IBS after antibiotics

[BabblingBrooks]

Two lots of antibiotics for a sinus /ear infection.

Had some loose stools during treatment which resolved but IBS seems to flaring up again.

Sometimes I get paranoid that it’s not just the usual flare up but there’s an increased risk of C Diff with antibiotics.

Anyone had similar?

[xjrs]

For future reference Saccharomyces Boulardii, which is a beneficial yeast that has been proven to prevent antibiotic associated diarrhoea, is the best thing to take whilst on antibiotics. The reason it is so effective is that since it is a yeast and doesn’t consist of bacteria, antibiotics won’t affect it, so it can do its job. Take 2 Saccharomyces Boulardii capsules after a couple of mouthfuls of food at breakfast and at dinner whilst taking antibiotics and for 2 weeks to a month afterwards. If you start to become constipated on Saccharomyces Boulardii, this suggests that it has or is doing its job and it might be possible to come off of them.

Also whilst taking antibiotics, if you take probiotics at the right time (at least two hours away from both previous and next antibiotic doses), they can pass through your system helping to protect the good bacteria and defend against any bad bacteria starting to dominate. The next antibiotic dose will still affect the microbiome, but some of the good bugs will survive helping the rebalancing effect when the course of antibiotics ends.

After antibiotics it is important to start feeding your good gut bacteria to help them repopulate. Whole grains and eating a wide colour spectrum of vegetables can assist in promoting bacterial diversity. It is this diversity that helps to keep the baddies at bay. Additionally, probiotics can be continued for a while to help support the system to get back in balance again.

[BabblingBrooks in reply to xjrs]

Yeah I do take probiotics. Use Starpowa which have been quite good for me.

I’m starting to think I have Candida overgrowth. I get a lot of sinus problems all year round, I’m excema prone and have had a fungal nail infection.

I think a lot of this is related tbh.

Hopefully this is the last lot of antibiotics for a while but I’ll get some of those probiotics you recommended next time I need a course.