Strong immune system due to healthy digestion

[Health Concern] Strong immune system due to healthy digestion. In a healthy body, there is a healthy bowel. Similarly, the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, said. The development of science to prove it because a healthy digestive system will strengthen the body's immune system which ultimately protects the body from various diseases.

One key to maintaining healthy intestinal flora is to balance in the gut. "There are about 100 trillion inhabitants of the intestine that functions for the metabolism of substances in the intestines of healthy for us. The imbalance of intestinal flora can cause health problems," explained Prof.dr.Aziz Rani, Sp.PD-KGEH, chairman of the division of gastroenterology department of internal medicine Faculty of Medicine, Indonesia.

When born, the human gastrointestinal tract in a sterile condition. First prize is given a mother to her baby is the good bacteria, through the birth canal if it were born normally. When you are born via cesarean section, then the bacteria residing in the operating room immediately reside in the gastrointestinal tract.

Likewise, babies who get breastmilk, channels cernanya more dominated by Bifidobacteria as in breast milk contained a variety of compounds supporting the growth of good bacteria that are known as prebiotics.

The more complex human diasup food, which becomes increasingly diverse resident intestinal bacteria. It formed a separate community that number could reach trillions of bacteria. "Even in humans exceeds the number of cells in the human body," said Aziz.

Types of bacteria present in the human intestine vary depending on environmental factors, methods of childbirth, breastfeeding, until the type of food consumed. "Although both in Asia, could be bacteria in the intestines of Indonesia is different from bacteria in the intestines of Thailand," he said.

In addition to the good bacteria, also inhabited by human intestinal pathogens or disease-causing bacteria. "If there is harmony or balance of our body will stay healthy," he said in a media event Digestive Health education: Early Living Healthy in Jakarta (25 / 5).

But the balance can be disturbed by the force of human life itself. Stress, high-fat foods, pollution, or drugs such as antibiotics, can interfere with micro-ecology in the gastrointestinal tract. This is certainly a negative impact on health.

The balance of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract can be maintained with a healthy lifestyle. Eating foods high in fiber, physical activity, and mengasup probiotics can increase the amount of good bacteria in the gut.

"Probiotics are live bacteria that are added to food and have a beneficial effect by improving the health of the intestinal flora," said Purnomo dr.Herry Djagat, Sp.PD-KGEH, chairman of the working group gatherings gastroenterology probiotics Indonesia.

According to existing research, probiotics play an important role in digestive health. The function of probiotics vary depending on the species. There is help the absorption of nutrients, one can produce vitamins, nothing helps fight the growth of bad bacteria, there is also a role in accelerating the transit time of food in the intestines, preventing constipation.

Probiotics can be obtained from the mushroom tempeh, onions, bananas, asparagus, or yogurt. However, according to Herrera to be called probiotics should be no conditions to be met, among others, can reach the intestine alive and in large quantities.

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reference : health.kompas.com