Differences between Probiotics and Lactic Acid Bacteria
1, it tastes different. Generally, lactic acid bacteria drinks on the market are usually sour and refreshing because a large number of lactic acid bacteria are added; Beverages containing probiotics are sour and tasteless.
2. The activity is different. Probiotic drinks retain the activity of bacteria well in the production process, while the activity of lactic acid bacteria in lactic acid bacteria drinks is not as high as that of probiotics.
3. Different acid resistance. Probiotics are generally more tolerant of gastric acid in the intestine than lactic acid bacteria.
What is the difference between probiotics and prebiotics?
The difference between prebiotics and probiotics is that probiotics mainly extend from normal intestinal flora. Probiotic strains are mainly close to the normal intestinal flora of human body. Prebiotics are probiotic foods, such as dietary fiber. After taking prebiotics, there are many benefits for probiotics, which can promote the growth and reproduction of probiotics and better regulate the flora of probiotics in the intestine. Therefore, the combination of prebiotics and probiotics can play a better role.
How to take probiotics
No matter what kind of probiotics, you should not take them with hot water, but with warm water or warm milk below 40℃. Because too high water temperature will inactivate the effective components in the preparation and reduce its efficacy. Because gastric acid can affect the activity of probiotics, it should be taken after meals.
In addition to taking probiotics directly, you should also feed probiotics. For example, probiotics like to eat water-soluble dietary fiber, which mainly exists in various vegetables and fruits. So eat more fruits and vegetables after taking probiotics. It is recommended to eat a catty of vegetables and 200 ~ 350g of fruit.
What drugs should probiotics be taken with?
When probiotics are used together with antibacterial drugs, antibacterial drugs will inhibit the growth and reproduction of probiotics, and even kill probiotics, making the drugs ineffective. If two drugs need to be used in combination due to illness, the interval between taking drugs should be 2 ~ 3 hours. Some fungal preparations, such as Saccharomyces boulardii, should not be taken with antifungal drugs.
In addition to antibacterial drugs, probiotics should not be taken together with tannic acid, bismuth, aluminum hydroxide and other drugs, because it will also inhibit or kill probiotics. When taking medicinal charcoal, montmorillonite and other drugs with adsorption, the interval between them and probiotics should be greater than 1 hour to avoid being absorbed and excreted, which will affect the curative effect.
What is the function of probiotics?
1. Probiotics can regulate diarrhea and constipation caused by intestinal flora imbalance. Has good preventive and therapeutic effects. Beneficial bacteria promote the growth of intestinal flora after entering the intestine. In other words, a beneficial monarch can defeat a harmful monarch in the body and improve the intestinal environment.
2. Probiotics can also relieve lactose intolerance; Many people will have diarrhea when drinking milk, probably because the body can't produce enzymes that break down lactose, but probiotics can break down lactose into lactic acid when they enter the body, thus improving the symptoms of lactose intolerance.
3. Probiotics can relieve allergic symptoms. Generally, the first consideration for allergies is low immunity, heredity, finding allergens and so on. But now more probiotics are used to assist in the treatment of allergic symptoms, which also has certain effects.
4. Probiotics have a certain auxiliary inhibitory effect on hypertension, reducing blood cholesterol, inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and preventing cancer.