You can find them in any number of shapes and sizes and in most supermarket refrigeration aisles, but probiotics are not as benign as they may seem, a new study indicates. Researchers examined patients with unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms as well as “brain fogginess” and found probiotic use likely contributed to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and metabolic acidosis, leading to these symptoms.
The findings demonstrate that “there are risks when probiotics are