Lactobacillus acidophilus (New Latin 'acid-loving milk-bacterium') is a species of gram positive bacteria in the genus Lactobacillus.. acidophilus is a homofermentative, microaerophilic species, fermenting sugars into lactic acid, and grows readily at rather low pH values (below pH 5.0) and has an optimum growth temperature of around 37 Â°C (99 Â°F).
You need the blood patch to stop the head pain. But I lay down for a while after the spinal tap and still had the terrible head pain. Whether you got the head pain because they didn't have you lie down for a while afterward, I don't know.
What Is a Spinal Tap? One test for epilepsy is a spinal tap-- also called a lumbar puncture-- that is performed by withdrawing fluid surrounding the spinal cord (called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF) and examining it in a lab. Why Is a Spinal Tap Performed? This procedure may be performed to: Measure the pressure around the brain and spinal cord