Using common, commonly used antibacterial soaps during pregnancy and breastfeeding may alter the microflora of the baby's gut, new study shows.

The results of the study were presented yesterday at the 98th Annual Meeting of the National Endocrinological Society in Boston. The gut microflora contains both beneficial and harmful bacteria and microorganisms and has been linked to a variety of diseases, including diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, bowel cancer, bowel spasms, multiple sclerosis and asthma.

Triclocarban is often a constituent of antibacterial soaps. Many women use antibacterial personal care products during pregnancy and breastfeeding to protect themselves and their baby from a variety of pathogens, explains lead study author Rebeca Kennedy of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville..

She adds that the study adds new evidence to the scientific literature, suggesting that certain health consequences are associated with the frequent and unnecessary use of antibacterial hygiene products.. The data obtained will allow pregnant and lactating women to make informed decisions about the use of antimicrobial agents.

In a previous study, Kennedy and her colleagues found that triclocarban is transmitted among rats to newborns through mother's milk, which is also relevant to humans.. In the new work, the researchers studied the effects of triclocarban exposure at the early stage of children's life on the state of intestinal microflora..

It was found that exposure to triclocarban leads to a decrease in the average number of bacterial units in the microflora in both mothers and offspring..

Moreover, it was found that small rats, already on the 16th day of feeding with milk of females exposed to triclocarban, had intestinal microflora that was strikingly different from the microflora of the control group..

Pregnancy is a wonderful period in the life of every woman, but at this time she is enormously responsible not only for herself, but also for the future baby, for his health and future.. Therefore, it is very important that every woman receives the most complete and truthful information about what is useful for her and what is harmful..

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