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by AmateurLeader 1465 days ago
> Probiotics are a cheap and risk-free.

They are not risk-free, also not in inflammation type issues. In this (RCT) trial in patients with acute pancreatitis, probiotics actually lead to death (with no deaths in the control group). [0]

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18279948/