Intestinal flora imbalance is not a trivial matter

Lung cancer, depression, hypertension, obesity...

These seemingly unrelated diseases

It may be related to intestinal flora imbalance

There are many bacteria in the human body

There are about 100 trillion bacteria in the human body, which is more than the total population of the earth. Bacteria are divided into beneficial bacteria, harmful bacteria and neutral bacteria. Beneficial bacteria can help us digest food and absorb vitamins; harmful bacteria may cause various diseases; neutral bacteria are also called "conditional pathogens", which will only become pathogens when the "macro-environment" is not good. It is very important for our health to keep these microorganisms in a good balance. If the balance is broken, it may lead to disease.

What diseases can be caused by intestinal flora imbalance?

Intestinal flora fills our gastrointestinal tract. Intestinal flora has a very important impact on human health, from ensuring normal nutritional metabolism and immune function to causing cancer, diabetes and other diseases. The following are some common diseases related to intestinal flora imbalance:

What factors may lead to intestinal flora imbalance?

How to balance your intestinal flora

In clinical practice, doctors usually use direct oral administration of drugs containing intestinal probiotics, or supplement with foods containing intestinal probiotics to help patients restore their intestinal microecology.

In addition, fecal microbiota transplantation is a method that can quickly help patients establish a microbial structure. Implanting healthy bacteria into the patient's body can help them rebuild their microbial flora. Of course, this method does not require patients to actually "eat" fecal microbiota, but uses scientific methods to extract beneficial bacteria from the feces of healthy people and transplant them through nasal administration, oral capsules, and anal administration.

Take a test: Is your intestinal flora in good condition?

If the total amount of stool is too small, it means that the total amount of intestinal flora is not enough. Bacteria account for 1/5 of the total amount of feces. It is normal for an average person to excrete about 200 grams of stool per day.

Look at the shape. Normal stool should be uniform, complete, and not too hard. The best shape is a ripe banana, indicating a balanced intestinal flora.

Smell: If the feces smells sour or has no smell, it means that beneficial bacteria have an absolute advantage. Most elderly people's feces smell a bit smelly. This is because the digestive system of the elderly is poor, and the protein they eat is difficult to be completely digested and absorbed. It is corrupted by harmful bacteria in the large intestine, producing a lot of ammonia substances, so the smell is a bit smelly.