You may have heard that antibiotics can have a negative impact on gut health. But it’s important to understand the role of antibiotics in the gut. Antibiotics are a category of drug that is prescribed to either kill bacteria or prevent bacteria from reproducing. Antibiotics can be useful and even life-saving. But overuse of antibiotics can wreak havoc on the gut.

The Problem with Antibiotics

Overuse of antibiotics has created some issues, including resistance (reduced effectiveness) and gut-related side effects, which we’ll get to soon.

According to research printed in Pharmacy & Therapeut...