Adrienne
Well-known member
How many of you take probiotics? Do you either have a mechanical valve or have had endocarditis?
The reason I am asking is that I often listen to a health program in the morning where doctors from the city are interviewed on various health matters. There is a microbiologist who was being asked the other day about probiotics. At the end he said that there seemed to be no danger in taking them except possibly in certain cases where people have metal prosthetics that the probiotics can latch onto.
I mentioned the fact that I had had a mitral valve repair and had a synthetic ring around it, but that I figured my own cells probably covered it now. I also mentioned that I had dental implants made of titanium.
Today the same doctor came back speaking more about probiotics because they had gotten more mail than they had ever gotten before!!! I couldn’t believe it, considering all this mail they got, but they mentioned a part of my question (along with two other questions). The woman who moderates and interviews mentioned among two other particular questions that there was someone who had had a mitral valve repair with a synthetic ring! The thing is that he answered it after speaking about the two other cases, and he just presumed, I think, that it was a replacement. He said that people with valve replacements (I believe he was speaking about mechanical) should be careful because of endocarditis. I’ve always wondered about “good bacteria” causing endocarditis. Now, although I do not have replacement, I have had endocarditis, so I probably have lesions that bacteria can latch onto. So, now I don’t know what I should do about taking probiotics. I’ve shown the supplements I take to my cardiologist, and he never said anything. For that matter, I think I even asked one of the doctors who treated me when I had endocarditis if I can take probiotics, and he said yes.
So, what do all of you think and what do all of you do?
The reason I am asking is that I often listen to a health program in the morning where doctors from the city are interviewed on various health matters. There is a microbiologist who was being asked the other day about probiotics. At the end he said that there seemed to be no danger in taking them except possibly in certain cases where people have metal prosthetics that the probiotics can latch onto.
I mentioned the fact that I had had a mitral valve repair and had a synthetic ring around it, but that I figured my own cells probably covered it now. I also mentioned that I had dental implants made of titanium.
Today the same doctor came back speaking more about probiotics because they had gotten more mail than they had ever gotten before!!! I couldn’t believe it, considering all this mail they got, but they mentioned a part of my question (along with two other questions). The woman who moderates and interviews mentioned among two other particular questions that there was someone who had had a mitral valve repair with a synthetic ring! The thing is that he answered it after speaking about the two other cases, and he just presumed, I think, that it was a replacement. He said that people with valve replacements (I believe he was speaking about mechanical) should be careful because of endocarditis. I’ve always wondered about “good bacteria” causing endocarditis. Now, although I do not have replacement, I have had endocarditis, so I probably have lesions that bacteria can latch onto. So, now I don’t know what I should do about taking probiotics. I’ve shown the supplements I take to my cardiologist, and he never said anything. For that matter, I think I even asked one of the doctors who treated me when I had endocarditis if I can take probiotics, and he said yes.
So, what do all of you think and what do all of you do?
I used to drink kefir alot, not as much now, but plenty of yogurt off and on, I think this stuff stays strictly in your digestive system....if not, we'd probably know it by now...
