{"id":7983,"date":"2021-03-04T07:29:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/?page_id=7983"},"modified":"2021-05-03T04:00:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T03:00:36","slug":"antibiotics-and-the-development-of-the-intestinal-microbiota","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/antibiotics-and-the-development-of-the-intestinal-microbiota\/","title":{"rendered":"Antibiotics and the Development of the Intestinal Microbiota"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Is your baby sick? If your healthcare professional has prescribed antibiotics to him\/her, he\/she has a bacterial infection.<\/p>

Antibiotics are effective in fighting bacterial infections, by destroying and\/or limiting the growth of bacteria1<\/sup>.<\/p>

Some children may develop diarrhoea after taking antibiotics. This occurs in children in around 10% of cases, and more often in children under 2 years of age2<\/sup>. This diarrhoea is a short-term manifestation of microbiota imbalance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is microbiota imbalance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The intestinal microbiota is the totality of bacteria colonizing your child\u2019s intestine. It is established at birth and develops until the age of 33<\/sup>. A balanced and healthy microbiota is essential to your child\u2019s health.<\/p>

Antibiotic treatments are used to destroy bacteria which cause infections, but they can also destroy some or all good bacteria in the intestinal microbiota4<\/sup>.<\/p>

Rebalancing the intestinal microbiota is key to managing antibiotic-associated diarrhoea2<\/sup>. Breast milk provides ideal nutrition in this case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It contains in fact:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Probiotics: These are bacteria that contribute to the good health of the child5<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Prebiotics: These are sugars that are not digested by the body and which feed good bacteria in the intestine, allowing them to develop more easily6<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The probiotics and prebiotics in breast milk act in synergy to strengthen your baby\u2019s natural defences and intestinal microbiota.3<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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If your baby is not breastfed, do not hesitate to consult your healthcare professional.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. https:\/\/www.pasteur.fr\/fr\/centre-medical\/fiches-maladies\/resistance-aux-antibiotiques consult\u00e9e en juin 2020<\/li>
  2. GFHGNP. Pr\u00e9vention de la diarrh\u00e9e associ\u00e9e aux antibiotiques \u2013 Septembre 2019<\/li>
  3. Worepeis H., et al, The first thousand days \u2013 intestinal microbiology of early life : establishing a symbiosis, Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 2014; 25:428-38<\/li>
  4. Shamir R, van Eldburg Knol J Duponent C (eds). Gut health in Early Life: Signifi cance of the gut Microbiota and Nutrition for Development and Future Health 2015; John Wiley and Son, West Sussex, UK.<\/li>
  5. Jeurink PV. Et al., Human milk: a source of more life than we imagine. Benef Microbes. 2013;4:17-30<\/li>
  6. Ballard O, et al., Human milk composition: nutrients and bioactive factors. Pediatr Clin North Am 2013;60:49-74<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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