What are probiotics?
The so-called probiotics are "a general term for live microbial preparations that colonize in our intestines, give a certain amount, and have beneficial effects on human health." They are beneficial microorganisms that can improve the ecological balance of our microorganisms.
Probiotics are a type of bacteria, which are divided into many types. The similarity between them is that they are beneficial to human health, but the difference is that they have different effects on health. For example, Bifidobacterium lactis mainly regulates intestinal flora imbalance, and acidophilus Lactobacillus mainly improves human allergies. There are many other types. Compared with probiotics, the human body also has harmful bacteria and neutral bacteria. Harmful bacteria have a destructive effect on human health, such as E. coli. There are also some neutral bacteria, which are like wall grass. When there are many harmful bacteria in the human body, they become harmful bacteria. When there are many good bacteria in the human body, they become beneficial bacteria. When the harmful and beneficial bacteria in the human body are in a relative balance, they wait and see, ready to "surrender" at any time.
How to eat probiotics more scientifically?
1. Prepare with warm water
The water temperature is 35-40°C. Never use boiling water for brewing, as this will kill the probiotics and render them useless! Warm water at 35-40℃ is just right. When brewing, the mother should first pay attention to the temperature of the water, and then wash the powdered probiotics into the warm water to ensure the activity of the bacterial flora. Do not heat it after brewing. The activity of probiotics in a high-temperature environment drops to zero, leaving only a pile of "corpses" of bacteria. Drinking it has no benefit to the human body, so it is better not to drink it.
2. Take it 20 minutes after eating
It is best to take probiotics 20 minutes after a meal because the gastric acid concentration decreases after a meal, which is more conducive to allowing the live bacteria to reach the intestines smoothly and work. Food entering the stomach can consume most of the gastric acid, which is more conducive to allowing most of the 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, compromising their efficacy.
3. Take it within half an hour after brewing
Probiotics are arrogant bacteria that cannot stand the wait. You must drink them in time, otherwise "he" will die quietly. Therefore, probiotics should be taken in time after brewing. If left for a long time, the probiotics will die and the effect of taking them will be greatly reduced.
4． Individual situations that require attention
If your baby's intestines and stomach have always been weak, then after taking probiotics regularly for a period of time, you can gradually reduce the dosage until you stop taking them to give the intestines an adaptation period.
