How do probiotics stay alive in products like tablets and mouthwash?

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If they are living, do they need a food source?

My question is aimed at oral probiotics (hence the mouthwash), but this could also apply to intestinal for the tablets.

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Most dont, even just regularly swallowing. The stomach is a very harsh environment. that is why there are millions in a tablet in hopes that a few thousand survive to repopulate the gut.

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