I'm trying to find out if it's okay/safe to take probiotics after being sleeved. I'm sure it is, just checking.

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Ariel Ortiz, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, it´s more than ok! Probiotics will restore your flora from antibiotics, help you get more nutrients from food and produce vitamins, including biotin. Probiotics with a strain named Saccaromyces boulardii (like VITALEPH probiotics) prevents diarrhea after surgery and reduces the risk of infection.

Terry Simpson, MD, FACS (retired) · Answer

There is no contraindication to taking probiotics after having a sleeve. But- you should know that most probiotics are not regulated and therefore, you have no idea if the bacteria are even live cultures, or the right ones. SO be careful. Also- most probiotics come in yogurt which has more sugar than ice cream.

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