How to take pre and probiotics appropriately
The gut is the largest microbiota in our human body, with over 500 bacteria colonizing the gut, with a population of up to 100 trillion, which is more than 10 times the cell count of the human body. According to their relationship with the human host, gut bacteria can be divided into beneficial bacteria (about 30%), harmful bacteria (about 10%), and neutral bacteria (about 60%). Under normal circumstances, they constrain and coordinate with each other, keeping the intestines in a dynamic equilibrium state and maintaining the normal functioning of the intestines. If the harmful bacteria in the intestine exceed the beneficial bacteria, the intestinal bacteria will ferment abnormally, making it easy to experience symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea, and constipation, which is also a common occurrence of intestinal microbiota imbalance. At this time, appropriate supplementation of some probiotics (such as probiotics and prebiotics) can promote the return of the intestinal microbiota to a balanced state, improve abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, and other conditions, and restore normal intestinal function.
How should How to take pre and probiotics appropriately be supplemented?
There is a certain emphasis on supplementing probiotics, which cannot be effectively supplemented by ingestion. Probiotics can only truly function when they reach the human gut alive. There are many probiotic foods on the market, but considering the activity and quantity of probiotics, it is recommended that people who need to supplement probiotics should choose specialized probiotic preparations instead of foods containing probiotics, such as yogurt. The activity of probiotics is easily influenced by external factors. Yogurt does contain a large amount of active bacteria when it is first produced, but after a series of processes such as packaging, production, and transportation, there are not many active bacteria that can survive, and there are even fewer bacteria that can maintain activity after entering the intestine.
Common probiotic preparations include four dosage forms: tablets, drops, capsules, and powders. Different dosage forms require different storage methods. When using them, it is important to carefully read the instructions and store them according to recommended storage conditions to ensure their activity (for example, many probiotic preparations need to be stored at low temperature, and if left at room temperature for a long time, they will become ineffective). In addition, probiotic preparations also have certain consumption requirements. ① It is recommended to take probiotic preparations with warm water or warm milk after meals to avoid high water temperature, as high water temperature can cause probiotic death; ② Taking live bacterial preparations together with antacids, antibiotics, medicinal activated carbon, etc. may weaken the therapeutic effect and should be avoided. If it is indeed necessary to use these drugs, the time between taking them and probiotics should be at least 2 hours.
Prebiotics are a general term for a large group of nutrients, with many types, usually including dietary fiber, functional oligosaccharides, etc. Our common daily foods, such as vegetables and fruits, are rich in dietary fiber. The simplest way is to supplement prebiotics by adjusting our dietary structure according to our own situation. Common legumes in daily life are rich in oligosaccharides, while nutty foods such as walnuts, flaxseeds, and blueberries contain ω- 3 fatty acids, mostly found in grains β- Glucan, resistant starch, etc. Dietary combinations of different types of prebiotics can be used to construct a stable and diverse gut microbiota with a variety of beneficial microorganisms. Prebiotics generally have the highest content in fresh ingredients, and it is recommended not to use overly complex and high-temperature cooking methods to avoid loss of prebiotics.
Crohn's disease disease patients need to supplement pre and probiotics?
The imbalance of gut microbiota is related to the occurrence and development of Crohn's disease, mainly manifested as a decrease in the biodiversity of gut microbiota. Proper supplementation of probiotics can adjust the gut microbiota and promote food digestion and absorption, which has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with Crohn's disease. Related studies have shown that probiotics can play various roles in antioxidant stress, promoting intestinal mucosal repair, regulating immunity, restoring intestinal balance, and improving nutritional metabolism. Patients with Crohn's disease can supplement probiotics appropriately as needed, which is helpful in correcting the imbalance of intestinal microbiota.
Probiotics are the food of probiotics that can only be decomposed and utilized by probiotics in the intestine, which can promote the proliferation of probiotics. In theory, supplementing probiotics should be beneficial for Crohn's disease. However, there is currently a lack of sufficient evidence regarding the role of prebiotics in Crohn's disease. Daily vegetables and fruits also contain certain prebiotic components. Eating in moderation according to one's own situation can achieve the goal of supplementing prebiotics without excessive pursuit