Probiotics have many health effects on the human body. For the intestines, it not only prevents and improves diarrhea, stimulates the immune function of the intestines and regulates immunity, but also regulates the intestinal digestive system and promotes the absorption of nutrients. In additionProbiotics also prevent reproductive disorders, which are also widely used.

More than that, probiotics may also affect mood and behavior. Research from the University of Cork, Ireland, and McMaster University, Canada, reported that in a set of comparative experiments, lab rats that had been fed Lactobacillus rhamnosus were less likely to exhibit emotional stress and anxiety. This finding may facilitate the development of probiotic therapies to alleviate abnormal moods, although there is still a need to continue to verify whether probiotics have similar effects on the human brain.

Probiotics are a branch of bacteria thatThe definition generally recognized by the international nutritional community is that probiotics are a type of bacteria that are beneficial to animals, and they can be taken directly as food additives to maintain the balance of intestinal flora.Although probiotics are beneficial to intestinal health and play an important role in improving digestion, if you eat them in the wrong way, it will also make the effect greatly reduced, or even unable to play its proper role. Details about the role of probiotics and how to take them are as follows:

What are medical probiotics?

When it comes to probiotics, many people think of yogurt and probiotic drinks from the supermarket, which do contain probiotics and have some health benefits. HoweverIn case of diarrhea, constipation, bloating, indigestion, loss of appetite, and enteritis due to dysbiosis, your doctor will not tell you to go home and buy yogurt and drink it, but will prescribe you a specialized medical probiotic.Medical probiotics contain a much larger number of probiotics and are therefore more effective. In medicine, probiotics are also often used to treat neonatal jaundice, irritable bowel syndrome, Helicobacter pylori infection, lactose intolerance, and chronic hepatitis.

The role of probiotics

Probiotics help balance the intestinal flora, restore normal intestinal pH, and relieve diarrhea symptoms. Lactobacillus can help the body break down lactose, thus relieving lactose intolerance symptoms (diarrhea, flatulence, etc.), and can be consumed with milk.Lactobacillus acidophilus in sour milk and Rekafor Bacteriostatic Spray can inhibit the reproduction of Candida albicans in the vagina, so long-term supplementation with active probiotics can help repair the microcirculation of the reproductive system.

Probiotics can also help fight cancer or suppress allergic diseases by stimulating the immune mechanism in the intestines and regulating too low or too high immune activity to a normal state, so probiotics are believed to help fight cancer or suppress allergic diseases. Because probiotics can inhibit the proliferation of harmful bacteria in the intestinal tract, they can play a role in reducing toxins, promoting intestinal peristalsis, improving intestinal function and improving bowel movements.

In what situations does a child need to take probiotics?

Children's diarrhea can cause intestinal flora imbalance, and probiotics can protect the intestinal mucosa, exclude harmful bacteria, and can promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients, so it is generally recommended that children take probiotics after diarrhea for 1 to 2 weeks.Probiotics can improve infant eczema and treat allergies. Most infant eczema is caused by allergies to milk proteins in food and underdeveloped intestinal function.

The inability of food to be adequately broken down, digested and absorbed as well as immune insufficiency of the gastrointestinal mucosa can lead to eczema in infants. Probiotics can increase the beneficial intestinal bacteria, and treatment can be done with hydrolyzed formula or desensitization therapy in conjunction with probiotics.

How to take probiotics

No matter which kind of probiotics, they should not be served with hot water, and should be served with lukewarm boiled water or lukewarm milk at a temperature lower than 40 degrees Celsius. This is because high water temperature will inactivate the active ingredients in the preparation and reduce its efficacy. Since stomach acid affects probiotic activity, it should be taken after meals.

Supplemental probiotics in addition to taking directly, should also give probiotics "feed" to eat, such as probiotics like to eat water-soluble dietary fiber, and water-soluble dietary fiber is mainly found in a variety of vegetables and fruits. ThereforeAfter taking probiotics should eat more fruits and vegetables, it is recommended to eat a pound of vegetables and 200 to 350 grams of fruit.

What medicines should I not take probiotics with?

When probiotic preparations are combined with antimicrobials, the antimicrobials can inhibit the growth and reproduction of the probiotics or even kill them, which can render the medication ineffective.If it is necessary to combine two drugs for medical reasons, they should be taken 2 to 3 hours apart. Some fungal preparations, such as Saccharomyces boulardii, should also not be taken at the same time as antifungal drugs.

In addition to antibacterial drugs, probiotics should not be taken with drugs such as ellagic acid, bismuth, aluminum hydroxide, etc., as this will also inhibit or kill probiotics. When taking medicinal charcoal, montmorillonite and other drugs with adsorption effects, they should be spaced more than 1 hour apart from probiotics so that they will not be adsorbed and excreted from the body, affecting the efficacy of the drug.

How can I supplement my daily diet with probiotics?

Fermented foods such as kimchi and tempeh

Fermented foods made from vegetables and grain products, such as kimchi and tempeh, are often found on our tables, and the dietary fiber and many antioxidants in these foods help probiotics grow and multiply. However, since eating too much of them can have adverse effects on the body, they should not be used as the main way to replenish probiotics.

probiotic drink

Probiotic beverages are the probiotic foods that you come into contact with the most on a daily basis. Probiotic beverages are broadly categorized into two types: unpasteurized probiotic beverages and pasteurized probiotic beverages. Because probiotics are live bacteria, they should be kept at a certain level during their shelf life in order to play the role that live bacteria should play.Effectively, for probiotics to reach the gut and have a benign effect, they must first be kept alive during the sales process. Therefore, the general supermarket will put the yogurt in the environment of 0 to 4 ℃.

And some small stores will put probiotic yogurt in room temperature environment, so that the survival of probiotics is limited. Generally speaking, probiotic yogurt has a shorter shelf life of 15 to 20 days. SoWhen shopping for probiotic beverages, try to choose those that are refrigerated and close to the production date. Probiotics should not be boiled and heated, nor should they be microwaved, otherwise they will clump and lose their original health effects.

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This milk is not made from butter; it is fermented by lactic acid bacteria. A cup of low-fat buttermilk has only 98 calories and provides 28% of the body's calcium needs. Because cooking buttermilk kills the probiotics in it, it's better consumed straight or in a buttermilk fruit salad.

The body can produce probiotics on its own

In addition to consuming probiotics from medicines and food, the human body can also produce probiotics on its own.The food we eat is digested, broken down and fermented in the intestines to produce a large amount of probiotic flora. Since the average person does not need a lot of probiotics, it is normal to adjust the probiotics in your body on your own.

One final note: While probiotics are very beneficial, they should not be abused. Medical research has shown thatLong-term use of probiotic drugs will gradually reduce the ability of the intestinal tract to reproduce its own normal flora, which in the long run will lead to "probiotic dependence".. Therefore, medical probiotics should be taken under the guidance of a doctor and not at random.

Myth 1: You don't need to take probiotics when your baby's diarrhea gets better

Baby diarrhea recovery period, stools can not immediately return to normal, at this time should continue to take probiotics. Probiotics can not only protect the intestinal mucosa and inhibit harmful bacteria in the intestinal tract by regulating the intestinal flora, but also help in the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Therefore, it is recommended to continue taking probiotics for 1-2 weeks after the baby's diarrhea stops.

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Myth 2: Yogurt can replace probiotics

Clinically, I have seen a breastfed 6.5-month-old baby who struggled to pass stools and had dry stools, and the mother fed her baby yogurt for the purpose of probiotic supplementation. She thought that yogurt as a food is at least safer than drugs. As a result, after two feedings, the baby began to cry, diarrhea, blood in the stool, eczema worsened-typical milk protein allergy. Babies should not receive fresh milk and its products until they are 1 year old. Yogurt is also a fresh milk product.

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Myth 3: Probiotics contain good bacteria, so they can be taken for a long time

It's best not to take it for long periods of time.

Although probiotics on the baby's stomach and intestines to regulate diarrhea and constipation of the two-way effect, but often take probiotics are limited to one to three strains of clinical therapeutic effect is better, and the beneficial strains of bacteria in the intestine is far more than these kinds of, is the need for normal diet self-adjustment.

Therefore, if your baby does not have digestive problems, then there is no need to take probiotics for a long period of time, it is only necessary to take them during the baby's illness, during the period of poor digestion, and during the period of gastrointestinal problems.

At the same time, pay attention to a balanced diet, which is more conducive to the cultivation of the normal flora of the intestinal tract itself. It should be noted that if the baby's intestines are consistently weaker, then, after a period of time of regular use of probiotics, you can gradually reduce the amount until you stop taking them, in order to give the intestinal tract a period of adaptation.

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Myth #4: Regardless of the strain

The efficacy of probiotics is based on the "strain", not all strains of probiotics have the same efficacy. Currently recognized strains of probiotics are "active probiotics" based on Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.

Probiotics are bacteria that are beneficial to the intestines. Expired or improperly stored probiotics will not only lose their activity, but may also harbor harmful bacteria. So parents should pay attention to the shelf life of the product before giving probiotics to their children.

How do you take probiotics?

1、Warm water

The temperature of the water is 35-40 ℃, do not use boiling water to brew, that will be "hot" probiotics!Warm boiled water at 35-40°C is just right. When brewing, first adjust the water temperature, and then the powdered probiotics into the warm water to ensure the activity of the flora. After brewing is not suitable for reheating, the same principle, high-temperature environment of the probiotics, the activity fell to zero, only a bunch of bacteria left "corpse", drink down the human body does not have any benefit, not as good as drinking.

2. Take it 20 minutes after eating

Probiotics are best taken 20 minutes after a meal, as the concentration of stomach acid decreases after a meal, which is more conducive to allowing the live bacteria to reach the intestines and work. The food that enters the stomach can consume most of the stomach acid, which is more conducive to allowing most probiotics to enter the small intestine alive, otherwise, even the selected probiotic strains that have been determined to reach the small intestine will inevitably suffer losses, which will reduce their effectiveness.

3. Take it within half an hour after brewing

Probiotics is an arrogant bacteria, can not afford to wait, either drink in time, otherwise "he" will die quietly. Therefore, probiotics brewed in time to take, time to put a long time, probiotics will die, so that the effect of taking is greatly reduced.

4、Combined use of drugs in accordance with medical advice

Drug-drug interactions are complex, so when taking more than one drug at the same time, it is advisable to consult a physician or pharmacist for advice. It is recommended to consult a physician or pharmacist for professional advice:

One,Combination with antibiotics: Probiotics are "live" microorganisms and should be avoided in conjunction with antibiotics to avoid affecting their efficacy. If you need to use together, it is advisable to increase the dose of probiotics or interval of more than 2-3 hours and individual strains. For example, Saccharomyces boulardii, which is not sensitive to antibiotics, can be used in combination with antibiotics.

Second, with adsorbents: commonly used adsorbents, including medicinal charcoal and montmorillonite bulk, can be used as antidiarrheal drugs, due to the fact that such drugs have a wealth of voids, with strong adsorption, and probiotic preparations, may produce adsorption of probiotic phenomena. Weaken the efficacy of the drug. Therefore, if you need to use together, it is best to interval more than 2 to 3 hours.

iii,In combination with non-antibiotic bactericides: Bismuth (gastric mucosal protective agent) can form a protective film on gastric mucosal ulcers and kill Helicobacter pylori, but it can also kill probiotics such as Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. Therefore, again, they need to be taken at intervals of more than 2-3 hours.

When choosing probiotics for your baby, these are three things to keep in mind

Viable bacteria counts, techniques and strains

bacterial count (e.g. number of live bacteria)

There are hundreds of millions of bacteria in the gut, a small amount won't do the job, and normally, beneficial bacteria make up more than 99% of the total.

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Since probiotics are taken orally and then act on the intestines, it must be able to pass the test of stomach acid and pancreatic juices before it can act on the intestines smoothly, and only live bacteria that can reach the intestines can work.

strains

Probiotics for babies need to recognize the strains and check if it is in the range against the edible strains for infants and young children published by the 2016 National Health Commission.

Normal people do not need to take any probiotics at all.

Probiotics, as the name suggests, are bacteria that are beneficial to the body, especially to the gastrointestinal tract. However, it is not always necessary to take them universally just because they are beneficial to the human body.

Typically, probiotics are only recommended for three conditions.

The first, diarrhea.

There may be many causes of diarrhea, acute gastroenteritis, dysentery, chronic colitis, intestinal dysfunction, etc. But although the causes vary, there is usually an imbalance of intestinal flora in diarrhea, and this is when probiotics are needed.

The second, constipation.

Constipation is usually caused by intestinal hypofunction, and one of the very important reasons for intestinal hypofunction is dysbiosis, so it's okay to take probiotics at this time.

The third, neonatal jaundice.

Although physiological jaundice in newborns is a normal manifestation and does not cause serious damage, there are now very many babies whose jaundice does not go away for a long time, affecting vaccination. At this time, in addition to ultraviolet radiation treatment, through the probiotics to promote the discharge of stool, is also a good method.

So, although probiotics are good, they must be taken only when they are right!

Probiotics are live bacteria that are only beneficial and not harmful to the human body, and are able to play a certain active role after entering the intestines. But for probiotics to remain live, two conditions are needed:

One,Probiotics are anaerobic, which means they need an oxygen-free environment to survive.Of course, our intestines are all anaerobic, and live probiotics enter the body and are very easy to survive;

ii,Probiotics also need nutrients, and its nutrient is fiber.Breast milk has a fair amount of fiber, or oligosaccharides, so breastfed babies are already consuming fiber from birth, and that's a big reason why breastfed babies are rarely constipated with really dry stools.

Understanding the conditions for the survival of probiotics, then, it is also very good to explain why some parents reflect that probiotics have no effect after use. Parents often make this mistake when feeding probiotics to their babies:

• Give half the packet to the baby and clip the rest in the fridge.

As I said earlier, probiotics are anaerobic bacteria, the remaining half of the package, even with a clip on, still can not meet the requirements of the anaerobic environment, has lost the activity of probiotics and then give the baby to take the natural effect is not effective.

• Probiotics and antibiotics fed together

As I told you in the previous program, antibiotics are "blind killers", that is to say, antibiotics kill harmful bacteria and probiotics at the same time. Therefore, if you give probiotics and antibiotics to your baby at the same time, the effect of probiotics will be greatly reduced.

• Probiotics in boiling water

The optimal growth temperature of probiotics is similar to the normal temperature of human intestines, which is about 37℃. Therefore, any water above 40℃ may kill and inactivate the probiotics and not work as it should.

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Probiotics are anaerobic bacteria, parents should feed their babies as soon as possible after opening the package to avoid prolonged exposure to the air; probiotics can not be taken at the same time as antibiotics; probiotics have a temperature requirement, the temperature of the water when flushing water should not exceed 40 ℃.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that can regulate human intestinal flora, enhance immunity, and promote digestion through supplementation.

The intestinal tract is the main organ for digestion and absorption and the largest immune organ in the body, and the microenvironment of the intestinal tract is related to human health. The intestinal microenvironment is related to human health. The intestinal flora imbalance will cause diarrhea, constipation and other digestive diseases, but also increase the chance of endogenous infection. With the enhancement of people's health care awareness, more and more health care products continue to emerge, a variety of yogurt intestines, bifidobacteria, lactobacillus and other live bacteria preparations hot sales.

Do probiotics really work?

Probiotics play a very important role in intestinal health. A large number of bacteria in the intestinal tract, such as Salmonella, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other harmful bacteria multiply, which will seriously jeopardize human health, and normal human body also contains these fine harmful bacteria, but intestinal probiotics regulate the ph value of the intestinal tract through the production of lactic acid, acetic acid and other acidic substances to inhibit the growth of these harmful bacteria, and at the same time a large number of probiotics will compete with the harmful bacteria for nutrients, which will make the survival and reproduction of the harmful bacteria difficult. At the same time, a large number of probiotics will compete with harmful bacteria for nutrients, making it difficult for harmful bacteria to survive and reproduce. At the same time, probiotics can also regulate human immunity and reduce the occurrence of allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis and asthma. Intestinal probiotics have the ability to promote digestion and absorption, improve constipation, diarrhea and other intestinal problems, so there is no doubt that intestinal probiotics have a role in promoting health.

How do you drink probiotics?

Probiotics can be taken orally to supplement the lack of probiotics in the intestinal tract, but it takes a certain amount of time to reach a relatively balanced and stable level. Probiotics are live bacteria, in order to maintain bacterial activity needs to be preserved in 2 ~ 10 ℃, too high or too low temperature will have an impact on the bacteria, the need to choose warm water when taking, taking the thermometer does not need to take a special thermometer to measure the temperature of the water, as long as the temperature of the water can be quoted normally. Supplementation of intestinal probiotics can not be three days fish two days sunshine net, it is best to take a month and above, some people will be supplemented within a few days on the digestive symptoms have improved, but then if you stop supplementation, the intestinal flora has not been stabilized, it is easy to re-emerge in the flora disorders. Yogurt also contains lactobacillus and other active flora, but due to the transportation and storage environment, the impact can not be guaranteed to arrive at the human intestinal tract whether the settlement of survival, such as serious intestinal flora disorders should be selected when the drug preparation.

The main cause of dysbiosis in the gut flora is the misuse of antibiotics, and it is important to focus on how to replenish, the bacteria while also eliminating the misuse of antibiotics.

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Q:How do I take probiotics on a regular basis?

Probiotics are beneficial to the human body, after entering the human intestinal tract has an active role, is an indispensable element of the human body, but not to eat probiotics more good, the more you eat the more benefits to the human body, I think the human body health must follow some of the laws of nature, supplements are not the more complementary the more beneficial to the body, the probiotic is not the same.

Now we do not move to say that the ecological environment, in fact, the human body also has an ecological environment, should not be arbitrarily to disrupt, malnutrition is not good, overnutrition is not good, there is a growth of the body growth of this long and this is better than the weak problem, the metabolism is a regularity of the thing, or go with the flow for the better.

If people have poor health, with supplements to the body to regulate, there is a need, but supplements, although good, not without caution, on how to eat probiotics, the effect of how to better, I think it is better to follow the doctor's advice.

Probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics

Probiotics, as the name suggests, are bacteria that are beneficial to the organism.According to the WHO definition: probiotics are live microorganisms that, when ingested in sufficient quantities, can produce functional health benefits for the organism. The main ones are Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, which are recognized probiotics, as well as Clostridium flexneri and Ackermannia.

Prebiotics, nutrients that promote the growth and reproduction of intestinal probiotics, which simply means probiotic foods such as oligosaccharides;

Synbiotics: a mixture of probiotics and prebiotics, which both replenishes and promotes the growth of probiotics.

Probiotics Product Comparison

yogurtRich in protein, calcium and vitamins, easier to digest and absorb than milk; contains Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.However, it cannot colonize the intestines; room temperature yogurt does not contain live bacteria.

Lactic acid bacteria drinks (inactive)：High sugar content, other nutrients are lower than yogurt;Store at room temperature for a longer shelf life; does not contain live bacteria.

Lactic acid bacteria饮料(activated)：Shorter shelf life due to low temperature storage; probiotic activity cannot be guaranteed.

antibiotic: Bacillus (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis), drug.Not to be used as a food additive。

probiotic preparation：Add prebiotics, dietary fiberand other nutrients that work together to promote intestinal health; it contains no white sugar, is extremely low in energy, and isA better way to supplement with probioticsbut it is best to do so before takingIntestinal Flora Testingto choose a probiotic preparation that is more suitable for you.

Serving Methods and Precautions

Usage:37℃ warm water or milk；

Caution:

- Consumption of this product between meals.Generally the best results are achieved 1-2 hours after meals；

- While taking antibiotic medications.2-3 hours between antibioticsConsume this product;

- proposeContinuous consumption for 3 monthsto ensure adequate colonization of the flora and balance the intestinal microecology;

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There are several conditions in which taking probiotics can have a health or wellness effect:

1. Diarrhea. During diarrhea, the intestinal flora is out of balance, beneficial bacteria are lost in large quantities, and pathogenic bacteria take advantage of the situation. At this time, a large amount of probiotic supplementation can help the intestinal flora to reach a balanced state again, which will have a positive effect on the restoration of intestinal health. Usually, the causes of diarrhea are: bacterial infection, viral infection, abdominal cold, food intolerance, etc. Regardless of which cause of diarrhea, probiotics are helpful;

2. Constipation. Whether it is diarrhea or constipation, it is caused by the imbalance of intestinal flora, the reduction of probiotics in the intestinal tract, the digestive function will decline, is one of the causes of constipation, at this time to supplement the probiotics, can assist in the digestion and absorption, and help to relieve constipation. Of course, the cause of constipation to find from the diet, appropriate adjustment of the diet structure, eat more vegetables, fruits, coarse grains, drink more water, can fundamentally solve the problem of constipation;

3. Indigestion. For example: having bad breath, thick tongue, eating less, and poor appetite. Many probiotics can produce digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract, and these enzymes can help the body better digest the food consumed and absorb the nutrients in the food.

4. Relieve allergies such as eczema in infants and children. Probiotics can help regulate the host immune response, so they are useful for boosting immunity;

5. After antibiotic treatment. Antibiotics are used to kill bacteria, they don't recognize good or bad, probiotics or pathogenic bacteria, they kill them all. Therefore, supplementing with probiotics can speed up the body's return to health.

6. Probiotic supplementation for middle-aged and elderly people. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria in the human intestinal tract decrease with age. Generally, harmful bacteria in the intestines increase with age. Therefore, it is more important for the elderly to take probiotic supplements. Probiotic supplementation can be used as a health care method for the elderly.

It should be emphasized that probiotics are very delicate, afraid of high temperature, above 40 degrees will be partially inactivated, not work. Therefore, the temperature of the water used to brew probiotics should be lower than 40 degrees. Moreover, it is best to eat probiotics on an empty stomach, some probiotics can not withstand the strong stomach acid, bile corrosion, one hour after the meal is the peak of gastric acid secretion, try to avoid.

Numerous studies have pointed out that probiotics canProtecting the health of the stomach and intestines. The effect of probiotics onThere is a bidirectional regulation of gastrointestinal flora balanceThe role of constipation or diarrhea can be adjusted by consuming probiotics to regulate intestinal function.

stillIncorrect useThe probiotics won't work.Probiotics that can be rendered ineffective. Here is a detailed explanation of probioticDirections.

1Continuously.

Probiotic preparations, although domesticated strains, are still fragile and non-permanent and need to be replenished frequently and should be continued for a period of time, even if the symptoms are relieved.

2. Avoid sunlight and prolonged exposure to air

Probiotics are anaerobic bacteria and prolonged exposure to air will inactivate them. If inactivated, the probiotics you are supplementing with are dead bacteria and of little value. Of course if you don't mind, it's also a protein supplement~

2Duration of administration

Take it half an hour before a meal, this avoids the peak of stomach acid secretion and minimizes the stomach acid from harming the probiotics. It is recommended to take it with milk, as the protein coating the probiotics will make it easier for them to reach the intestines alive.

3、Water temperature is recommended to be below 40 degrees

Overheated boiling water will scald the probiotics. It is recommended to take it with water temperature below 40 degrees.

4. Probiotics aid

Consume foods that contain prebiotics to assist probiotics (e.g. Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus) to colonize the gut. There are many types of prebiotics, including oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, plant herbal extracts, protein hydrolysates, polyols, and more. For example, soybeans, honey, onions (eating one onion a day is equivalent to consuming 5 to 10 grams of oligosaccharides). Root vegetables, cereals, legumes, seaweeds contain dietary fiber that can help bifidobacteria multiply.

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There are tons of bacteria inside our intestines, and probiotics refer to bacteria that are good for our bodies and help our bodies work properly. Probiotics prevent the body from getting infected by unfriendly bacteria.Common probiotics include Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Saccharomyces boulardii, Streptococcus salivarius, and more.

Probiotics are present in all of us, so normal people do not need to supplement with probiotics. However, you will see that a large number of probiotic products exist on the market, and the focus on probiotics seems to have gone beyond just curing illnesses, and has gone beyond the realm of medicine or science.

A large part of the reason for this comes from the manufacturers' bombastic advertisements, full of all sorts of innuendos that make everyone think that each and every one of us needs a probiotic supplement. In fact, this is not the case, and the vast majority of people do not need to supplement with probiotics because we have probiotics inside our intestines. Moreover, the probiotic products on the market, whether there are really any probiotics left, whether the number of probiotics is up to standard, and what is the survival rate of probiotics after entering the intestine. Even if they do survive, whether the probiotics contained in commercial products are the ones you are lacking, all of these questions deserve in-depth research.

Overall, the role of probiotics has been grossly exaggerated, and medically, there is no good evidence of the therapeutic effects of probiotic products. It is best to consult a medical professional and choose the right product between probiotic supplements.

It is also important to tell you the fact that probiotic preparations are not drugs, and in the United States, for example, probiotic preparations are not approved by the FDA.

Based on the available evidence, probiotics may be helpful for the following conditions, but there is no particularly strong evidence to support this:

(1) Ileal pouchitis

Ileal storage pouch anal canal anastomosis after recto-colonic resection is commonly used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis or familial adenomatous polyposis, and there have been some small studies showing that probiotics can improve ileal storage pouchitis. Most people don't get ileal storage pouch inflammation so it doesn't make much sense for most people.

(2) Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

These are two of the more common inflammatory bowel diseases for which the efficacy of probiotics has not been proven based on available research.

(3) Constipation

Several small studies detail that probiotics can improve bowel movement frequency and stool character in patients with chronic constipation. For patients with constipation, consider using a probiotic product.

(4) Infectious diarrhea

Probiotics may be considered for patients with infectious diarrhea, both adults and children, and several studies have confirmed that probiotics can shorten the duration of infectious diarrhea.

(5) Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder in which the patient's intestinal tract is "delicate" and prone to symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. More and more studies have found that probiotics have some benefits for irritable bowel syndrome. However, there is considerable debate as to which probiotics are most effective and for which subtypes of patients.

(6)lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance is a non-infectious form of diarrhea, also known as lactase deficiency, caused by low lactase secretion in the body, which cannot completely digest and break down the lactose in breast milk or cow's milk. After eating foods containing lactose, patients mainly manifest symptoms of diarrhea, which may also be accompanied by increased intestinal gas, abdominal pain, abdominal distension and other symptoms.

Whether probiotics can improve the symptoms of lactose intolerance is still highly controversial and needs to be confirmed in clinical trials.

(7) Allergies

Probiotics may reduce intestinal permeability and decrease the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. For atopic dermatitis in children, the use of probiotic preparations may be effective. The exact effect, however, remains to be proven.

Overall, if you have ileal storage pouchitis, constipation, and infectious diarrhea, consider using probiotic preparations. It is best to consult a medical professional before using them.

Can I drink yogurt with active bacteria?

Yogurt products sold on the market contain probiotics, can we still drink them? If you like the taste of yogurt and don't feel uncomfortable after drinking it, it's okay to consume yogurt. Because yogurt may help you improve your digestion, which is good for your health, low-fat yogurt can be part of a healthy meal.

However, claiming to cure diseases through oral probiotics, we should be cautious, probiotics are not as magical as people think, and you must choose a regular hospital and doctor if you have a disease.