Title: YOGURT: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews
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Content: Eating yogurt enriched with lactobacillus probiotic, along with taking an antibiotic, might help to get rid of bacterial vaginal infections faster than taking the antibiotic alone. Also, eating yogurt enriched with lactobacillus might decrease the risk of developing a new bacterial vaginal infection. There is also some early evidence that pregnant women with bacterial vaginal infections might benefit from applying lactobacillus-containing yogurt inside the vagina. Cancer. People who eat yogurt might have a lower risk of cancer compared to people who don't eat yogurt. Heart disease. Early research found that people who eat more yogurt don't have a lower risk of heart disease. Infection of the gastrointestinal tract by bacteria called Clostridium difficile. Early research shows that drinking yogurt might not help to prevent Clostridium difficile infection in people who are in hospital for a serious illness. Tooth plaque.