Hello everyone, In 2019, the global market for probiotic supplements was over 6 million US dollars, and this number is on the rise. Many supermarkets and websites sell a huge range of probiotic yoghurts and pills, all of which claim to use ‘good’ bacteria to improve your health. Do the good bacteria in these probiotics stick around in the gut or do they just quickly pass through our digestive systems? Do probiotics need to colonise our guts in order to work? To find out more, we asked 13 experts in microbiology and the microbiome,
Do probiotics permanently colonise the gut?
Do probiotics permanently colonise the gut?
Do probiotics permanently colonise the gut?
Hello everyone, In 2019, the global market for probiotic supplements was over 6 million US dollars, and this number is on the rise. Many supermarkets and websites sell a huge range of probiotic yoghurts and pills, all of which claim to use ‘good’ bacteria to improve your health. Do the good bacteria in these probiotics stick around in the gut or do they just quickly pass through our digestive systems? Do probiotics need to colonise our guts in order to work? To find out more, we asked 13 experts in microbiology and the microbiome,