Bacteria are distributed all over our bodies, and the intestine is their most settled place. Intestinal flora is huge and complex, and there are many kinds of bacteria, which are easy to classify, that is, these bacteria are divided into * * * bacteria, conditional pathogenic bacteria and pathogenic bacteria from the function. Modern research has found that some diseases are related to intestinal flora imbalance, so bacteria used to correct the flora imbalance are isolated and cultured from the original bacteria existing in normal people, and microbial preparations made from these bacteria are called "probiotics".
Antibiotic abuse is the most common cause of intestinal flora imbalance: the application of antibiotics, immunosuppressants, cytotoxic drugs, hormones and anti-tumor drugs can all cause intestinal flora imbalance. Especially after long-term use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, the normal flora sensitive to antibiotics in the intestine is inhibited, but at the same time, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are over-multiplied, and the intestinal flora will naturally be unbalanced.
Eating habits will affect the type and quantity of intestinal flora: bad eating habits will destroy the balance of intestinal flora, such as improper diet (three meals are uncertain, overeating, picky eaters), overeating and so on.
Abnormal reproduction of intestinal flora is reduced: normal intestinal movement is an important means to prevent intestinal flora imbalance. Intestinal peristalsis can constantly push food forward, and bacteria in the intestine will also move in this process and will not stop gathering and reproducing. Therefore, when intestinal peristalsis is disturbed, the speed of intestinal peristalsis and food propulsion slows down, Baba stays in the intestine, and bacteria have the opportunity to multiply in large numbers, thus accelerating the imbalance of intestinal flora.
Bad mood can also breed germs. Studies have found that psychological stress can also lead to a decrease in the number of bacteria in the intestine and an increase in the number of pathogenic bacteria, leading to intestinal flora imbalance.
Gastrointestinal tract can produce a large number of bacteria in the process of digesting and absorbing normal diet every day, and there is no need to supplement exogenous probiotics. What's more, there is no absolute difference between good and bad bacteria in the intestine, and all strains are in dynamic balance.
When there are too many probiotics, the balance will be broken, and bacteria will become conditional pathogens, which will bring new harm and even lead to bacterial infection.
When the intestinal flora is out of balance, exogenous probiotics can be invited to help establish balance and correct the disorder in a short time. However, the cause of intestinal imbalance has not been solved. The living environment of intestinal flora is bad, and the bacteria of the body itself cannot survive, so it is difficult to colonize and supplement probiotics.
Therefore, people with gastrointestinal dysfunction, such as thin babies, the elderly and the infirm, should be more cautious in using probiotics, but they should not take health foods such as probiotics as medicine, and seek medical advice in time if they are sick. To improve the gastrointestinal tract, we should start from daily life and give priority to balanced nutrition for three meals.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the healthy qi of human body has the ability to adapt to the external environment, resist and recover, and all pathogenic factors are called "evil qi". The occurrence of diseases is closely related to the result of the struggle between good and evil. If good wins over evil, it will not happen, and evil wins over common diseases. Therefore, the therapeutic principle of "strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil" was put forward.
The pathogenesis theory of the conflict between good and evil in traditional Chinese medicine is reflected in the microecosystem. The microecology in human body, such as maintaining the normal order of the species, quantity and distribution of intestinal flora, is "healthy qi". If the proportion of intestinal flora is unbalanced and the distribution is abnormal, there is no corresponding relationship between people and flora, which is "evil" and will cause disease.
Under normal circumstances, the microecology of intestinal flora and others is in dynamic balance. Just because of some factors, the microecological balance of the body is destroyed, which leads to microecological imbalance, and the immune function and colonization resistance of the body are reduced, so pathogenic bacteria can take advantage of it and colonize in the body to cause disease.
Therefore, the microecological balance and imbalance determine the occurrence of diseases, and the corresponding treatment is not simply sterilization and bacteriostasis, but let normal flora give full play to biological antagonism and drive away pathogenic bacteria, which coincides with the theory of "strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil" in traditional Chinese medicine.
Q: What exactly are probiotics?
A: The human body is born with bacteria.
Probiotics are bacteria that are already in the intestines. They are closely related to the human body, helping people digest food and get the calories they depend on. Now people have the ability to produce and sell these probiotics on a large scale.
Q: Under what circumstances may probiotics in the intestine be unbalanced or partially absent?
A: Sick, taking drugs, and in a bad mood.
Probiotics are a kind of inferior organisms, which have strict requirements for the living environment. If the temperature, humidity and gas environment in the intestine change, a large number of probiotics may not grow and reproduce normally, and this change is usually caused by human illness. The abuse of some drugs, such as antibiotics, can also lead to the direct killing of some probiotics in the intestine.
Q: What problems will be caused by the imbalance of intestinal probiotics?
A: The problem of defecation.
Many things in the body are done by probiotics. The direct impact is that the digestive and absorption function of the intestine is affected, and then the by-product of the digestive and absorption function-that is, Baba will be abnormal, such as sheep dung eggs or constipation; Of course, this is one of the reasons why Baba is abnormal, and another common reason is that abnormal intestinal water metabolism leads to abnormal water content in Baba; Another reason is that the peristalsis speed of intestine is abnormal. If it is too slow, the water will dry up if it absorbs too much. If it is too fast, too much water will cause diarrhea.
Q: Can all the probiotics you eat survive and work?
A: Not necessarily. It depends on the intestinal environment.
If it is a sick situation, the environment in the body has changed. For example, if a certain area in the intestine is a little too cold, all the probiotics may not survive and will be eaten up soon. If the temperature does not recover, it is useless to simply supplement probiotics.
Q: Can probiotics treat constipation?
A: The previous analysis can let us know that eating probiotics may or may not be effective.
The effective situation is that the ingested probiotics just help the intestine to resume normal digestion, and then new probiotics can be produced and supplemented normally; In the most likely case of ineffectiveness, probiotics can only function normally after the internal environment is restored.
So how to really treat constipation still needs to be considered as a whole. Treating constipation or other intestinal problems with probiotics is a relatively mild way. It has only been a temporary solution, which may delay the child's radical cure.
There was once a case where a child ate Australian probiotics and had some constipation, and then became intractable constipation at the age of two. It is suggested to learn the dialectical thinking of Chinese medicine and look at the disease process from a holistic perspective, rather than just looking at one or several influencing factors.
Q: Can probiotics be used as health care products for a long time?
A: The higher the content of active ingredients, the better the curative effect and the more cautious. If the effective ingredients are low and the curative effect is poor, it is estimated that the supplemented probiotics will not have much influence on the existing intestines, and it may be nine Niu Yi hairs.
We have always reminded mothers that if they are children who have been prone to food accumulation, it is not suitable to take Baohe pills regularly to help digestion, because digestion is the original function of the body. If you always need outside help for a long time, your digestive function may be weakened. Whether probiotics can compare with this scene, you can think for yourself. The normal human body can indeed repeatedly produce and regenerate various probiotics, which is the instinct of the body and does not need to rely on external supplements.