There is zero chance that you have not heard of probiotics. People, with or without IBS, have been talking about it.
Yet, when you ask them what probiotics are and why IBS people need it, only few of them can give you an answer. (Even if they give you answers, it may not be easy to understand.)
So what are probiotics?
What are probiotics?
Bacteria are just like people around you. There are good and bad guys, and so the same is also true for bacteria.
- (As you may have already got it) probiotics are good bacteria (or yeast), helping you to balance the ecosystem in your guts
- A balanced ecosystem in your guts means better digestion
- Which also means you will be much more energetic
What happens if good guys are not there?
- Some IBS people (including me) got IBS because the good guys have gone
- As a result, the bad guys, which are already in your guts, expand their territories
- Which may probably be one of the reasons why you have to rush to the toilet
How disruptive it is when bad guts (such as E. coli) have a party in your gut!
