Probiotics are Medicines

Probiotics are the microorganisms that benefit our health on consuming perpetually in adequate amounts. These are generally consumed in the form of pills, powders and foods that comprises various bacteria and yeast which are beneficial for the host they colonise.

Benefits Of probioticsThese microbe’s dependence on food made them to affiliate with the host’s gastro the enteric region, thereby replacing harmful microbes in those regions.

Intestinal Infection is not very uncommon for children. The disease attacks for infants occur due to colonisation of bacteria like E.coli, Clostridium, Shigella, Campylobacter, Pseudomonas, Enterococcus. Probiotics drastically reduce the risk that may confer due to colonisation of these pathogens. This is one of the reasons for recommending the compulsion of breastfeeding for infants.

Probiotics that contain Lactobacillus proved effective in reducing diarrhoea associated with Retrovirus. Lactobacillus Competes with viruses for receptors on immune cells. This reduces the invasiveness of the virus particles.

Probiotics trigger the immune response and promotes IgA(Antibodies) Secretion. It activates T-Cells that produce gamma interferon, which inhibits Chloride(Salt) secretion; hence it stops diarrhoea.

Probiotics can tackle the problems associated with antibiotic usage; mainly antibiotic and drug-associated diarrhoea and dysentery.

Probiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria H.pylori- which is responsible for gastritis, peptic ulcers and gastric cancers, subsequently.

Probiotics are being effectively used for treating allergies like lactose intolerance and other allergies.

Foods that are Rich in Probiotics

Milk and milk products which are traditionally used as foods has right amount of Probiotic bacteria and yeast.

Along with many traditional food’s number of commercial diets are available that has defined good proportions of probiotics which are listed below.

Yakult: is the first commercialised fermented milk that contains probiotic called as Lactobacillus casei Shirota.

Yoghurt : is a fermented milk product produced from lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus dulbreckii sub.sp bulgaricus and other bacteria like Streptococcus thermophiles and Bifidobacteria. Lactic Bacteria produces Lactic acid, which transforms milk proteins into some other byproduct to give yoghurt.

Kefir: is a fermented product of milk and cereals prepared by probiotic bacteria and yeast.

Kimchi: is a fermented vegetable dish prepared with cabbage, radish and cucumber.

Saurkraut: is cabbage fermented by various lactic acid bacteria.

Other Producers: Pickles, Cheese, Bulgarian milk, Appam, Dhokla, vegetable, vegetable Sauce and many other products that are prepared in different regions of the world.

Probiotics are the best example for the approach “ Foods as medicine”.