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I have suffered with sinus infections and bronchitis most of my youth. I took way too many antibiotics. I had a deviated septum, meaning a part of my nose that had excess bone growth. This may have played a part as we breathe mostly thru the nose and nose hairs filter pollutions.

Anyway, I found out later after having many years of IBS THAT the disruption to my colon was the ancestor to many years of suffering. I ended up with appendicitis and had it removed, had appendix cancer that went up into the end of my large intestine and proceeded to my lower having a foot and a half removed along with my appendix did I find the answer. 70% of our immune system is in the intestines.

ONLY WHEN I started taking PROBIOTICS did my life change. I took 2 pills at once instead of twice a day and I am going to the toilet like a baby. Every time you eat within an hour you are suppose to go. I researched the proper variety and dose of Probiotic to take and then chose New Rhythm. I am not advertising this, just want you to look at the TYPES of colonies involved.

This leads me to say, I give my horses PROBIOTICS that help their health. My horses were lanky but now full and beautiful. IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Remember, 70% of our and animals Immune system is in their GUT.

I do have a BS in Biology with Grad course in DNA Analysis and it will never hurt to take Probiotics unless you down a whole bottle at once. You add that all to Dr. T’s awesome, not only Dedication, but Knowledge of our beautiful Equine cousins and you can make life so much more rewarding for our awesome, Equine, Friends.

[Doc-t]

The gut microbiome and its relationship with our bodies are fundamental to our health—disease results from our body’s immune reaction to this relationship (inflammation). The foods and medicines placed into this gut environment determine the microbiome’s population and the immune response. When correct, health occurs.

Probiotics, like all nutraceuticals, abound with good, useful products and bad and also useless ones. Adding bacteria that don’t belong can be detrimental, while adjusting to the proper ratios is beneficial. Unfortunately, what works for one may not work for others.

Interestingly, some research has found that those with Bifidobacterium sp. do not get COVID-19 (any version), while those without it do.

While there is more to learn, the evidence is clear; health comes from a healthy microbiome.

The added microbs in the probiotic need to get through the stomach’s defenses. Only those protected should be taken; very few, if any, have been proven to do this in horses.

More unbiased research is needed before I believe that probiotics are useful in horses; however, reducing carbohydrates in their diet will help to reset the gut microbiome.