You are referred a client named Mike, a 48-year-old male, who has recently received a liver transplant and is currently taking several immunosuppressive drugs and antibiotics to prevent organ rejection. It is your job to outline a safe and healthy eating plan for him as he recovers. During your first visit with Mike, he tells you that the immunosuppressants are causing nausea and loss of appetite. Some of the few items that he can tolerate are crackers and tomato soup.
I answered Small intestine
Mike's medications may have caused which of the following to occur in his GI tract ?
Answer: inability to digest fats
Which of the following would be useful in promoting the growth of normal intestinal flora in Mike's GI tract ?
a. probiotics,
b. antibiotics,
c. dietery fat,
d. aloe vera juice, or vitamin