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digestion ?

hi have had diarrhea on and off for almost a month my pcp did a stool sample and I found up today that I have no good bacteria in my stool what does this mean and can this be a bad my pcp wants me on a bland diet and take pro biotics twice a day and how do you loose your good bacteria
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That's why probiotics help, they bring it back
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Antibiotic use
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I was just put on antibiotics a week ago tomorrow wasn't before and I have to get probiotics and I'm also using an in hailer know did they explain what absent of good bacteria means I don't understand how it goes away and also have to be on a bland diet
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Where you on antibiotics,  I have same symptoms and just finished antibiotics. I'm waiting on my test results. I'm taking probiotics *** well. What brand are you on?
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