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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: DoctorBeaver on 15/03/2007 13:56:05

Title: Yakult etc
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 15/03/2007 13:56:05

Do these "good bacteria" supplements work? Are they useful if someone's been on a course of antibiotics?

Title: Yakult etc
Post by: ukmicky on 15/03/2007 22:41:40

Hi doc

I think there probably a gimick ,however the wife used to get a lot of pain cramps ec from her intestines, stomach region which had been going on for years but after a friend of hers told her to try it, about a year ago it all the pain stopped. Probably a coincedence though.

Title: Yakult etc
Post by: paul.fr on 16/03/2007 05:53:37

I'm sure a Naked Science Show addressed this subject, and concluded that there was some benefit.

Title: Yakult etc
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 16/03/2007 13:59:38

Quote from: paul.fr on 16/03/2007 05:53:37

I'm sure a Naked Science Show addressed this subject, and concluded that there was some benefit.

I seem to remember that but I can't remember what was said

Title: Yakult etc
Post by: neilep on 16/03/2007 14:35:58

Quote from: paul.fr on 16/03/2007 05:53:37

I'm sure a Naked Science Show addressed this subject, and concluded that there was some benefit.

....some benefit to the makers of Yakult !!  [;)]

Title: Yakult etc
Post by: chris on 27/03/2007 23:01:13

Yes, we've discussed this with Prof. Glenn Gibson from Reading. Here's the link:

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/2005.01.23/

Title: Yakult etc
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 28/03/2007 08:14:29

Thanks Chris