5. Prebiotics and antibiotics
Antibiotics drastically affect the intestinal ecosystem and SCFA production. However, certain prebiotics can reduce these effects, and inulin can restore the flora's metabolic functions and taxonomic composition as early as 30 hours after stopping ampicillin
. In children aged between 3 and 6 taking 6 g/day of inulin and maltodextrin, the effect of antibiotics was attenuated, particularly on bifidobacteria
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