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Posted 10/4/2014 12:12 AM (GMT 0)
Do you have to take probiotics on an empty stomach?

How long do you have to wait to follow with antibiotics? Is 1 hr long enough?

My LLMD has me take each twice a day. It gets tough juggling all these meds! I also take bioidentical hormones, herbs, supplements, and psych drugs!!! My husband knows what time of day it is based on which pill I'm popping. Lol. shocked
Posted 10/4/2014 1:10 AM (GMT 0)
It is a really hard schedule to keep. I would say you don't have to take them on an empty stomach BUT I would steer two hours away from antibiotics/strong antibacterial herbs.

I always took probiotics right before I went to bed so that helped.
Posted 10/4/2014 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
Ive never seem to notice any benefit from taking probiotic pills; so I stopped to bother taking them; but maybe at least an hour apart or more. As for yogurts, not really much an effect either(except for one brand).

I've tried many probiotics and if there's a source I trust....that is Mountain High Yogurt. The big tub you can find.

Also lifeway kefir seems pretty good, but can be high on the sugar.
Posted 10/4/2014 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
If you stay away from the flavored kefir, it's got a lot less sugar in it or you can make your own as I did.

You need to keep the probiotics 2 hours away from the abx - and it would be best to take them 2 hours after the abx. This way you are replenishing the flora in the intestine for longer than just 2 hours. :-)

Lyme driven, you may not see any immediate benefit, what it does is keeps you from developing Candida. Candida can really mess up trying to heal from these infections if you have to stop the abx and use only anti-fungals due to a serious Candida infection.
Posted 10/4/2014 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Traveler. I was told to take the probiotics on an empty stomach. So I was taking them first thing in the morning. Then I was told to wait 1 hr and take abx with food. Then I take abx again with dinner and take more pbx before bed.

I guess I will switch my morning routine and eat and take abx, wait 2 hrs, then take morning pbx.
Posted 10/4/2014 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure why you were told to take your abx after you take you probiotic - since it's meant to replenish the good bacteria in the intestines after abx use. I think your new routine will benefit you much more!
Posted 10/4/2014 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
It is easier if you can stick to a schedule. I do cortisol/thyroid meds 6:30 a.m. when I wake up at 7 I take vitamins, 7:30 vit B 3 & DHEA, 8:30 ABX with food and fish oil, 10:30 probiotics, 11 a.m. ADP and yeast ease. 11:30 liver support milk thistle, liv 52, 12:30-1 ABX, 1:30 cortisol, 3 p.m. ADP yeast ease, 4:30 probiotics, liver support milk thistle, 6:30 ABX, bedtime VSL probiotics (super strong), 2 cidal capsules, yeast ease, diflucan, ADP, liver support milk thistle, liv 52 and at 3 a.m. two more cidal.

It is a lot but I have trouble with yeast.

Good luck with your protocol.
Posted 10/5/2014 2:15 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the tips and examples. I am so glad I asked! I have some switching around to do!
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