kgmelich87 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I will have been taking Bactrim, an antibiotic, for the treatment of my adult acne (I'm 28) for 5 weeks when I start my first Whole30 on January 4th. Is it Whole30 compliant, or should I stop taking it and see how my skin does after finishing the Whole30? My dermatologist prescribed me to take it for 8 weeks before returning to see her on January 25th. Thanks, Kelsey Gmelich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted December 23, 2015 Moderators Share Posted December 23, 2015 You may continue to take doctor prescribed medication during a Whole30 no matter what. An antibiotic is hard on your gut bacteria, so you will not have the same experience doing a Whole30 on and off an antibiotic. However, since you have already been on this medication so long, I would say keep going with it. To help with the way antibiotics kill good bacteria as well as the stuff you want it to kill, start taking a good probiotic supplement now. Two that I like are Primal Flora and Prescript-Assist. Both are available from Amazon.com. The probiotics will help you keep some good gut bacteria going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgmelich87 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thank you so much, I appreciate you you taking the time to respond so thoroughly. I have some probiotics so I'll start taking them today and buy some more of those you suggested. Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Bone broth, gelatin & kombucha also help with a healthy gut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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