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Antibiotics are exactly that: anti-life. They kill all bacteria in the body, including beneficial flora. That's why many professionals recommend replenishing those beneficial bacteria *after* being on antibiotics, by consuming high-quality yogurt. Intestinal flora (the beneficial bacteria) do enhance absorption of nutrients and medications through the intestinal wall, as any first-year university biology student usually learns. Someone on antibiotics usually has very small stools, since approximately 50 percent (according to my microbiology texts, and former professors) of the solid matter in a healthy stool is bacteria. For what it's worth.... Scott >===== Original Message From Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> ===== >I remember sometime ago there was a contradictory statement saying that >antibiotics will wipe out all the bacteria in our digestive system including >benign bacteria. As such it would have an adverse affect on Levodopa >absorption, it was advised that yogurt with live cultures be taken to >counter this. Could someone please clarify this? >Thank you, >John > > >>From: Myfirstname Mylastname <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: H. pylori Eradication Improves Levodopa Absorption >>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:16:09 EDT >> >>Some type of infection can interfere w/ Levodopa absorption....a study >>showed that administering antibiotics was affective in eradicating the >>infection, >>therefore the Levodopa absorption improved. Use of antioxidants to improve >>absorption did not work. >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >>mailto:[log in to unmask] >>In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Scott E. Antes Department of Anthropology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn