DYSBIOSIS

This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. It aims to help you better understand gut-related issues, but the causes and diagnoses of these conditions are often complex and overlapping, with potential for misdiagnosis. This is why it’s essential to consult a qualified healthcare provider, such as a gastroenterologist or your doctor, for proper evaluation and advice tailored to your needs.

DYSBIOSIS

Dysbiosis refers to an imbalance in the microbiome, where the normal diversity and balance of microorganisms are disrupted. It can occur due to antibiotic use, poor diet, chronic stress, illness, or environmental factors, and is linked to many gut, immune, and metabolic disorders.

This leads to a disrupted gut microbiome, with a loss of the good bacteria that support digestion, strengthen the gut barrier, regulate immune function and produce critical SCFA’s and neurotransmitters. As a result, harmful bacteria can overgrow, producing toxins, driving inflammation, and reducing the production of key postbiotic compound that are essential for gut and overall health.

SYMPTOMS OF DYSBIOSIS INCLUDE:

Bloating and gas
Chronic diarrhoea or constipation
Bowel irregularity
Fatigue due to inflammation and poor nutrient absorption.
Food intolerances, especially to sugars or fibres.
Brain fog and mood issues, due to the gut-brain axis disruption.
Skin issues (eczema, acne) – a reflection of systemic inflammation.

UNTREATED DYSBIOSIS CAN LEAD TO

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Chronic gut inflammation leading to conditions like Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
Leaky gut Syndrome
Increased food sensitivities and intolerances
Autoimmune activation
Weight gain or metabolic issues
Mood and cognitive dysfunction

This imbalance can lead to a decrease in beneficial microbes or an increase in potentially harmful ones,affecting various bodily functions and health outcomes.

Unlike other conditions like leaky gut syndrome, which primarily involves increased intestinal permeability, dysbiosis is characterised by changes in microbial composition and metabolic activities, impacting your immunity and disease susceptibility. Dysbiosis is uniquely different in that it can occur in various microbiomes throughout the body, not just the gut, and its effects can be widespread, influencing conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and diabetes.

The above figure shows an overview of the gut-organ axis. Disruptions in the gut microbiome can lead to a decreased number of short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria and increased toxin producing bacteria. Along with this, there may be disruptions in the intestinal barriers leading to bacterial translocation that may influence systemic inflammation. (A) The gut-brain axis, (B) gut-heart axis, (C) gut-skin axis, (D) gut-kidney axis, (E) gut-bone, (F) gut-genitourinary axis, (G) gut-liver axis, (H) gut-adipose, and (I) gut-lung axis.

TREATMENT INDICATION FOR DYSBIOSIS

A healthy microbiome and a rich population of beneficial bacteria play can play a powerful role in assisting with Dysbiosis by supporting the gut’s healing capacity. Reducing inflammation, combatting pathogens, improving colonic PH levels, stimulating mucosal secretion, boosting postbiotic SCFA’s, reducing side effects of medication or antibiotics and speeding up healing and recovery.

2. HEALING THE WHOLE GUT SYSTEM

Supplementing with Probitec IBS or Probitec Gastro to repopulate your gut microbiome with the right good bacteria is essential, whilst supplementing with Probitec Fibre+ to heal and rebuild the whole gut system, improving the structure, environment and function will also significantly assist with recovery.

SUPPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATION

REPOPULATING YOUR GUT MICROBIOME WITH THE RIGHT GOOD BACTERIA
Repopulating your gut microbiome with the right good bacteria to improve its function and role within your health will start resolving your symptoms.
Ensure you only take a probiotic that meets pharmaceutical grade standards to ensure efficacy and that dose delivery for symptom improvement, (uses gold-standard strains backed by clinical evidence for efficacy, with a minimum dose of 10 Billion CFU’s, protects it bacterial dose by ensuring shelf stability and full stomach acid protection with targeted delivery of the bacteria to your intestine, and meets all other quality metrics).The bacteria in your microbiome improves digestion and nutrient absorption, acts at the guts pharmacy – making vitamins, producing SCFA’s and other important metabolites, like serotonin. It is both the boss of and manager of our immune system. They Influence our brain and hormones, improve our mood + how our brain work. The microbiome also influence our Metabolic and Hormonal system/health.
HEALING THE WHOLE GUT SYSTEM, IMPROVING THE STRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND FUNCTION
This condition can affect the gut structure, environment and function, leading to an overall decline in the performance of the whole gut system. This results in gut inflammation, increased oxidative levels altered colonic PH levels. It impairs; immune capabilities, cell function, barrier function, digestion and metabolic health. Which makes it harder for good bacteria to survive in your gut, and easier for pathogens to take over – leading to a negative-cyclical feedback loop that keeps you unhealthy, compromised and struggling with severe symptoms.

Probitec Intrinsic Bowel Support (30 capsules) and Probitec Gastro (10 capsules), have 8-strains and 20 Billion CFU’s, housed in the worlds most advanced probiotics capsule.

Probitec Fibre+ is a 3-in-1 formula of prebiotic fibre, glutamine and digestive enzymes, designed to enhance the composition and integrity of the whole gut system

The strains have over 120 studies confirming significant relief and improvement of the symptoms associated with the following:

Abdominal pain and discomfort
Diarrhoea, constipation
Bowel regularity and motility
Gas and bloating
Enhancing the gut-brain axis, reducing stress and improving mood
Improving Immunity and combatting pathogenic infections and overgrowth
Enhancing Intestinal Integrity
Reducing gut inflammation
Relieving GI distress or dysbiosis
Improving Quality of Life issues such as fatigue, brain fog and skin conditions.