Probiotics are live, beneficial bacteria essential for your digestive and overall health. While we often associate bacteria with disease, the body actually depends on a balance of good and bad bacteria to function properly.
Probiotics refer to the “good” or “helpful” bacteria because they keep your gut healthy. There are many species of these probiotics, and each has a defined, specific job.
They can be found in foods like yogurt and in supplements. However, pharmaceutical probiotics offer more targeted benefits, helping manage conditions like gastroenteritis, post-antibiotic recovery, and antibiotic-associated diarrhea—making them more effective than food-based sources.
