What happens to the good bacteria if we take antibiotics?
In: Biology
Good gut bacteria can also be flushed out by diarrhea. For decades doctors thought the appendix was useless but we now know that the appendix stores a reservoir of good gut bacteria that is used to replenish your gut after diarrhea. I imagine antibiotics kills good gut bacteria in your appendix too. In fact that is now how they treat appendicitis bc they no longer remove it (unless they have to).
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