26/11/2025
Probiotics are great, but they’re not a solution to all digestive concerns.
Most uncomfortable symptoms aren’t caused by a lack of beneficial bacteria (probiotics) — they’re caused by things like eating on the go, poor gut motility (movement of the muscles of the intestines), insufficient gastric acid production, an overgrowth of unfavourable organisms, poorly managed stress, or a diet high in processed food.
If the gut environment isn’t right, adding more “good bacteria” won’t do much. PLUS, not all probiotic strains do the same thing — so a generic probiotic rarely targets the real root cause.
Think of probiotics as support, not the solution. Fix the why behind your symptoms, work with a practitioner to chose the most clinically indicated probiotics for you with the ultimate goal to not feel like you have take a probiotic for the rest of your life!