OT : Long term antibiotics

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Hi all you wonderful people on this board. I have two wonderful people in my

life that are needing to be on high dose, long term ( 12-24m) antibiotics. One

is my step mother who has battled cancer ( in remission) and has ?avium

bacterium? in her lungs. It's a kin to TB. She has asked me how to preserve her

good gut bacteria and immune system as best she can while doing this treatment.

She has looked for other treatments and can't get much traction for silver or

other alternatives, and all docs seem very " scared " of leaving this bacteria.

She is concerned it will compromise her immune system and give the cancer a

chance to come back. Any ideas for keeping her as healthy as possibly during

this time? I suggested high dose probiotics as far away from the antibiotics, as

possible, and maintaining a d3 level of 80 or above. Any other suggestions

would be greatly appriciated. I know some of you have done LT antibiotics, so I

thought you might have some ideas. Should they be on an antifungal maybe? How

would you get he doc to prescribe that? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the

OT post.

Ellen