Did you know that your digestive tract is teeming with trillions of bacteria? In fact, there are a greater number of bacteria in your intestines than there are cells in your body! Probiotics are good bacteria that are either the same as or very similar to the bacteria that are already in your body.
Listen to Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Murray, M.D., discuss the benefits of probiotics on Mayo Clinic Radio, and learn more about:
- Probiotic dietary supplements
- Difference between prebiotics and probiotics
- Faecal microbiota transplant
- Mayo Clinic's ongoing initiative in the area of microbiome research
Dr. Murray is a gastroenterologist and celiac disease expert at Mayo Clinic.