Probiotics, the immune system and a healthy gut.
Do you know that your immune system is 80 percent dependent on gut health? You can pour cold water to drip into the water tincture of Echinacea purpurea, but not yet finished with the gut, the sense will be enough.
It's believed that in the intestine of healthy humans about 3 kg of different microorganisms. Identified from this diversity God forbid 10 percent, the rest is not seriously studied.
However, it is known that the microflora is very vulnerable, and is highly susceptible to external factors - first of all to stress and food.
One simple example: If a person eats a lot of carbohydrates, especially simple (read - sweet tooth), the microflora of fungi begin to prevail, that such food to taste. Fungi destroy the remaining microorganisms intestine starts to suffer.
Trauma, blood loss, burns, emotional experiences - all impact on bowel health. The chain looks like this: Stress alters the balance of hormones, there is a mass destruction of the microflora, systemic inflammation begins. And this is no joke, this is a serious disease that should be treated.
How is it to live?
I will not you talk nonsense like "avoid stress."
But let's see what can realistically be done.
1. Do not put your trust in dairy products
When it is said that dairy products a sufficient number of probiotics and their use will make a man healthy, but this much guile.
In any yogurt, even an expensive and specialized, relevant bacteria is small, they have different genetics and will never be able to live in our intestines.
BUT! They generally beneficial effect on our internal environment and can be recommended as a supporting means.
2. Prescribed antibiotics? Buy and Hilak Forte.
Competent doctor with a course of antibiotics usually appoints drugs such Hilak forte. These are products of the microflora activity. And although this drug we microorganisms are not recovered, but some time will create a simulation of the normal life of the flora. This will help you to better survive the treatment.
3. Drink the right probiotics
After a course of antibiotics, probiotics are needed. But not for the fact that "settle" your intestines.
Alas, these microbes are "coming" in a few days they safely leave your body. BUT! If you are prescribed a sufficiently concentrated formulation (the number of microflora in the billions, read the label), they inhibit the growth of pathogenic intestinal microflora own.
That is, it is suitable as an alternative therapy.
4. Of all probiotics Bifidobacterium choose.
Often the appointment is mixed in one pile - and lacto-and bifidobacteria.
But it is reasonable to accept only bifidobacteria, since they are most suffer from external influences. And their mighty protection Lactobacillus you grow yourself.
5. take prebiotics
Prebiotics - a breeding ground for the normal microflora, primarily oligosaccharides and dietary fiber. Eat sauerkraut (Here is a detailed article) And pickled apples, seasonal fruits and vegetables. There are also ready-made products with excellent forage - curcumin and stibifid.
Of course, the drugs you must appoint a physician, but the fruit-vegetable you can imagine, "register" themselves.
Alas, you can not go and settle your gut "correct" microorganisms. You can only grow them yourself. As the lawn.
