Click here to read the full article or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! Probiotics, prebiotics or a combination of both? Sometimes an antibiotic prescription is unavoidable in Hong Kong. For most, it’s when you’ve got an infection that isn’t getting better. For most, there can be a reluctance to take the antibiotics prescribed, … [Read more...]
Had to take antibiotics? What’s best to do next to recover.
Probiotics, prebiotics or a combination of both? It seems they can all help reduce the side effects of using antibiotics in their unique way. Probiotics can help with some acute symptoms, such as antibiotic-associated diarrhoea,[1] especially in children.[2] Prebiotics, in the form of dietary fibre, can help rejuvenate the diversity of the microbial environment.[3] Combining … [Read more...]