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Antibiotics In Late Pregnancy Poses Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Infants

Antibiotics are powerful medicines that help in treating dangerous bacterial infections. It acts as a preventive measure which helps in either killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics when given to mice that are susceptible to developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during their late pregnancy and early nursing period, it was found that even their offspring were more likely to develop IBD, reveal researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine.

Antibiotics In Late Pregnancy Poses Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Infants

Antibiotics In Late Pregnancy Poses Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Infants

Researchers have found that over-use and unwarranted use of antibiotics during late pregnancy and early development increases the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.

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