Lin Mingxi, a pharmacist in the pharmacy department of Yadong Hospital, pointed out that probiotics generally refer to appropriate strains that are beneficial to the human body. They were originally used by humans for food processing, such as the production of cheese and yogurt. It was not until the end of 19 that they were found to improve gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea and constipation. In recent years, probiotics have even been used for adjuvant treatment or prevention of many diseases.
Live probiotics are really good bacteria.
At present, the widely used strains are mainly divided into Lactobacillus acidophilus (commonly known as lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillus), Bifidobacterium and Saccharomyces boulardii, among which only bacteria beneficial to human body will be defined as probiotics, such as common reticulum (Bifidobacterium lactis), Rhizopus (Bifidobacterium longum) or Lactobacillus casei.
It is found that probiotics can only play an effective role under the condition of living bacteria. However, these bacteria are generally intolerant of gastric acid, which is easy to be destroyed by gastric acid after oral administration and become dead bacteria, which affects its effect. Therefore, in order to ensure the survival of probiotics, some products may need to be refrigerated or protected with specific dosage forms. Please take and store them according to the instructions.