Probiotics and human health

Agrani Khajuria, Vidisha Satyawali, Vijay Kumar, Amit Gupta

Department of Microbiology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun-Uttarakhand, india

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Agrani Khajuria, Vidisha Satyawali, Vijay Kumar, Amit Gupta. Probiotics and human health. International journal of therapeutic innovation, Nov-Dec 2023, V 1 - I 3, Pages - 0049 – 0052. Doi: https://doi.org/10.55522/ijti.V1I3.0015.

ABSTRACT

There are two types of bacteria in and on the human body that make up the micro biome: beneficial bacteria and harmful bacteria. Probiotics are helpful bacteria that promote health and fight off bad bacteria. A reduced level of disease-causing microorganisms in the body is one of probiotics' effects. The healthy colony of bacteria that takes place in the gut is the most frequent home for helpful microbes. Probiotic microbes may also be found in our lungs, skin, urinary system, mouth, and vagina. The balance between healthy and harmful microorganisms in our body must be maintained by probiotics. Probiotics have a wide range of positive effects, such as the prevention of cancer, the lowering of blood cholesterol, the absorption from the intestine, the boosting of the immune system, the prevention and treatment of diarrhoea, the reduction of gastrointestinal inflammation, and the relief of colitis and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) symptoms. Probiotics help in digestion, nutrition absorption, the formation of biofilms, and the production of vitamins, particularly those in groups B and K. They also cure fungal and viral illnesses like athlete's foot. Probiotics can occasionally have negative effects on youngsters and immune compromised people.

Keywords:

Probiotics, Bacteria, gut, Microbiom, Metabolism.