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Antibiotics are one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century. Since their inception, they’ve saved countless lives, but these miracle drugs come at a cost. In some cases, they can seriously affect your health or can even be life-threatening.

In today’s episode, Jonathan puts himself under the microscope. After an injury forced him to take antibiotics, he shows you the effect they had on his own gut bacteria.

Jonathan’s joined by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz and Prof. Tim Spector, who explore the impact of different types of antibiotics, how they affect your bacteria in the short and long term, and how we can reverse the unwanted effect of these drugs.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Intro
00:35 Jonathan’s Intro
01:10 Quickfire round
02:29 Jonathan’s accident
04:44 Unpacking clindamycin
16:10 Side effects prevention advice
24:08 Jonathan’s gut at 7 days
26:50 Fermented foods
36:31 Tips for building your gut back up
42:11 Benefits vs. risks
48:11 Summary
52:05 Outro

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Post-antibiotic gut mucosal microbiome reconstitution is impaired by probiotics and improved by autologous FMT from Cell
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0...

Saccharomyces boulardii: What makes it tick as successful probiotic? From the Journal of Fungi
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0...

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