Possible interactions between biota (gut bacteria, etc), antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics and vitamin D
Knowns:
- There are some 10,000 biota in the human gut
- Antibiotics kills off gut biota. - sometimes being a species genocide (totally losing some contingency genes)
- Current probiotics will restock, at least for a few weeks 1-10 species.
- Antibiotics early in life (while still developing) can have profound effects on the individual's development, even if the species is later restocked.
Wonder: Raise vitamin D level BEFORE antibiotics
Might some antibiotics kill biota less - over all, or perhaps to just some species
Might some antibiotics kill biota MORE - Just as some Chemo drugs increase potency by 3X when have high level of vitamin D
Web research to be done: Does the effectiveness of antibiotics vary with vitamin D levels, season, skin color?
Wonder: Raise vitamin D level AFTER antibiotics
Might the biota recover more quickly
Might the vitamin D reduce the risks of various diseases which antibiotics had previousl increased (this appears to be the case for 20+ diseases)
Wonder: Would higher Vitamin D levels help PRObiotics
Wonder: Would higher Vitamin D levels help PREbiotics
Many things to learn in the next few months and years.
See also VitaminDWiki
All items in antibiotics/prebiotics category
- Top 3 Supplements to Regenerate Stem Cells and Live Longer (Vitamin D, Omega-3, Magnesium) - video July 2024
- Fathers taking antibiotics at time of conception had 3X higher infant deaths (mice – so far) – May 2024
- Autism risky if low vitamin D during pregnancy and early life (mice, fecal transplant reversed it) – March 2024
- Gestational Diabetes best fought by Vitamin D plus probiotics – RCT review Dec 2023
- Off Topic: Xylitol reduces cavities, preterm births, osteoporosis, RTI, obesity, diabetes, etc. - several studies
- Rheumatoid Arthritis should be prevented by improving gut microbiota (Vitamin D, probiotics, etc.) – March 2023
- Autism may be synergistically treated by Vitamin D and probiotics – July 2022
- Nutritional supplementation during COVID hospitalization helped - RCT - Jan 2022
- COVID Long-Haul fought by probiotics - Jan 2022
- Tested positive for COVID, taking probiotics stopped symptoms 5 days sooner - RCT Jan 2022
- Bacterial infections reduced by Vitamin D without antibiotics – Oct 2019
- Antibiotic resistance interactions – Oct 2015
- Vitamin D may reduce Respiratory Tract Infections and the use of antibiotics – March 2021
- 10,000,000 deaths annually in 2050 due to antibiotics no longer working (vitamin D can help)
- Probiotics augments Vitamin D – review of RCT Dec 2020
- Many supplements appear to fight COVID-19 – vitamin D cited 52 times – May 2021
- Less than 10 dollars of Vitamin D per COVID-19 life saved in Myanmar - Jan 2021
- Vitamin D is aided by probiotics (review of RCTs) – Dec 2020
- Streptococci and Vitamin D3 (also D4, D5) - Sept 2020
- Those with Asthma or COPD had half the response to Vitamin D – March 2020
- Lack of sun has caused multiple vitamin deficiencies, poor health and poor sleep - Gorminak Feb 2020
- Many autistic children are getting some Vitamin D, Omega-3, probiotics, etc. – Aug 2019
- Antibiotics increased the risk of asthma by 47%, and allergies by 25% - Dec 2019
- Prediabetics had different gut bacteria – April 2018
- Probiotics increased Vitamin D etc in healthy children – RCT Oct 2019
- Lung Cancer risk reduced 33 percent in those having lots of fiber and yogurt – Oct 2019
- Depression treated by Omega-3, Magnesium, Zinc, probiotics, etc - Sept 2017
- Antibiotics in children associated with low Vitamin D and short height (Ethiopia) – March 2019
- Antibiotics found in many rivers – June 2019
- 10 percent of all women had after-birth infections – majority had low vitamin D (PhD) – 2019
- Schizophrenia reduced by biweekly 50,000 IU Vitamin D and probiotics – RCT Feb 2019
- Antibiotics during pregnancy may cause childhood health problems – Feb 2019
- Prebiotics increased Vitamin D in celiac disease patients (gut-friendly Vit. D also helps) – RCT Nov 2018
- Reasons for Low Vitamin D and what to do
- Fecal transplants increased Vitamin D levels (germ-free mice) – March 2018
- Vitamin D treatment of diabetes (50,000 IU every 2 weeks) augmented by probiotic – RCT June 2018
- Autism risk increased if infant had antibiotics (2X), acetaminophen (3X), or no vitamin D drops (1.5X) – June 2018
- Kidney Stones risk increased 1.3 X to 2 X by antibiotics, especially children – May 2018
- Child Asthma increased 2.1 X by antibiotics, Child milk allergy increased 4.4 X by PPI – April 2018
- 5 Antibiotic courses raised risk of diabetes by 37 percent (200,000 diabetics, more than 1 year after antibiotic) - 2015, 2016
- Probiotiocs (yogurt, etc) reduce hypertension – 2017
- Vitamin D Receptor in gut can be activated by lithocholic acid produced by gut bacteria
- Antibiotic use decreased after supplementing with 1500 IU of Vitamin D – Sept 2016
- Off topic: Ecoli adapts to 1000 times toxic dose of antibiotics in just 11 days – Sept 2016
- Omega-3 in infancy reduces Obesity following antibiotic (confirmed in rats, suspected in humans) – Feb 2016
- Off topic - Parkinson’s Disease changes gut bacteria – March 2015
- Diabetes risk increased by 50 percent if had 5 courses of antibiotics – Aug 2015
- Vitamin D receptor functionality improved with probiotics – Sept 2015
- RSV (bronchitis and viral pneumonia) in infants associated with low vitamin D and antibiotics – Aug 2015
- Antibiotics, even short-term, cause long-term microbiome and metabolic changes in mice – June 2015