How Long Should I Take Probiotic Supplements?

If you recently started taking probiotics, you’ve made a good decision. Probiotics offer numerous benefits ranging from improved immune response to relief from the symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome. However, you may wonder, “How long should I take probiotic supplements?”. Let’s look at how long you should plan on adding probiotics into your supplement regimen.

How Long Should I Take Probiotic Supplements?

Probiotic originates from Latin and Greek words that mean “for life.” Interestingly enough, that’s also the ideal length of time to take them. So while the specific medical issues you are addressing through probiotic supplementation will determine how long you use them before you see improvement, you’ll receive the most health benefits from your probiotics if you take them consistently during your life.

Maintain a Healthy Gut for Life

Nearly every individual will experience health benefits if they take probiotic supplements long-term. This health improvement is because the average individual’s diet doesn’t contain foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in their gut. Instead, it usually consists of foods that actively damage gut health. For example, even tap water can harm your gut’s health.

After purification, water purified with chlorine still contains enough chlorine to break down beneficial, healthy bacteria in your stomach and small intestine. Factors such as stress harm your body’s growth of healthy bacteria, and sugary foods allow harmful gut bacteria to run wild. An overabundance of harmful bacteria and a shortage of good bacteria can contribute to numerous health issues and frustrating gastrointestinal symptoms.


Modern Lifestyles Need Modern Solutions

Since the modern lifestyle destroys healthy bacteria, temporary probiotic use means it is just a matter of time until the symptoms that caused you to begin using probiotics return. Many individuals prefer to incorporate a probiotic supplement into their daily routine to prevent symptoms and keep their immune system healthy. Ongoing probiotic use also ensures that your gut functions well and you are receiving the maximum amount of nutrients from your meals.

Probiotic use has become more prevalent in recent decades because our diets and lifestyles have adapted in ways that mean most of us no longer receive the necessary healthy bacteria from our food. Partially this is due to the ease and accessibility of processed, sugar-laden foods. In addition, as we have developed more advanced methods for storing and preserving foods, we no longer eat as many fermented foods, which used to be a common source of probiotics.

Medication can Damage Gut Health

Many individuals first consider using probiotics following a course of antibiotics. Since antibiotics kill bacteria, even the kind your body needs to maintain a healthy digestive system, it is common to experience loose stool, stomach pain, bloating, nausea, and yeast infections during and following antibiotic use.

We created our yeast-based probiotic supplement ARISE to address these issues. It is one of the few probiotics that can be taken during an antibiotic course to help your body retain healthy bacteria. Then, following your antibiotic treatment, you can return to taking a daily probiotic such as Evvea to help rebuild your immune system and gut flora.

Keep your gut healthy for life with regular probiotic use. Take a look at Panacea Scientific’s probiotic supplement offerings, and improve your health and quality of life.

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