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[RC] probiotics - Sherman

Is the info below still considered valid. Is it possible that other factors had contributed to the improved gut sounds since the probiotics take so long to reach the hindgut. It just doesn't seem logical or possible for the probiotics to be responsible for a positive an hour after administration. It would seem more likely to have some effect on the digestive system if the probios had been given the week before to make sure they were in the hindgut doing their job.
 
I'd sure like to understand the science behind giving probios just before stressful situations, such as trailering, or after a horse eats too much grain. Shouldn't there already be bacteria in the hindgut unless a previous situation killed them off, then wouldn't you need to give them the day before the stressful event?  Or right after whatever killed them off, such as a round of antibiotics?
 
"It might be that there's some endocrine stimulus occurring"......how does this work?
 
Other previous posts on the subject indicated that electrolytes would have a negative effect on the probios, so basically the probios would be inactive if given at the same time. What are current thoughts on that?
 
 
 
Kathy
 
 
in March 2001, Susan Garlinghouse, DVM  wrote:
 
I know alot of people give probiotics during a ride and it seems to help with gut sounds.  I can't tell you why, because any oral probiotics given on Saturday won't actually reach the hindgut until at least that night or the next day.  But there are alot of people I trust that are saying the same thing, so if it works, go for it.  :-)  It might be that there's some endocrine stimulus occurring.