Probiotics vs antibiotics. Dentist prescribed antibiotics so the novocaine functions when he pulls my tooth later this AM.
Crunchy granola crowd is REALLY down on antibiotics, as am I for several reasons. But, then again, I'm not terribly brave in the dentist chair. Ever seen Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man? I flash back to that when they strap me in.
So I have been doing the stomach biotic 2-step, surrounding my doses of Amoxicillin with probiotic supplements downed with Russian Kefir.
Pharmacist (who clearly falls into the big Pharma camp, by title if nothing else) told me to delay the probiotics for a couple of hours to let the anti-biotics do their work. I went the other way, Pro-biotics first so the good bacteria in my gut doesn't get decimated.
I'm putting Emergency Medical Techs on my speed dial in case I need help getting pried off the dentist's ceiling in an hour.
stay tuned...
