Dr Oz: Secret Dangers Of Antibiotics
Doctor Oz spoke about Antibiotic Dangers. Did you know that you could get the symptoms of having food poisoning, but it could be caused by Antibiotics and not from something bad that you ate? Dr Oz said this is called C Difficile Colitis and there are some important tips you must follow when you take antibiotics to avoid this life-threatening complication. Dr Oz’s Assistant-Of-The Day was Traci from seat 92, and I would like to join in on Doctor Oz’s message to Traci’s boyfriend Dwayne – she is awesome, marry her!!! Ok now back to the topic of why antibiotics can be dangerous…
Dr Oz: C Difficile Colitis
Doctor Oz said that C Difficile Colitis is a bacterial infection that gives you symptoms similar to food poisoning. This is 
yet another reason why you should not take antibiotics unless you really need it. Dr Oz said that all too often people take antibiotics for things like a sore throat when it is not needed, but if it is not needed then why do their doctors prescribe it in the first place? Surely some of the blame has to fall on doctors for over-prescribing antibiotics!
Dr Oz: Antibiotics & Probiotics
Dr Oz said that normally when you eat food, it goes into your stomach and gets digested by bacteria that creates gas. But when you take antibiotics, it kills most of the bacteria in your bowel, so now when you eat food, there are no bacteria to digest it. So in essence, the antibiotics often kill off the good bacteria but leave the bad bacteria (C Diff) living in your colon and bowel. Dr Oz said that you can die from this problem, or at least get bad diarrhea.
Dr Oz: Probiotic Bread
Dr Oz gave a few tips for how to avoid C Difficile Colitis:
1. Never take antibiotics if you don’t have to.
2. Take probiotics like kefir (fermented milk) or greek yogurt. Or you can make your own yogurt at home which I absolutely love to do. Click here to read a post about how to make your own yogurt: Cuisipro Donvier Yogurt Maker Review.
3. Tempeh is another source of probiotics that appeals to many people.
4. Probiotic Bread is a brand new product that costs around $3.99 and sounds like a very tasty option. I am going to do some tests on different Probiotic Bread Recipes to find an excellent one, so if you are interested in my final recipe please let me know and I’ll share it (just leave a comment below!).
5. If none of these probiotic options appeal to you, you can also take Probiotic Supplements. I recently started taking these everyday, and I am already seeing improvements in my digestion. If you are interested in the Probiotic Supplements that I’ve tried so far, just let me know and I’ll post the info!
Robin says
Where can I buy the Probiotic Bread? Does it come in a sour dough variety?
DrOzFans says
Wow, it looks like it is going to be much harder than Dr Oz made it seem to find Probiotic Bread! The only company I have found so far that seems to make a Probiotic Bread is a company called the Orlando Baking Company, but their product only seems to be available at stores in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan and select stores on the East Coast. Their line of Probiotic Breads are called Orlando True Grain Bread. Not sure if it is available in sour dough though…
Karen says
Very interested in more info on Probiotic Bread
Jo anne says
Yes please state the best probioctic supplement to take also reciepe for the bread.need something for colitis,inflamation of the colon.Thanks
Gwen says
Had c diff 4 times after antibiotics…..what probiotic is best to take now to build my system back up?
Colleen Tanner says
just getting off antibiotics for a severe sinus infection, which spread to my eye sockets.
but have had several illnesses since jaunary 2011, on after the other, and have had three cycles of different antibiotics now the doc says my immunities are very low how can I build these back up again?
Teresa says
Please send the information on the Probiotic Bread and the Probiotic Supplements. Many thanks for all you do!
Teresa says
Please send the information on the Probiotic Bread and the Probiotic Supplements. Many thanks for all you do! Sorry for the duplicate comment, I would like an email notification on the response.
Mary Ellen Rosenbaum says
I am taking antibiotics at this time for C-Diff. I am also taking probiotic pills with the antibiotic. I would like to try the bread and anything else that you can recommend to build the good bacteria so that this does not recur. Thanks
Donna Wagner says
Where can I get Probiotic bread in Milwaukee, WI?
Jane says
Would love to know where to get probiotic bread!
Karen says
Hi Dr OZ, I would like to know what the name of the probiotic bread, and if it’s sold here in australia, and recipes and any other suggestions for good healthy digestive system.
I love your show, when I am able to watch it.
Many thanks.
Brenda Davis says
Dr. Oz is presented as such a smart, forward thinking member of the medical community. If he truly has our best interest at heart, he will stop promoting obscure, hard to find products and let people know that they can do a much better job at introducing probiotics to their systems with a supplement designed to DO SO!! There are many trusted brand names out there in health food stores doing a phenomenol job.
Ellen Finch says
I would like to know which probiotics you have taken. I have RA and have decided this would be a smart move. So I started on them. I also take Milk Thistle and other herbs. The milk thistle was because I had off readings on my liver enzymes for about a year;. I don’t drink or have hepatitis. It got as high as 78. My doctor said maybe I should have a liver biopsy and I asked if first I could do something herbal and he suggested milk thistle, within 30 days I was fine, so I continue to take it.
I love your show and watch when I can, but find it confusing because there are so many supplements for things that I have. I don’t want to overdue.
I think you should write a book based on your show. Put items into chapters, such as heart disease, arthritis, etc. This will help narrow things down. It is sometimes overwhelming.
Sincerely, Ellen Finch
Katie says
Please share your favorite Probiotic Bread recipe. By the way, I keep your website open whenever I watch the Dr. Oz show! Thanks for all the info 🙂
Connie Lefkowits says
Hi,
Would love a good recipe for probiotic bread. I’m wondering if it will help gluten intolerance.
Thank you! Love to watch your show.
Alfredia says
How do you get the probiotic bread for $3.99?
Karen says
Would like the recipe for probiotic bread.
Vivian says
I would love a recipe for a bread that is both filled with Probiotics and is Gluten Free.
carol creek says
Please send me information on probiotic bread and supplements.
jean says
Appreciate all the information you provide as I can’t always watch the Dr. Oz show. Please send me the name of the probiotic supplement that you think does the best job. I would also like a probiotic bread recipe. Thank You!!
mary myers says
Would definately be interested in thr probiotic bread recipes
findnoe says
Would like to know how to choose a probiotic supplement, or if you have one you recommend. Also, where can we purchase the probiotic bread?
Thanks!
KD says
Probiotics bread and receipes for bothhh.
Thanks, KD
SUSAN RISNER says
Please share with me:
Probiotic bread recipe – hopefully it’s for a bread maker.
Where can I buy this bread? The local health food stores don’t have it.n (GNC & Raison Rack).
I don’t know how I survived before your show helped me get healthy!
Blessing, Susan
SUSAN RISNER says
Please send your probiotic recipe. hope you have one for bred makers, too.
Where can I but it? Local health stores don’t have it (GNC nor Raisin Rack).
Blessings to you & yours, Susan
judy finch says
I was reading up on PB , and it wasnt recommend as a food product, Sourdough and greek yogurt are supposed to be the same, if not better for you. I do luv Dr Oz,tho. Any updates will be great.
Gwen says
Sourdough Bread and Greek yogurt do not work for people who have had c diff…..or currently have…I have found that KEFIR works the best….after having it 4 times my system has never been the same,, and I am scared to death to take antibiotics. They are currently working on a vaccine to help, as well as a better drug that actually kills the c diff spore.
Gretta Small says
I have just completed one course of Flagyl, then three courses of Vancomycin, treating post-Clindamycin C. difficile infection and am at my wit’s end. I would like to have the bread recipe. Also, neither my general practitioner nor the gastroenterologist have advised me as to what I may eat, beyond the BRAT diet. Where can I find dietary advice? Thank you.
Gina says
I have type 2 Diabetes and have been having a lot of digestive problems. I have been taking a probiotic in powder form that I mix with water. How do I know which probiotics actually work? Would like to know what ones you would suggest using?
Pam Peacock says
Would like info on probiotic supplements. Saw segment on today’s show (Jan. 30) and am interested in adding Probiotic powder supplement to my diet (I think I understood that correctly). Don’t know what kind or how to purchase. How much to add? Deal with Fibromyalgia/CFS. Recent labs show low Vit D levels and now taking Vit d and Vit D3 supplements. Also, just want to improve daily diet as have digestive issues (IBS).
Roberta says
I’ve been taking probiotics instead of Asacol for two years.Its been a blessing for me.The one I take is Digestive Advantage for IBS.
Joan says
Please send me the recipe for the best probiotic bread recipe.
Lora says
Please let me know the probiotic you have tried as soon as possible. I had knee revision surgery on December 9, 2010 and contracted a very bad case of C Diff. I am scheduled for another surgery at the same hospital on March 22, 2012 and would like, at all cost to avoid C Diff. Please help!!!!
Peggy Barker says
I’m interested in learning about the probiotic bread, where to buy it and what probiotics are the best to take, that are proven to get through stomach acid. Is Kefir the best?
Frances Rosamilia says
I just had a colon resection for diverticulitis, i developed c-diff. I am now on an antibiotic for that. I want to take a good probiotic, per my infectious disease doctor. What would be a very good one. I would appreciate your help. Thank you
Frances Rosamilia says
I just had a colon resection for diverticulitis, i developed c-diff. I am now on an antibiotic for that. I want to take a good probiotic, per my infectious disease doctor. What would be a very good one. I would appreciate your help. Thank you
Please disregard I thought this was Dr. Oz on the Dr. OZ show
Patricia says
Having C Diff myself and after 30 days of Flaygl and it’s still not gone I am desperate myself for some help. Been reading everything I could and found that the only Probiotic that really gets to the infection is called Saccharomyces Boulardii and I have only found it in a few products including this one on Amazon ~ Jarrow Formulas Saccharomyces Boulardii + MOS http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013OVW0E/ref=pe_385040_30332190_pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1?tag=wellbuzz-20 The reviews gave me hope so I have sent for some.
The probiotic bread sounds like a good idea if we can find it. Nancy’s has a sour cream with probiotics and it taste pretty good. I can hardly stand to eat yogurt anymore after so often this past year so am happy to find the probiotic in anything else. Here is to good health on the way for all of us!
Patty Gilmore says
I am on my third round of C Diff since April 1,2014. I am currently taking Vancomyacin and I am on a 10 week pulse therapy plan. I will add in Dificid for the last ten days. I also take VSL3, three times daily.Due to all of the super antibiotics, I have lost weight and body mass and my hair is falling out and very thin. I am taking 1000 mg Vitamin D3 daily. I am looking for a super nutritious protein shake that I can make without the use of store bought powders. Any suggestions?
Pam Carter says
I got your trial Forskolin and all of a sudden ya’ll are taking money out of my account I have not tried and in the future if I do purchase it I will let you know. I read your add where it said it helped with Diabetes and will consult my doctor as I just weigh 120 lbs. So please remove me from your mailing list and refund my $69.95 you took without permission.
Thank you
Pam Carter
1213 N Gila ave
Hobbs, NM 88240