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Scientist explains how antibiotics affect the gut. Studies have shown that antibiotics can have a negative impact on your gut, causing symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Dr Iveta Garaiova, a research scientist at ProVen Biotics, has revealed the impact that antibiotics can have on your gut health. Disrupting the microbiome: Antibiotics can affect your health by disrupting the gut microbiome. ”Antibiotics can disrupt our gut microbiome, which is the community of microorganisms in our gut, including bacteria and fungi, that play a vital role in metabolism, immunity and numerous other bodily systems.” "An imbalance in this microbiome (known as dysbiosis) can increase the potential for other health issues and antimicrobial resistance.” Side effects of gut imbalance: An imbalance in your gut microbiome can cause a range of symptoms, including vomiting. ”Reduced diversity and balance in the microbiome can also result in gastrointestinal symptoms and related conditions such as diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and even obesity and inflammatory conditions.” Healing after antibiotics: If your gut has been affected by antibiotics, it is likely to recover within a few months. ”There are studies that have shown that the gut microbiota can return to pre-antibiotic composition within two months of antibiotic treatment, although this will depend on the health of the individual, the period over which they take the antibiotics and the number of times they are exposed to antibiotics.” How you can combat gut disruption: You can reduce the impact of antibiotics on your gut by taking probiotics. ”Our latest research has shown that our multi-strain probiotics administered with Saccharomyces boulardii (a beneficial yeast) alongside antibiotic therapy can positively impact the composition of the microbiome, helping to reduce antibiotic-associated disturbances by protecting against loss of diversity in bacterial species and reducing the level of antibiotic resistance in the re-growth bacteria.” THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT