Reality is often a bit more nuanced. L. reuteri can work wonders for certain ailments. And, like other probiotics, dosing is important, even though nobody’s entirely sure what the ideal dose is yet.
That’s why it’s important to get the whole story, and in health and medicine, it’s almost always an evolving tale. Unfortunately, we find ourselves at a cliffhanger with the L. reuteri story. This once-thriving and essential bacteria is now facing extinction due in no small part to antibiotics. In literature, the opposite of a tragedy is a comedy. If humanity can revive L. reuteri, the last laugh might be among the scores of people who no longer need drugs to manage their gut-wrenching gastrointestinal conditions.
