The health care provider revises the prescribed medication and Samuel receives treatment for several days. Samuel is also diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and treated with IV antibiotics for several days. Samuel heals well and is ready to be discharged. The nurse enters the room to give discharge instructions, instructing the family to contact the health care provider if the diarrhea returns or if fever or abdominal pain occur. Samuel's mom asks why her son was prescribed a probiotic and what it does. What is the best response?
a) "Probiotics reestablish the normal bacteria (flora) that is in the intestines. This can be helpful after taking antibiotics."
b) "Probiotics are like vitamins for the intestines."
c) "The probiotic is to protect the lung tissue as it heals from the bacterial pneumonia."
d) "Probiotics work like antibiotics and kill all bacteria in the intestines. This will ensure the diarrhea does not return.