Microscopic Marvels: Guardians of Your Gut

The gut flora has a deeper connection with your overall health. The gut microbiome develops and diversifies due to several external factors, including the mode of delivery, diet during infancy and adulthood, and antibiotics or antibiotic-like molecules derived from the environment or the gut commensal community. These factors play a role in shaping the gut flora.

The bacteria are distributed from the oesophagus to the rectum throughout your lifespan. Inside your gut are mainly two phyla, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. The normal gut flora plays specific roles in host nutrient metabolism, xenobiotic and drug metabolism, and protection against pathogens. The microbes in your gut have an image to hamper your immune system but also train the immune cells to fight and remember their enemies. They are truly the guardians of our gut!

Certain microbes guard your gut lining, maintain structural integrity like soldiers, and prevent harmful bacteria from entering the bloodstream. The gut flora also influences mood by communicating via a vagus nerve with the brain.

How can you assemble the balance in your gut? You can bring your gut in balance by having prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics in your daily diet.

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Role of the Normal Gut Microbiota