Eli5: if Lactic acid bacteria are good for health, why can’t they create a permanent colony and settle in our body?
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They do, lactobacillus is one of the most common “good” bacteria in the gut microbiome. The whole probiotic market is a giant scam. Lactobacillus is one of the most common, and one of the easiest to grow. It’s also found in tons of food products naturally so there’s no reason to take supplements. Many research studies have shown that while the bacterial microbiome can be reduced with heavy duty antibiotic use, it reestablishes itself on its own within a few days of stopping antibiotics.
A healthy gut microbiome requires a diversity of bacteria, but all of these probiotics only provide one or maybe two different species so they are useless. But, technically having the bacteria is good for you, so it’s very easy for manufacturers to falsely equate that with meaning that you need to take supplements which allows them to turn a profit.
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