Medications shift
Gut flora in lasting ways,
Years after the last.
Gut flora in lasting ways,
Years after the last.
Common medications may reshape the gut microbiome long after the last dose is taken. In a study of more than 2,500 people, researchers found lasting microbial changes linked not only to antibiotics, but also to antidepressants, beta-blockers, acid-reducing drugs, and benzodiazepines. Some effects were still…