What do gut bacteria do?

Your digestive system is responsible for turning the food you eat into the energy needed to survive and carry out your normal daily activities. Read more about how you can support your healthy digestion with probiotic supplements.



Modern lifestyle, poor diet, antibiotic use and stress can all wreak havoc with your digestive health. When the digestive system is healthy, the lining of the digestive tract supports good nutrients entering into the bloodstream and not toxins and waste products, keeping them in the bowel so they can be eliminated.

Supporting your healthy gut are billions of friendly bacteria. Different strains support your body in different ways, and low levels overall could have a negative effect on the health of your gut – your digestion will not be working at its optimum.

There is a continual balancing act in the digestive system between the “good” and “bad” bacteria. In order to maintain a healthy digestive system, we need to ensure that we have lots of “good” bacteria for:

• Supporting normal healthy vitamin production

• supporting bowel health

• supporting immune system health

• supporting detoxification

• Supporting the balance of good bacteria

Disruption
The number of “good” bacteria can be disrupted by:

• excess alcohol

• too much dietary fat

• low fibre intake

• excess stress

• the use of antibiotics

If you require support with digestive health, it might be beneficial to speak to your health care professional about taking a probiotic dietary supplement.

Probiotics contain a mix of friendly bacteria for good health and vitality and may support digestive comfort such as bloating.  Using probiotic dietary supplement daily, especially while on a course of antibiotics, will support the balance of good bacteria in your gut.

A quality probiotic will support healthy digestion, immune defenses and the balance of good bacteria.