Did you know there are more than 400 bacterial species that inhabit the large intestine? This may sound alarming but these species are often referred to as "good" or friendly bacteria.


Good Bacteria
They work hard in the digestive tract to promote digestion and better absorption of nutrients from your food. They can even help control the more harmful bacteria that live there too.
 
Bad Bacteria
The "bad" bacteria are known as pathogens. They produce chemicals that can be toxic to your body and which are often responsible for the more common digestive problems including constipation, diarrhoea, inflammation and chronic conditions like IBS.
If you are wondering how these bugs enter the body, you need to remember that we are surrounded by bacteria and that every day, our bodies are fighting off the bad ones.

The good news is that you can easily influence the balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut with what you eat. You can help keep the level of those all important good bacteria high by taking a Probiotic supplement like Advanced Formula Multibionta.