How Long Does the Microbiome Recover After Antibiotics? | Dr. Will Bulsiewicz | The Proof Clips

When the gut microbiome is in a state of harmony, teeming with diversity and richness, it supports our immune system, aids digestion, and even influences our mental well-being. However, even the healthiest individuals with robust microbiomes can face disruptions, especially when faced with an infection that requires antibiotic treatment.
In Ep. 271, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz walks us through how the body responds when prescribed a course of antibiotics. From reducing diversity and richness to entering into dysbiosis, Dr. B explains the serious consequences when our gut bugs are out of whack.
But it's not all doom and gloom. Dr. B explains that, for most people, the gut eventually recovers its pre-antibiotic state after the medication is completed. But how long? Well, it's not as simple as it sounds. Tune in to find out some valuable information.
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[@Jojoma449]

How does one do a microbiome study and not look at what people are eating. Blows my mind

[@petercastrocollins]

Exactly

[@astro4168]

Conflict of interests. Most medical research is fraudulent.

[@jmn1238]

@@Jojoma449 definitely. Need to see how many preservatives, sodium, and plant based foods they consuming. These have great impact on microbiome

[@lasurfette7830]

I was on immunotherapy for my breast cancer and had to take antibiotics for a UTI. Entered a state of dysbiosis, and the immunotherapy caused my body to go into overdrive, attacking my pituitary and adrenal functions. Dysbiosis is no joke. I'm desperately trying to restore the gut as soon as I can to heal the brain/adrenals.

[@wyattfamily8997]

My wife had several courses of anti biotics whcih resulted in loss of microbiome which was demonstrated by doing a "fecal count", after this we weere able to decide just what microbes were missing and use PROBIOTICS to help balance the microbiome count. Working so far but has taken many, many, months.

[@cghrios783]

@@wyattfamily8997please who does this test and what’s called? Thank you I hope your wife is better.

[@jargolauda2584]

Answer: 2 months, but this can not be said, it depends on individual, some don't recover at all even in 6 months.

[@murray3779]

Make your own antibiotic. Oregano oil supplements. Make it yourself if you don’t trust the supplements. Olive oil then oregano in a bottle leave for weeks and use at a later date. I would never take antibiotics again now I would only do this after my research. I have autoimmune problems. I was on two types of antibiotics for nearly 2 months. I believe this is what fucked me I was perfectly healthy before

[@larrysellers7891]

I was put on antibiotics for acne as a teen. I was told to continue taking them by my GP for over 7 months. A locum took me off them. I had skin infections, developed a broad range of allergies, joint pains and depression.

[@srwla2501]

I was put on antibiotics for acne by my dermatologist three weeks back. So have been taking anti biotics for 18 days now, and started getting bloated and very hard stools. Then another physician told me to discontinue the anti biotics. But, still feeling the bloating after being off the anti biotics for 2 days

[@tehmasipkhan5798]

@@srwla2501 you need to work onyour gut health now. my derm fkd me up too. do intermittent fasting, bone broth, more red meat, eggs, probiotic foods, sleep, exercise, it ll take time but ll work for sure. watch videos of DR ERIC BERG on YT. I hope u are good now.

[@moviescene.....]

Dose please ?

[@ME-dj6gm]

Same but 3 months

[@selinaserenelli153]

I’m curious what happens after having a colonoscopy? It appears the good the bad and the ugly are all cleared out by the preparation protocols.

[@PoeticBostonian]

I’m really so lost and don’t know where to turn. My newborn daughter had to be put on antibiotics daily for kidney reflux disease. She was on them every day until that went away when she was 4 years old. I don’t know why it happened this way, but when she came off the antibiotics she started gaining weight. The doctor told me she’d grow and it would be fine. But she kept gaining and gaining. I did my own research and found that her gut flora was likely destroyed by the antibiotics. The doctors looked at me like I was crazy or said that wouldn’t be the cause of her weight gain. As she got older, one day she asked me what I meant by feeling full. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. To this day, she doesn’t feel full. She’s 15 and I just want to help her. I try feeding her brown cow yogurt with live cultures, but other than that I don’t know what to do. If anyone knows, could you please comment? 🥺

[@doryismyheroiforgot7627]

Look at Pendulum metabolic daily…it’s a probiotic

[@doryismyheroiforgot7627]

Look up Pendulum metabolic daily, it’s a probiotic

[@manjulagovindaiah1060]

Dear mam..check dr khader valli s video on ambali ..a probiotic drink made from positive millets ...u can check his english vidoes too

[@lamppole7896]

Kefir, yogurt, refrigerated sauerkraut. Make smoothies daily with Kale and or spinach, frozen fruits fresh apples, carrots etc. I take Culturelle too. I just recovered from C Diff and my gut is like a bomb exploded. I was super healthy before though. Clindamycin for a root canal got me sadly. I hope your daughter gets better soon.

[@danieldunst9937]

Find a proper expert clinic that specialises in gastroenterology and gut health practice. They will probably start with number of medical tests to understand the current state of health and then propose fixing what is wrong. Considering the history of antibiotics use, there might be many things that need to be resolved before she gets to full health. Not feeling full is related to not digesting properly, the food might just go in and out without proper nutrient absorption. The weight may be an issue due to lacking proper microbes, or issue with metabolism, chronic inflammation etc. Just find proper specialised clinic and start working with them to get her gut health right, rest of the body’s health will follow as soon as the gut starts working properly. Probiotic foods may be too little too slow to significantly change her health. Don't underestimate the seriousness of medical support here.

[@suzettebavier4412]

Very interesting, yet disturbing. Thank you sirs

[@yakoobyasseen2539]

Very interesting watching from Johannesburg South Africa 🇿🇦

[@gdarionb]

Thanks so much for admitting the link between antibiotics and gut disbiosys. I took levaquin for 10 days and on day 8 had my first rheumatoid arthritis flare up. I had no idea what was going on with my body. It took months and getting good information this this video to make the link. My doctor still denies that the anti-biotic had such an affect.

[@lisalynch629]

Levaquin is particularly evil,many suicides as well as my hearing damage,they quit making it but docs still prescribe it

[@herapheri3631]

@@gdarionb I'm also suffering

[@kst157]

First class & detailed & hugely relevant - many thanks to both of you for this key summary clip. :)

[@aliciab4236]

Dr. B is always a wealth of information. Great conversation. Thank you Simon and Will.

[@Last-responder]

Big big big connections here for me. I regularly struggle with UTI issues and earlier this year it led to a double kidney infection. Was put on antibiotics which killed the infection but has left me rebuilding my biome with kimchi, kraut, yogurt, and other fermentation foods. Sadly I ended up with another infection after visiting a hot springs recently and now must take another round of antibiotics. Tis a journey and have learned so much thru- i have hope this will be my last round of infections for a few years at least.

[@ancabostinariu6550]

I have a question: what happens when you inject antibiotics ? Does it affect the microbiom to the same extent?

[@EliShanti]

Great answers and great questions !!!❤❤❤❤ Thank you so much !

[@paradinha_9541]

That's so fascinating. Excellent piece of information in a bite sized video. Thank you so much from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

[@Danielle-kn3qg]

I was put on doxycycline for rosacea and I developed IBS. I have just realized that this was the cause now I am trying to heal my gut. I have had diarrhea for 6 months. I have been off doxycycline for five months. I am currently sitting on the toilet. I am open to any suggestions anyone has on how to heal my gut.

[@josepheckels6228]

I was wondering if the antibiotics were administered in a shot or an IV would it not affect the gut as much?

[@peace-a]

I'm currently on amoxicilin due to strep throat. I had fever, very red throat with painful swallowing, and a white tongue. Wish me luck 🤞🏼

[@Kim-ss5bb]

Did you have any diarrhea

[@davidgrana1268]

I have sibo but this makes me scare of taking antibiotics

[@cates_keto]

I am on antibiotics for pneumonia. Pinamox did not work so I was put on augmentin (thank god as I was suffocating!) I have two tablets to go but I am going to re-populate my microbiome. Antibiotics are so amazing or I’d be dead (four children would be without a mother, a loving husband would be without a lovely wifey!💀) intestines and the gut microbiome can be repopulated!!! ❤

[@moviescene.....]

Cates _keto Can you tell me the dose how much antibiotic you have consumed please 😭😭😭😭 I have also consumed antibiotics if you tell me the dose it will guarantee me that the species will recover please help me 🙏🙏🙏

[@OjibwayDream]

Yay! I feel less worried about taking my antibiotics

[@DanielleA2023]

Do antibiotics (for the mircrobiome) damage other areas of the body and what is the maximum amount of microbiome ntibiotics one can take in 3,6,12,24whatever months

[@fatemak9003]

I was put on Macrobid for a UTI 10 days. 5 weeks later, I have developed a yeast infection, my gut is messed up and so are my bowel movements. Horrendous. Wish I never took them at all.

[@helenstaniskov4570]

One of my daughter’s friends, who is 27 (in Aus) has this and has had her colon removed, her bladder now and is fed through a tube 😔 she is on antibiotics for the remainder of her life!

[@curious_g189]

Thank you for uploading this useful content! I currently have sinus/ear infection with a prescription for antibiotics so I'll wait a few days to see if it clears by itself before taking the AB and possibly wrecking my microbiome for months.

[@darkarpit]

ear infections clear on their own, also topical antibiotics will do the trick for ear infections without disturbing the microbiome.. for sinus infection a nasal rinse with xylitol will help

[@seadragon1456]

How does this work with strep? Three of my kids have strep (it’s a yearly occurrence) and although I have their antibiotics I really don’t like messing up their stomach every year. The swabs were pos for strep a. Swollen tonsils. Zero fevers.

[@almakelly2133]

I struggle with UTI. constantly. Really frustrating.

[@JulieGrüne]

Low estrogen in women (from perimenopause onwards) causes constant UTI's

[@fatemak9003]

Try D Mannose

[@Kerry6691]

I took low dose minocin for acne in my early 20s. I can only imagine the damage I did to my microbiome. Now I occasionally drink red wine. I wonder which is worse for my richness.

[@sepiks4250]

Both, alcohol has no benefits but to destroy your liver, stomach and gut health.

[@anastasiailieva7800]

Are the intestinal biofilms getting disrupted with the intake of antibiotics or do data concern only planktonic microorganisms in the gut? TY

[@SOPEACEBESTILL]

We need honest dr.s

[@VickiMaheu]

I have a question. As part of my treatment for an autoimmune condition, I take 25 mg of doxycycline every day, long term, no planned end date. 3 hours after taking it, I take a probiotic, which theoretically would limit the damage of taking the daily antibiotic. Is there anything else I can do?

[@Dddonalddduckkk]

Would like to know as well. What probiotic are you taking?

[@sepiks4250]

Ideally give your stomach 4 hours to digest whatever is in there (in your case doxycycline) before having any probiotics. Try to only be on probiotics 2-3 months a year, too much gut flora can really mess you up. Instead eat foods rich in prebiotics (berries, banana, kiwi, fiber rich veggies) and also probiotics (kimchi, sauerkraut etc).

[@ME-dj6gm]

antibiotic for an autoimmune condition is really dumb.

[@VickiMaheu]

@@ME-dj6gm doxycycline has an anti-inflammatory effect and is often used in dermatological autoimmune disorders.

[@sepiks4250]

@@ME-dj6gm are you stupid or dumb? Leave medical science to the adults, if you can’t comprehend medicine.

[@Joanna-np6fx]

Here is my nightmare story- 68 yo female with flare up of diverticulitis- put on augmentin, flare up again put on cipro and flagyl- resulted in CDiff infection- treated with 4 weeks of vancomycin to eradicate it. I started myself on WFPB diet one month ago. What do I do for another flare up of diverticulitis?? Can a vegan diet reverse diverticulosis??

[@carissa9235]

Slippery elm powder, sodium butyrate, strong multi strain probiotic and berberine. 2-4 months with low fodmap diet. Proteolytic enzymes and NAC that break up biofilm.

[@lamppole7896]

I just recovered from C Diff as well. (Till next time) what a nightmare. Now I have to fear antibiotics forever. I am eating plant based except I was told to drink kefir and eat yogurt for the probiotics. C Diff & Vancomycin destroyed my gut. My abdomen is permanently distended and I was told I have IBS. All because of an antibiotic!

[@salleone6387]

Post menopausal women here. Constant UTI's after sex. Doctors only suggestion is 1 macrobid after sex. How damaged is the gut after 1 (and only 1) antibiotic pill (the doseage needed to ward off UTI)?

[@breannebutler5427]

D-mannose is a great alternative!

[@amykrahl5071]

D mannose and cranberry pills 😊

[@cdfaulk]

These kind of things are great for information, but sometimes antibiotics are necessary. complicated sinus infections require 18 days of antibiotics. So there must be a way to help ourselves repair quicker. We need more research.

[@juanitahyde1265]

@cdfaulk I agree ..it's like what do we do? They scare the hell out of you to take them but what do we do when we have no choice?

[@JuanJoseGarciaDelaCruz.]

My girl has a virus called staph and the doctor is putting her in antibiotics but she’s suffering a lot from stomach pain, she can barely eat, it hurts her a lot she’s being in that for 2 weeks,

[@darlenepassons72]

She may be getting an antibiotic she is allergic to. Everyone acts differently on antibiotics. Read all u can about that specific one and dosage. Often the dose is actually too low and limited to less than ten days. If not allergic to penicillin, those are safer to take in higher doses. Doctors now usually limit to smaller dosage in a short time, which doesn't destroy the infection. If the doctor doesn't give her what she needs, change doctors. Her health is everything. Read comments on line, ppl give more information than the doctors do. Good luck.

[@oljaaaaaaa]

How long does it take to recover after a course of SSRIs?😢

[@dodododes]

what side effects they had from losing so many probiotics ?

[@kjbrocky]

It would be nice if you addressed your viewers questions

[@carolinegrant7924]

Don't forget you're getting free information. But, nevertheless, the questions are very intriguing. Maybe there needs to be more research on the subject

[@thisisastudyonlyaccount]

@@carolinegrant7924 :/ . .

[@geoffreygo1686]

where's the link to the study ?

[@LeanneWashington-jq5df]

What if you had surgery and during surgery and your IV drip they gave you antibiotics just once will that affect it

[@brucejensen3081]

Had covid which damaged the gut, then went on antibiotics for an ear infection which damaged the gut more. Thought patterns changed back to when i had a lot more bad habits. You do damage and the brain doesnt want to fix it. You know its going to happen, but you then are at war with your brain for a remedy. I have bipolar, which i guess made things more difficult. I had a elbow injury 3 months before covid, so i hadnt been lifting in that period, which made it all worse. Been like 8 months since my elbow injury and my stool is nearly back to normal, good habits reformed. Still getting some of those bad habits under control has been difficult, cause some are enjoyable, even though you know you shouldnt.

[@Jojoma449]

What paper did he quote here ?

[@lf7065]

Love Dr. B! I never realized how big of a man he is until he sat next to Thomas DeLauer during an interview! PB ftw! 🥰

[@russiandoll5858]

I have had 3 different antiboitics and none of them are working! Im also take probiotics and saurkquert. i will do a fast when Im done. I hate to take them because i dont know whats wrong with me and I was trusting the dr. Im so disappointed. I need to fix my MICRO BIO and fast, any suggestions.

[@aneekareghunathan3526]

make a smoothie with different kinds of veegtables and different color fruits. keep switching and trying new fruits and vegetables. it feeds all the good bacteria in your gut, so it reproduces.

[@karenvargas1963]

@@aneekareghunathan3526 Did it work for you?

[@luiguibici]

I took my last antibiotics two weeks ago and i'm loosing too much weight. Im -30 pounds, and i cant taste food, everything taste bad, even water. I have to force myself to eat. i need help, i feel weak most of the day 😞

[@Lianne-qm4yp]

@@luiguibici hello. How are you now? Im experiencing fatigue and anxiety after taking antibiotics. Its been 3 wks since the last pill.

[@fatemak9003]

​@Lianne-qm4yp I'm also experiencing fatigue, insomnia and severe anxiety. It's so awful

[@Lianne-qm4yp]

@@fatemak9003 when was your last dose? What do you use for treatments?..

[@DarrenAllison-i9k]

A Dr gave me antibiotics for a UTI 2 type s about 4 times each UTI never went and I had to deal with a c- diff infection then an month later I was hospitalized with pneumonia got out of hospital 2 weeks later UTI back the Dr prescribed me 3 boxes of the same medication that gave me pneumonia !!!!!!!! Didn't looked at my history cun7s

[@sensorymats8544]

Clostridium difficile

[@karlenedavies6655]

Informative information 👌 👍

[@m.w.3692]

I’m trying so hard to stay hopeful about healing my microbiome from taking antibiotics prescribed by a dermatologist for acne. I can’t believe I did that to myself for months! I’m disgusted by these doctors who don’t know shit about shit. Drugs drugs drugs. That’s it!

[@SUPER_JAVI]

Antibiotics can sure make you feel depressed. I've been taking Levofloxacin for 24 days now, and feel like going crazy 🤪

[@Lianne-qm4yp]

How are you now? I feel anxious after antibiotics....

[@SUPER_JAVI]

@Lianne-qm4yp I'm still in the battle. I am not taking a Fluoroquinolone, though, so I feel better.

[@Lianne-qm4yp]

@@SUPER_JAVI what are your symptoms if you dont mind me asking?..

[@SUPER_JAVI]

@@Lianne-qm4yp Frequent urination, hesitancy, unable to empty the bladder.

[@Lianne-qm4yp]

@@SUPER_JAVI how about eye fatigue or eye pain?..

[@sash41]

This is absolute nonsense. He’s making a claim and generalising all antibiotics when he only mentioned one. There are hundreds of antibiotics, and will affect gut Microbiome differently

[@brakeme1]

I was always surprised when i took a round of antibiotics for different things(grew up in the 80s) it made my poop normal. Text book….and i knew it was supposed to screw up your gut bacteria so i was always worried. Why? I asked my doc…he shrugged his shoulders and gave me more oregano oil… doesn’t anyone wonder😮 why anymore? Because you’re ostracized for thinking too much. These are all theories. Consider you’re(not you personally)😢 wrong even based on your research and testing. And state that in the video. I watched enough videos and lectures on gut health bacteria, ibs, ibd,chrohs diease to see the common thread that we absolutely don’t know for sure. Sorry it’s not really a rant …its just my head and stomach hurt right now 🙄

[@Brinb]

🔥

[@geoffreygo1686]

take 20 strains probiotics 💊

[@bulbasur1]

I took antibiotics for 1 day. I wonder how much damage my body took

[@tiffanyfett1159]

If you need it, take it

[@bulbasur1]

@@tiffanyfett1159 i dident acctually needed it. it was for prevention only. i did a tooth implant. but most ppl dont take antibiotics for tooth implant

[@Chacho-i5y]

So don't take probiotics

[@Chacho-i5y]

He's milking it

[@Chacho-i5y]

So don't take antibiotics

[@jesusisdead]

They had me on antibiotics for 2 months. I had sepsis and they had me hooked into a Pic line and then after that they gave me pills for a month. I was drilled with antibiotics. My appetite is dead and my gut hurts all the time. I got colonitis. I was crapping blood for a week and now my shit smells like an industry. It's been 2 years. Why do I still have this issue?

[@abigaila7341]

I took antibiotics about every 2-3 years for UTIs or other random infections like tooth infections but mostly UTIs. All the times I took them I was fine and recovered relatively quickly but i was young and not eating well, drinking alcohol, and not eating fiber etc. I had really bad acid reflux so I was on PPIs and antacids for many years. I got a stomach infection one day which led to significant changes in my body and health but I still felt somewhat healthy. One year after that I took my last dose of antibiotics for a UTI and 💥 all hell broke loose. I have been suffering with so many symptoms since. I believe I set myself up for this by eating shitty, taking PPIs and tums everyday, living an unhealthy lifestyle. Now I’m struggling just to have a conversation with someone and my body pains are significant.

[@mariamtee]

That’s my life story. I took antibiotics for years and years for my acne. I’m a walking talking hospital at age 43

[@abigaila7341]

@@mariamtee I have have done quite a bit of research and if I have any suggestions for you, I would say to really work on your gut health. Get rid of all the processed/fastfood/ even restaurant food for a while. Make home cooked meals as much as possible. Eat organic, pasture raised, non gmo. Try getting electrolytes in your body as much as possible. I buy electrolyte drops for my water and drink electrolyte drinks with low sugar and as natural as possible. This won’t fix you but it won’t make you worse. Watch videos on how to naturally kill parasites, fungus overgrowths, and bacteria naturally. I have had to take many supplements to do this.

[@catherinepeppers791]

Get going, asknabout groups in your community to start a diet,Get lots of juices celery, che

[@JoseHernandez-lm3hs]

I had a similar situation Took antibiotics for parainfluenza and I had gastritis two years before After the antibiotics the gastritis, inflammation and indigestion came back. 7 months and still can’t fully recover And I am doing strict diet and everything I can to recover but still, is a struggle

[@cghrios783]

I have been thinking about it the way you asked the question. Is it diminishing or eradicating them? was mine. I had asked docs, natural path providers and they never know. Who really knows. This doctor although very famous I wonder in reality how many people does he treat a day since he became so rich and famous? Many of these people when they become famous end up hiring a lot of people open a business and they don’t get to treat people anymore because they are too busy doing interviews and they also get to charge astronomical prices out of the reach of regular people who need the help. I was talking to one about 6 months ago and it’s like a high pressure sale type business where he was saying that I should take up a loan to pay for it. I had to pay upfront and I couldn’t make payments. It was so much money I was flabbergasted with the amount.

[@adelchidipalma9857]

dr - Will is Vitamin C and Cod Liver Oil effective for infections_

[@espinosalexis]

What about healthy raw milk? It seems to be fantastic for inducing an healthy gut microbiome and with lots of scientific evidence.

[@theawkwardcurrypot9556]

Not very good

[@linamensappliance1399]

Milk products are bad

[@Dddonalddduckkk]

Brucellosis 😬🤦🏼‍♂️