On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:58:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>Even now, not all of it has those cultures. Some stores sell really cheap,
>fruit flavored stuff and it does not. In the 80's, I don't think any of it
>was labeled as such and I am pretty sure that the fruity stuff did not.
>They also made something called Kissel. No longer being made. My nephew
>ate the chocolate flavor. There was not nearly the amount of variety of
>yogurt available then that there is now.
>
>But bottom line, the Drs. that we see now tell us that no yogurt would be
>enough to ward off the problems that antibiotic can cause and the only way
>to counteract that is to take the pills.

The last time my DH was on antibiotics (for a gum infection) he was
told to eat Activia yogurt to alleviate the digestive issues caused by
the antibiotic. It worked really well. He didn't need to take any of
the probiotic pills.

Doris