1. What is the microflora?
2. What are the factors that upset the microflora and induce changes in the gut flora?
3. What is the basic concept of probiotics and how do they work?
4. What are the minimum administration requirements for a probiotic?
5. What makes a good probiotic?
6. What exactly is Protexin?
7. When is the right time to use Protexin?
8. What animals can benefit from Protexin?
9. Are there any risks or disadvantages of using Protexin? Can you give too much?
10. Can Protexin be used at the same time as an antibiotic?
11. Does Protexin require any special storage methods?
12. Why can’t live yoghurt be used?
13. Does Protexin survive the very acidic conditions of the stomach?
14. Can Protexin be given over a long period of time?
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Can Protexin be used at the same time as an antibiotic?
Whenever
antibiotics are used, especially orally, the normal population of gut flora is
disturbed and when antibiotic therapy is prolonged the effect on the gut can be
profound. Probiotics will of course help to restore the normal population of
gut microflora and this is one of the principle indications for their use.
Whilst the
restoration of the gut microflora will be of most benefit when antibiotic
therapy has finished, there is logic in giving probiotics at the same time as
antibiotics. This is because the gut is a dynamic place with waves of
microfloral activity occurring depending on the food present and the antibiotic
concentration at any specific time. Therefore repeated boosts to normal
microbial activity by using probiotics will be to the animals benefit.
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