Yep. I caught it. Incubation period between exposure to stomach virus and symptoms is between 1 to 4 days and sure enough this morning is the fourth morning after our vomiting episode with little E. As I walked into work today, green in the face.. my office manager tells me she never gets the stomach flu because she take acidophilus. So I decided to look into it more...
There is still a lot of research that needs to be done on this but the bottom line is taking probiotics may:
reduce the severity in viral gastroenteritis (stomach bug) in kids
prevent antibiotic induced diarrhea in kids
Well, if it works for kids, it probably does the same for adults. To read the full article on medpage you can click here.
