With the popularization of nutrition science and health knowledge, people with a little modern knowledge know probiotics, and many nutritional products and dairy products are all under the banner of "probiotics" to attract people's attention. Probiotics can be said to be very popular in Ma Bao. As long as the child is uncomfortable, probiotics will always be sent to "take the lead". Whether it's diarrhea, constipation, people who don't like eating, allergies or eczema, parents will think of probiotics. In fact, the World Health Organization defines probiotics as "active microorganisms, which can have a positive impact on the health of the host when ingested in moderation". Children are more vulnerable to external stimuli than adults because of the incomplete development of gastrointestinal tract, which leads to various diseases. When children feel uncomfortable, probiotics are a kind of "good" bacteria, parasitic in the human body. They can form a biological barrier in the body, repel and inhibit harmful bacteria, produce substances beneficial to the human body, promote digestion and absorption and intestinal peristalsis, and enhance the body's immunity. Probiotics are so good, but many parents have great misunderstandings about them. Let's take stock of some common misunderstandings.

Myth 1: All probiotics have the same effect, not all probiotics have the same effect. Different probiotics use different strains and strains, so the effect is different. When we get the probiotic products, we can see that there are many different kinds of probiotics on the packaging. Probiotics are the general name of beneficial bacteria in the body, including Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus Roy, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus fermentum and so on. Different strains and strains solve different problems, so not all probiotics have the same effect. Parents can choose appropriate symptomatic probiotic products according to their baby's actual symptoms.

Myth 2: Probiotics are drugs. In fact, probiotics are not drugs. They were originally obtained from our mother. Before the baby was born, the intestine was a pure land without any bacteria. A few hours after birth, bacteria began to invade. But also by food, feeding methods, living habits, delivery methods, sanitary conditions, antibiotics and so on. The bacteria in the baby's intestines will gradually become "colorful". Especially in the intestine, a large number of probiotics are gathered, which shows that probiotics are a necessity in our body, not a medicine.

Myth 3: Dead bacteria are also probiotics. According to the definition of the World Health Organization, probiotics should be living bacteria, and dead bacteria do not belong to probiotics. Why emphasize live bacteria? Because bacteria have to be baptized by human gastric juice and intestinal juice before they can finally reach the intestine to play a role, many bacteria that are not acid-tolerant and alkali-tolerant may be sacrificed on the way forward, so not all bacteria are called probiotics. When purchasing, if the product label does not indicate the amount of live bacteria, buy carefully, and some are marked with the words of sterilization or inactivation, then the product does not contain live bacteria and is not a probiotic product.

Myth 4: The more kinds of probiotics, the better. First of all, not every probiotic is suitable to enter the body, and not every probiotic can colonize the intestine. If there is no suitable receptor in intestinal mucosa to help probiotics colonize, then eating more probiotics will have no effect, and some kinds of probiotics compete with each other in the body, thus affecting the final effect. So the more probiotics, the better. The most important thing is to choose high-quality probiotics.

Myth 5: Probiotics can replace drug treatment, which is incorrect. More and more people begin to pay attention to the "side effects" of drugs. Compared with some medical technologies, some people may prefer the natural therapy of treatment and expect to benefit from non-drug treatment. However, experts believe that probiotics are designed to cooperate with drug therapy, not to replace drug therapy, so it is unrealistic to expect that the therapeutic effect can be achieved only through probiotics.

Myth 6: Probiotics will take effect when eaten. In fact, probiotics can have one in the intestine without eating one. After probiotics enter the human body, they will pass through multiple barriers such as gastric acid and digestive enzymes, and eventually the number of intestines will decrease. It takes a certain amount of probiotics to take effect, so probiotics have no immediate effect, and it takes about a week to take effect. Especially for babies with diarrhea, probiotics can not only protect intestinal mucosa and inhibit harmful bacteria in the intestine, but also help the absorption and digestion of nutrients by regulating intestinal flora. However, in the recovery period of diarrhea, the stool can't return to normal immediately, and the recovery period of diarrhea will last for several days, so after the diarrhea stops, you should continue to take probiotics for one to two weeks.

More importantly, probiotics are not only suitable for children. With the increase of age, the beneficial bacteria in our intestines will decrease, so it is more necessary to supplement beneficial bacteria to maintain the health of our intestines. In addition, constipation, obesity and elderly people who often take antibiotics need additional probiotics.