PRE-biotics are a specific type of fiber that facilitates the growth and maintenance of specific beneficial bacteria within the intestinal tract, while PRO-biotics are the beneficial bacteria themselves.⁣ ⁣ Taking prebiotic supplements, like partially hydrolyzed guar gum, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, like when you take antibioti

Two relatively common intestinal conditions are irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).⁣ ⁣ IBS isn’t a disease per se, because it doesn’t have a defined etiology and diagnosis is based on a cluster of symptoms. You can have diarrhea, constipation, or both, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. It’s hard to give blanket recommen