There are two types of bacteria that are common probiotics found in stores. These include:

Lactobacillus.

Bifidobacterium.

 

Lactobacillus is a probiotic found in humans. Lactobacillus is named for its ability to ferment carbohydrates into lactic acid.It is used to make liquid yogurt, solid cheese, beer, wine, pickles, and other fermented foods.

 

Bifidobacterium is a genus of gram-positive bacteria in the family Bifidobacteriales.

1.Probiotics help balance the bacteria in your digestive system,help revent and treat diarrhea,reduce symptoms of certain digestive disorders.

2.Probiotics can strengthens resistance and immunomodulatory effects.

3.Probiotics improve some mental health conditions 

4.Probiotics helps regulate body metabolism, improve cardiovascular problems and help you lose weight and belly fat.

1.Probiotics are a combination of live beneficial bacteria & or yeasts that naturally live in your body. You have two kinds of bacteria constantly in and on your body — good bacteria and bad bacteria. Probiotics are made up of good bacteria that helps keep your body healthy and working well. This good bacteria helps you in many ways, including fighting off bad bacteria when you have too much of it, helping you feel better.

 

2.For a microbe to be called a probiotic, it must have several characteristics. These include being able to:

a, Be isolated from a human.

b, Survive in your intestine after ingestion (being eaten).

c, Have a proven benefit to you.

d, Be safely consumed.

 

3.Taking probiotics supplements may cause side effects, including:

When first taking probiotics supplements, some people experience gas, bloating, or diarrhea. Changes in the gut microbiota can result in bacteria producing more gas than usual, which can lead to bloating.However, these side effects usually clear up within a few days or weeks of taking the probiotics.

Some people worry that, when taking probiotics supplements, the body will get used to supplements and will stop producing its own probiotics, thereby becoming dependent on the  probiotics supplements. In fact we form our gut bacteria at a very young age, the adult body does not produce its own probiotics, and hence cannot become dependent on probiotic supplementation. 

 

Our gut harbours a complex community of over 100 trillion microbial cells which influence human physiology, metabolism, nutrition and immune function.The average number of live bacteria in probiotic supplements ranges from 1.2 billion to 75 billion per dose.

Many people like to top up the body's good bacteria with a reliable probiotic supplement, to make sure that the balance of bacteria in the gut.