More and more people are consuming gut health supplements nowadays.
These can consist of prebiotics, probiotics, and more recently, postbiotics.
Prebiotics
Prebiotics are fermentable substrates (such as FOS and inulin).
In simple terms, they are food to probiotics.
They are usually indicated to help promote regular bowel movement or to help modify your gut bacteria to become healthier and more balanced.
However, they may also lead to bloating and exacerbation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms due to their by-products (e.g. hydrogen gas and methane gas), which are produced during the fermentation process.
Low doses (e.g. less than 6g/day) may help reduce the likelihood of these side effects.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live microorganisms.
They usually help
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