Darina Allen: Three recipes to help replenish your gut biome after illness

My post-antibiotic fight to regain that special gut feeling

Fermented foods are brilliant to restore a healthy gut biome

A recent encounter with antibiotics has set me thinking about the very best way to replenish my gut biome with oodles of good microbes after a course of essential antibiotics. In their quest to kill off all the pathogenic bacteria, many of the beneficial as well as the harmful microbes are extinguished, that’s just the way it is.

From a growing body of research, we all know just how important it is to maintain a healthy gut biome and not just for physical, but also for our mental health. Good bacteria don’t just facilitate digestion but also helps to keep harmful bacteria in check, so it’s vital to be proactive and rebuild the gut biome as soon as possible.