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Everybody of us might have encountered doctors prescribing probiotics sachets like lactobacillus during diarrhea. What is exactly this probiotics, let’s explain.
Probiotics are the healthy bacteria that is part of the human body microbiota. They have enormous beneficial effects to our body. Multiple bacteria and fungal species are having the role of probiotics like lactobacillus, bifidobacterium, fungus like Sachharomyces boulardii. They are usually isolated from gut,skin and genital areas.
The role of probiotics is vastly studied in medical science. They show very promising results in diarrhea, antibiotics overuse diarrhea.
Multiple studies show the role of probiotics in preventing urinary tract infections, atopy, irritable bowel syndrome.
Sometimes in newborns they are administered to prevent the life threatening condition like necrotizing enterocolitis.
Recently two probiotics are extensively studied are lactobacillus rhamnosus gg lactobacillus reuteri. Lactobacillus reuteri found in breast milk has numerous role in treating functional gastrointestinal disorders. The common food items containing probiotics are curds, yoghurts, cheese.
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