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It is possible that the consumption of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) while taking probiotics may also help to restore the gut biome, as GOS has been shown to help [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24925303 support the recovery of beneficial bifidobacteria] and increase the production of butyrate, after antibiotic treatment. GOS is available in the form of [http://www.bimuno.com/ Bimuno Prebiotic Powder].
It is possible that the consumption of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) while taking probiotics may also help to restore the gut biome, as GOS has been shown to help [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24925303 support the recovery of beneficial bifidobacteria] and increase the production of butyrate, after antibiotic treatment. GOS is available in the form of [http://www.bimuno.com/ Bimuno Prebiotic Powder].


In the case of someone needing to take antibiotics regularly, or on a long-term basis, there would be little point in them using hookworms until completely off these drugs. Some worm benefits may be maintained in users of the human whipworm, so long as doses of this organism are being taken regularly, every few weeks. Another solution for those who need to take antibiotics frequently, or for prolonged periods, would be to switch to TSO (Trichuris suis ova [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichuris_suis] as these are less likely to be adversely affected by antibiotics. HDC (Hymenolepis diminuta cysticercoids) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenolepis_diminuta] may also be less susceptible to antibiotics than human helminths, although two users of HDC have reported that the antibiotic, ⚡ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dapsone Dapsone] (diamino-diphenyl sulfone), causes a return of their disease symptoms.
In the case of someone needing to take antibiotics regularly, or on a long-term basis, there would be little point in them using hookworms until completely off these drugs. Some worm benefits may be maintained in users of the human whipworm, so long as doses of this organism are being taken regularly, every few weeks. Another solution for those who need to take antibiotics frequently, or for prolonged periods, would be to switch to TSO as these are less likely to be adversely affected by antibiotics. While ciprofloxacin is capable of blocking the action of TSO, other antibiotics just slow them down. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/1343118199077465/?comment_id=1343598479029437&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D] HDC may also be less susceptible to antibiotics than human helminths, although two users of HDC have reported that the antibiotic, ⚡ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dapsone Dapsone] (diamino-diphenyl sulfone), causes a return of their disease symptoms.


❓ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosfomycin Fosfomycin] (also known as phosphomycin, phosphonomycin, Monurol and Monuril)<br> A single, one-off, 3g dose if this broad-spectrum antibiotic that was taken by a hookworm host to treat a urinary tract infection had no obvious effect on her worms. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/966600183395937/?comment_id=967794996609789&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R%22%7D] However, larger doses or a longer treatment period may produce a different result.  
❓ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosfomycin Fosfomycin] (also known as phosphomycin, phosphonomycin, Monurol and Monuril)<br> A single, one-off, 3g dose if this broad-spectrum antibiotic that was taken by a hookworm host to treat a urinary tract infection had no obvious effect on her worms. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/966600183395937/?comment_id=967794996609789&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R%22%7D] However, larger doses or a longer treatment period may produce a different result.  
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