Microbes and Beneficial Microbes

Probiotics

Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for your health, especially your digestive system. Probiotics are often called "good" or "helpful" bacteria because they help keep your gut healthy. Products sold as probiotics include foods (such as yogurt), dietary supplements, and products that aren't used orally, such as skin creams. Bacteria that are normally present in our intestines help digest food, destroy disease-causing microorganisms, and produce vitamins. Probiotics to find out whether they might help prevent or treat a variety of health problems, including: liver disease, common cold, allergic disorders such as atopic dermatitis, and allergic rhinitis, tooth decay, periodontal disease, digestive disorders such as diarrhea caused by infections, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease, Celiac Disease,Colon Cancer, prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants