A common side effect of chemotherapy or antibiotic is diarrhea, which may be caused by the elimination of friendly bacteria found in the colon. Studies have shown that yogurt contain pro-biotic micro-organisms – such as Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobac terium longum which fights with the bad bactaria named candida and helps prevent diarrhea.
Some people who take antibiotics gets an overgrowth of bacterium Clostridium difficile, which causes pseudomembranous colitis. It is necessary to introduce the friendly bacteria to your digestive system and the plain yogurt without sugar is best for it and it prevents from all the above mentioned problems.
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