Prescription antiseptic mouthwashes like chlorhexidine may negatively impact gut microbiota. — Whalespan
Prescription antiseptic mouthwashes like chlorhexidine may negatively impact gut microbiota.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“you would be wise to ask them whether or not these chlorohexidine type mouthwashes Etc are potentially bad for other components of oral health or microbiota in the gut generally because in some cases they have been shown to be not good for us”