🦠 The Role of Stomach Acids
Stomach acids perform an important function – they break down carbohydrates, proteins, and destroy harmful pathogens. However, excessive acidity can also destroy beneficial bacteria, reducing the effectiveness of probiotics.
🔥 What Increases Stomach Acidity?
✔ Diet: Spicy, acidic, fatty foods and drinks (e.g., coffee, alcohol, carbonated drinks).
✔ Stress: Emotional and physical stress can stimulate acid production.
✔ Smoking: Nicotine weakens the stomach lining and increases acidity.
✔ Medications: Some medications (e.g., NSAIDs) can promote acid production.
✔ Fast Eating: Hasty eating and insufficient chewing.
✔ Large Portions: A large amount of food can stimulate greater acid secretion.
✔ Diseases: Gastritis, GERD, stomach ulcers can increase acidity.
✔ Hormonal Changes: Especially during pregnancy.
🥗 The Importance of a Balanced Diet
Getting all the necessary beneficial bacteria from food alone is difficult, especially with a fast-paced lifestyle. To maintain a healthy microbiome, it is important to include fiber and polyphenols from sources such as:
✔ Fiber: Oats, flaxseeds, legumes, nuts, leafy greens.
✔ Polyphenols: Berries (blueberries, raspberries, chokeberries), green tea, cocoa, olive oil, turmeric.
🧬 The Benefits of Probiotics
When stomach acidity is too high, it is difficult for beneficial bacteria to survive. If an unbalanced diet is also a factor, probiotics can help restore microbiome balance. Studies show that a healthy gut ensures better well-being, a stronger immune system, and even supports emotional balance.
❗ Before taking probiotics, it is recommended to consult a doctor or pharmacist.
📅 When and How to Take Probiotics?
Most people start taking probiotics with antibiotics, as these can cause digestive disorders, bloating, or diarrhea. It is recommended to start taking probiotics from the first day of antibiotics and continue for a few weeks after the course.
However, probiotics can also be taken preventively to maintain gut health daily.
❄️ Taking Probiotics During the Cold Season
During the cold season, a strong gut means a strong immune system. Since the immune system is closely linked to gut health, taking probiotics in autumn and winter can help protect against colds and viral infections.
🍽 When to Take Probiotics: Before Meals or With Food?
Scientists are still debating, but studies show:
✔ It is best to take probiotics with food or 30 minutes before a meal – this increases their survival rate.
❌ Taking them after a meal may reduce the effectiveness of beneficial bacteria, as stomach acids are most active.
About ALAUSHU Probiotics
ALAUSHU Active Bacterial Complex – a balanced probiotic blend designed to support the gut microbiome:
🔬 Contains:
✔ Bifidobacterium lactis
✔ Lactobacillus acidophilus
✔ Lactobacillus plantarum
✔ Lactobacillus salivarius
💊 Our probiotics are encapsulated to survive stomach acids and be effectively absorbed.
📦 Take care of your gut and immunity today!
