[xattt]

> doctor =/= expert on probiotics

Medical microbiologists would love to have a word with you. Medicine and medicine-adjacent disciplines each develop institutional knowledge that percolates from each specialized discipline.

> …the research on probiotics is still very much in its infancy and a LOT remains to be figured out.

I’m curious who you think does the research. It’s certainly not Bubba from down the creek.

[cwnyth]

PhDs do the research. Not your typical overworked family practitioner.

[xattt]

They don’t develop treatment protocols or testing modalities either. Knowledge gets disseminated as best practices and gets applied as needed to different specialties.

If probiotics is what you’re after, why not eat or drink something fermented?