Antibiotics promote inflammation through the translocation of native commensal colonic bacteria

Thanks for sharing, OM. My dr and I had a conversation about antibiotics on Thursday. He asked if I had taken any because I am beginning to flare. When I told him no, but I did 6 weeks before I was first diagnosed he told me he was "very worried" about antibiotic use and how it damages some people's bodies while saving other's lives. He then told me not to take any without calling him first. He also said to be careful with probiotics and make sure I was taking good quality ones that have been tested and studied. Good bacteria/bad bacteria and how they function are poorly understood according to my doctor.