{"id":133,"date":"2022-03-07T10:07:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T09:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/darmgesundheit\/gesundheitszentrale-darm\/darmflora\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T13:48:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:48:57","slug":"gutflora","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health\/centre-of-health-gut\/gutflora\/","title":{"rendered":"Gut Flora"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"133\" class=\"elementor elementor-133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7114c1 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7114c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08101ad elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-lottie\" data-id=\"08101ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;source_json&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.omni-biotic.com\\\/en-uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2022\\\/08\\\/lf30_editor_s5uwdgjh.json&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;7733&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0.3&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;media_file&quot;,&quot;caption_source&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;arriving_to_viewport&quot;,&quot;viewport&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;start_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;end_point&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:100,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;renderer&quot;:&quot;svg&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1c8a6 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb1c8a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84aac08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84aac08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gut Flora<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33dce0f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33dce0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cb6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65cb6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>intestine<\/strong> is the centre for many important processes in the body that are essential for human health. It performs vital tasks, but it needs the help of its<strong> tiny inhabitants<\/strong>. There are trillions of them in the human intestine: the bacteria. They are microorganisms and live primarily in the large intestine. Together &#8211; i.e. in their entirety &#8211; they are called &#8220;<strong>intestinal flora<\/strong>&#8220;. However, the term &#8220;flora&#8221; is no longer appropriate, because it is still based on the old view that the microscopic living organisms are counted among the plants. 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/build-up-gut-flora-bacteria.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15657\" alt=\"gut bacteria build up gut flora\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/build-up-gut-flora-bacteria.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/build-up-gut-flora-bacteria-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/build-up-gut-flora-bacteria-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3780cb7 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3780cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f8f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95f8f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development of the gut flora<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f14779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f14779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does the bacteria get into our intestines?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7e7d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c7e7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A healthy intestinal microbiome (<strong>intestinal flora<\/strong>) in our digestive tract forms the basis for our general well-being. The colonisation of the intestine with beneficial bacteria and other microorganisms only begins with birth. The <strong>colonisation<\/strong> depends on whether the birth happens vaginally or with a caesarean section.<\/p><p>In a <strong>vaginal birth<\/strong>, the babies come into contact with the <strong>mother&#8217;s vaginal flora<\/strong>, which has a significant impact on the <strong>baby&#8217;s microbiome<\/strong>. With a <strong>caesarean section<\/strong>, on the other hand, more skin germs and hospital germs are found in the children. This is why the risk of contracting diseases is significantly higher in C-section babies than in those born during a vaginal birth. Above all, it should be mentioned that in the case of a caesarean section, <strong>antibiotics<\/strong> are usually prescribed to the mother as a preventive measure. This has a further <strong>negative effect<\/strong> on the bacterial flora of <strong>mother and child<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fc19e elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e0fc19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/blog\/bacterial-colonisation-of-babys-intestine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about C-Sections &amp; Vaginal Birth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e963ca obcs magenta e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e963ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ee9da e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63ee9da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5c9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5c9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does breastfeeding have to do with bacteria in the child's intestine?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed7ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ed7ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the child is born, the <strong>intestinal flora<\/strong> is far from &#8220;finished&#8221;. It can continue to mature until several weeks after birth. With the feeding of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health-connections\/pregnancy-breastfeeding\/\"><strong>breast milk<\/strong><\/a>, further bacteria are transferred from the mother to the child. The transfer already begins with the skin, when the child drinks from\/out of the breast and thus the bacteria are already taken over by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/blog\/skin-and-intestinal-flora\/\"><strong>skin microbiome<\/strong><\/a>. The germs enter the breast and thus the milk via the milk ducts.\u00a0<\/p><p>According to the latest knowledge, it is discussed that an endogenous transfer of bacteria from the maternal intestine via the lymph-blood system into the <strong>breast milk<\/strong> takes place. According to this, breastfed children contain the optimal prerequisite for the development of an optimal intestinal flora.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709bc60 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"709bc60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3645c e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a3645c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6127f2e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6127f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your gut flora during pregnancy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902c334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"902c334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our intestinal flora also plays a central role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/blog\/how-to-eat-well-during-pregnancy\/\"><strong>pregnancy<\/strong><\/a>, from conception to birth. Via a &#8220;mucosal path&#8221;, the beneficial lactobacilli that keep your intimate area healthy reach their destination from the rectum and settle there permanently. These<strong> lactic acid bacteria<\/strong> not only keep the vaginal area healthy and <strong>displace unwanted fungi<\/strong> and germs, but they are also of great importance during <strong>conception<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2be98a elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a2be98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health-connections\/pregnancy-breastfeeding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about pregnancy and breastfeeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e5f8c obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5e5f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9e20b obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a9e20b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352f02b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"352f02b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/gut-flora-bacteria-probiotics-healthy-gut.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15661\" alt=\"gut flora bacteria probiotics healthy gut\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/gut-flora-bacteria-probiotics-healthy-gut.png 425w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/gut-flora-bacteria-probiotics-healthy-gut-283x300.png 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c68fd8 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c68fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be84cbc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be84cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structure of the gut flora<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3bd21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3bd21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The intestine of a healthy adult is colonised by about<strong> 100 trillion bacteria<\/strong>. These are very important for our body, as they are responsible, among other things, for the production of important vitamins (e.g. vitamin K), hormones, amino acids and <strong>short-chain fatty acids<\/strong> for the intestinal mucosa.\u00a0<\/p><p>Interestingly, this enormous number of bacteria is composed of only <strong>500-1000 different bacterial species<\/strong>, which in turn are divided into 4 different divisions, so-called &#8220;phyla&#8221;: <strong>Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria and Actinobacter.<\/strong><\/p><p>Over <strong>99% of these bacteria are anaerobes<\/strong>, which means that they need an <strong>oxygen-free environment<\/strong> to survive. This may sound surprising at first, but on closer inspection, it is logical, since the intestine, with its length of dozens of metres, actually contains no oxygen inside.\u00a0<\/p><p>Just like humans, bacteria are true adaptation artists and know exactly where they have to settle in order to live optimally. The different types of bacteria are therefore distributed in different ways throughout the <strong>gastrointestinal tract<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d349896 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d349896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health\/centre-of-health-gut\/gut-bacteria\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about gut bacteria<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b0df0 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9b0df0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b16107 e-con-full obcs none e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b16107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c124060 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c124060\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de6870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2de6870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/small-intestine-digestive-tract-265x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/small-intestine-digestive-tract-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/small-intestine-digestive-tract.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4820934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4820934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small intestine<br>\n<small>- Longest part of the digestive system<\/small><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de11797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de11797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Only a small part of the entire intestinal flora is located in the small intestine. The best-known representatives are found in this section of the intestine: <strong>Lactobacilli<\/strong> such as <em><strong>Lactobacillus acidophilus<\/strong><\/em> ensure the maintenance of the appropriate pH value here through the production of lactic acid.<\/p><p>If the pH value in the small intestine tips, this can result in an outbreak of <strong>pathogens<\/strong> (intestinal fungi!). These lactic acid bacteria are therefore an integral part of a functioning immune system &#8211; a displacement (possible through a very salty diet) has serious consequences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd9719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bd9719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/small-intestine-gut-flora-bacteria-in-the-gut-probiotics.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15663\" alt=\"small intestine gut flora bacteria in the gut probiotics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/small-intestine-gut-flora-bacteria-in-the-gut-probiotics.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/small-intestine-gut-flora-bacteria-in-the-gut-probiotics-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b12cc e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3b12cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10431ef e-con-full obcs none e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10431ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a684827 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a684827\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7eb30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7eb30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/large-intestine-digestive-tract-265x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-15665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/large-intestine-digestive-tract-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/large-intestine-digestive-tract.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b4c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8b4c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Large intestine<br>\n<small>- Last part of the digestive tract<\/small><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8acd76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8acd76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The bacteria found in the large intestine ferment dietary fibre into important <strong>micronutrients<\/strong>. A prominent probiotic bacterium of the flora located in the large intestine is <em><strong>Bifidobacterium bifidum<\/strong><\/em>. This non-motile (=local) bacterium is one of the &#8220;all-rounders&#8221; of the <strong>intestinal flora<\/strong> of a healthy adult.\u00a0<\/p><p>High-quality studies prove a role of <em>Bifidobacterium bifidum<\/em> in the prevention of<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gutproblems\/irritable-bowel-syndrome\/\">irritable bowel syndrome<\/a><\/strong>, chronic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gutproblems\/ibd\/\"><strong>inflammatory bowel diseases<\/strong><\/a>, stabilisation of cholesterol levels, improvement of allergic symptoms and skin appearance, as well as psychological stress, protection against free radicals and even a possible role in the development of colon carcinomas.<\/p><p><em>Bifidobacterium bifidum<\/em>, along with other important probiotic germs found in the colon, such as <em>Bifidobacterium breve, Lactobacillus brevis, Enterococcus durans or Lactobacillus rhamnosus,<\/em> belong to the so-called &#8220;leading bacterial strains&#8221; &#8211; this means that they are essentially involved in the <strong>healthy build-up<\/strong> of a functioning intestinal flora, and can ensure that important other bacteria can also <strong>multiply in the intestine<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The multitude of bacterial strains explains why the <strong>ecological balance<\/strong> in the large intestine in particular reacts very sensitively and this weakness is reflected in daily practice in the form of dysbiosis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b5d7b obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6b5d7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cdfd0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86cdfd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skin &amp; Gut Flora<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383af83 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"383af83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do our gut bacteria influence our skin?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf3a8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daf3a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Our <strong>skin<\/strong> is the mirror of our soul&#8221; is a well-known saying that is often used with good reason. If we are not emotionally well, this is often unconsciously expressed in our skin. The skin looks pale and can develop pimples or redness. Why does this happen and what role does the intestinal flora play?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5604e0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e5604e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/blog\/skin-and-intestinal-flora\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about your gut flora &amp; skin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8594e69 obcs magenta e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8594e69\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3840b e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d3840b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1150c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1150c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Functions of the gut flora<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a437b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6a437b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When <strong>microorganisms<\/strong> were first discovered in the intestines, they were thought to be a disease and named &#8220;intestinal toxaemia&#8221;, meaning &#8220;poisoning of the intestines&#8221;. After all, bacteria were known and feared as <strong>pathogens<\/strong>.\u00a0With special colon cleanses or even surgical removal of the colon, some doctors tried to expel the &#8220;dangerous&#8221; bacteria.<\/p><p>\u00a0In the meantime, it has been established that the <strong>intestinal flora is not harmful<\/strong> to humans, but <strong>very important<\/strong>. Some food components could not be utilised at all or not completely without the intestinal bacteria. In addition, the microorganisms of the intestinal flora have other important functions:<\/p><ul><li>Contribute to the functioning of our <strong>immune system<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Partly form vitamin K, which is important for <strong>blood clotting<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Contribute to the <strong>energy supply<\/strong> of the cells and the intestinal mucosa.<\/li><li>Break down <strong>harmful substances<\/strong>, e.g. cancer-promoting substances.<\/li><li><strong>Prevent pathogens<\/strong> from multiplying in the intestine.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ea698 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37ea698\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b94d0b e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b94d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotate_3d&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;-4&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_perspective_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;650&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_perspective_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_perspective_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/research-microbiome-microbiology.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15666\" alt=\"research microbiome microbiology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/research-microbiome-microbiology.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/research-microbiome-microbiology-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/research-microbiome-microbiology-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853c7f5 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"853c7f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a155f70 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a155f70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2561160 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2561160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What causes the gut to become imbalanced?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0aa13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d0aa13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The intestine and the intestinal flora are a complex and independent <strong>ecosystem<\/strong> in which a <strong>large number of different species<\/strong> live. Since the environmental conditions in the intestine remain constant, at least in healthy people, this ecosystem is usually relatively stable.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, there are factors that can <strong>negatively influence<\/strong> the composition of the <strong>bacterial colonisation<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc754ec obcs magenta e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc754ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ebb60c e-con-full obcs none e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ebb60c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bea1bd obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bea1bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b43ce elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"25b43ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-utensils\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f45b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f45b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diet &amp; Lifestyle<br>\n<small>- For a healthy gut<\/small><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329391f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"329391f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your diet has a significant influence on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health\/centre-of-health-gut\/gutmicrobiome\/\"><strong> gut microbiome<\/strong><\/a>. Food components, especially dietary fibre, serve as a source of nutrients and energy for the microorganisms.\u00a0<\/p><p>Scientific studies have long shown that there is a connection between<strong> dietary habits<\/strong> and the condition of the intestinal flora. It was also found that the intestines of <strong>overweight people<\/strong> are not only dominated by different types of bacteria than those of normal-weight people but also have<strong> fewer species<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1a9d0 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b1a9d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c7664 e-con-full obcs none e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13c7664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4394527 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4394527\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97f3f5 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f97f3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pills\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd9ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bd9ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medication<br>\n<small>- Good intentions with consequences<\/small><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f56b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f56b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This mainly refers to treatment with <strong>antibiotics<\/strong>. These are drugs that either inhibit the growth of bacteria or destroy them. When fighting bacterial infections, the administration of antibiotics is usually necessary. But these antibiotics not only <strong>destroy pathogens<\/strong> but also entire strains of the <strong>&#8220;good&#8221; intestinal bacteria<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d0b82 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12d0b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/blog\/medication-and-gut-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Medication &amp; Gut Flora<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14df3f6 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14df3f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dadd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-infobox\" data-id=\"05dadd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"li-widgets--infobox yellow highlights-always-magenta\">\n\n    <div class=\"li-widgets--infobox__icon\">\n        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"li-widgets--infobox__text\">\n        <p>Is the intestinal flora to blame for the development of some health conditions?<\/p>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"li-widgets--infobox__text-body\">\n        <p>An <strong>altered microbiome<\/strong> is associated with <strong>gastrointestinal diseases, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis and depression<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Today we already know that the bacterial balance in our body is to blame for many everyday complaints, such as bloating or feeling full. A <strong>healthy intestinal flora<\/strong> is therefore the most important factor for general well-being.<\/p>    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b772c7 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b772c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f939418 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f939418\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d269f5 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d269f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/healthy-gut-probiotics-gut-bacteria-microbiome.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15671\" alt=\"healthy gut probiotics gut bacteria microbiome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/healthy-gut-probiotics-gut-bacteria-microbiome.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/healthy-gut-probiotics-gut-bacteria-microbiome-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363a0d0 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"363a0d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5099d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5099d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthy Gut Flora<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bda9a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bda9a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To keep the intestinal flora in balance, we recommend the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b8141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4b8141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aim to maintain a balanced diet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c04844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c04844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DO&#8217;s<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>High-fibre foods such as carrots, peppers, blueberries or raspberries, cabbage, fennel and pulses such as chickpeas, beans or lentils.<\/li><li>Take time when eating: Sit down and chew thoroughly<\/li><li>Gentle preparation (steaming, light cooking)<\/li><li>Whole-grain products: keep you full longer and stimulate the intestinal muscles<\/li><li>Drink plenty of water<\/li><\/ul><p>DONT&#8217;s:<\/p><ul><li>Sugary drinks and alcohol<\/li><li>High-fat or high-sugar foods<\/li><li>Deep-fried food<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d747069 e-con-full obcs none e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d747069\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b205e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b205e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Probiotics and Prebiotics:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe308d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe308d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Probiotic bacteria<\/strong> are living microorganisms that bring health benefits to humans when they enter the gut in sufficient quantities. There are a variety of different specific probiotic bacteria that cause detectable, positive effects in the human intestine.<\/p><p>In order to maintain the important <strong>biodiversity<\/strong> of the intestinal bacteria or to create optimal conditions for the intestinal inhabitants, there are two possibilities: firstly, the supply of food for the &#8220;good&#8221; intestinal bacteria in the form of <strong>prebiotics<\/strong>. These are soluble <strong>dietary fibres<\/strong>\u00a0such as <strong>pectin, inulin and oligofructose<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p>These are found in numerous foods, for example in legumes, certain vegetables or nuts, but can also be <strong>specifically supplied in sufficiently high doses through prebiotics<\/strong> products.<\/p><p>The second option is to take <strong>probiotics to displace the harmful bacteria<\/strong> and balance out a <strong>dysbalance in the microbiome<\/strong>. Here, too, selected products should be used that meet strict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/about-us\/research-and-development\/quality-criteria\/\">quality criteria<\/a> and whose benefits for human well-being have been proven in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/about-us\/research-and-development\/international-research\/\"> scientific studies<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1539bab elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1539bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omni-biotic.com\/en-uk\/gut-health\/centre-of-health-gut\/probiotics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about probiotics and prebiotics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4ffc1 obcs none e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb4ffc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8b826 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8b826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COVID-19:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec1ac9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dec1ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patients often have an imbalanced intestinal flora<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df28fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1df28fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A<strong> coronavirus<\/strong> (COVID-19) infection often causes<strong> changes in gut flora<\/strong>, the extent of which was associated with disease severity in a study in Gut (2021; DOI: 10.1136\/gutjnl-2020-323020). COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease. However, coronavirus can also infect the cells of the intestinal mucosa. The intestine is also the body&#8217;s largest immunological organ, whose job is to control intestinal bacteria. 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