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'I'm A GI Surgeon – This 1 Gut Health Product May Be A Waste Of Money'

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21.01.2025

Love taking vitamin C or echinacea to prevent a cold? Well, we’ve got bad news – the NHS themselves say they likely don’t do much to stifle the sniffles.

And some supplements, like the catchall “multivitamins,” have outright been called dangerous by some GPs because they don’t specify their ingredients and may provide far too much of some vitamins and minerals.

Now, NHS surgeon, author, and lecturer Dr Karan Rajan has shared yet another over-the-counter “health booster” he doesn’t think is worth its salt.

In a recent TikTok, the medical professional Stitched a video of a woman chugging probiotic drinks.

He said that if you’re drinking “any tasty probiotic to boost your gut health, there are three big problems”.

Why might probiotic drinks not help my gut?

According to the........

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