On Aug 24, 2007, at 9:32 AM, LACTNET automatic digest system wrote: > If baby is exclusively breastfed why would they need probiotics? > I have yet to fully understand this concept. If baby has an allergy > and the > gut is damaged take out the offending 'food' and all should be well > correct? Because all the diarrhea ruins the balance in the intestines. The environment is not so friendly anymore. It will eventually restore itself, but supplementing the probiotics speeds things up a lot/ Lynn in MO *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]