rosell-52, and Bifidobacterium bifidum Rosell-71 live bacteria strain which is naturally present in your baby’s digestive system. A disturbance with this flora cause an infant some digestive probelms. Optibac for babies is a good probiotic supplement to prevent such conditionss and is suitable for use from birth.

Probiotic for every day. Why should I take a probiotic every day?

Probiotics contain good bacteria which naturally occur in our Gastro-intestinal tract (G.I.T) so maintaing a good balance of them is really important. Taking probiotic supplements every day can help to treat and prevent awkward everyday stomach issues such as diarrheoa, bloatedness and wind, or abdominal pain. Also, divers trials had shown that may lower your cholesterol, reducing LDL (bad cholesterol).

Alflorex with the unique 35624 culture has been tested in clinical trials and has been shown to transit through the digestive system and reach the bowel, Alflorex is now the #1 recommended bacterial culture by Gastroenterologists in the US.

Zenflore is another probiotic supplement from precisionbiotic which is designed to support mental performance and reduce fatigue, really helpful for people with a demanding lifestyles.

Should you take a Probiotic with a course of an antibiotic?

Taking a course of some broad spectrum antibiotics can damage the balance of our natural flora in our G.I.T , which is why taking a probiotic can prevent side effect caused as result of the antibiotic. Nowadays, there is an increasing of number of doctors who recommend take a probiotic supplement with antibiotic. If you are going to take a probiotic with an antibiotic it is better to take them at different times. Always consult with your doctor or pharmacist to get the best advice or recommendation.

Probiotics for women

Taking probiotic supplements can positively affect the flora of a woman’s urogenital system, and can therefore help combat Urinary Tract Infections (UTI’s) and vaginal infections. Optibac for women contains two highly researched strains, Lactobacillus rhamnose GR-1 and Lactobacillus router RC-14, which have been clinically trialled by over 2500 women around the world.

Bacterial vaginosis is the most common type of vaginal infection in premenopausal women. Optibac for women may restore the good bacterial within the vaginal area, thereby treating and preventing the bacterial vaginosis in the process.

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