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Antibiotics can alter the contents of your stomach for up to eight years, according to new research.
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Professor Tove Fall, principal investigator of the study, is holding one of the stool samples analyzed in the study. (Sandra Gunnarsson via SWNS)
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Dr. Gabriel Baldanzi, Research Assistant at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University. (Mikael Wallerstedt via SWNS)
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(Photo by Artem Podrez via Pexels)
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Professor Tove Fall, Professor at the Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University. (Mikael Wallerstedt via SWNS)
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