Dr. Terry Simpson tells you why probiotics are a waste of time and money
Recently the Food and Drug Administration told Activia that they can no longer advertise about their probiotics and how healthy they are for your colon. Why is that and what are probiotics? Well there's a little bit of science here and a little bit of mystique here. The science is this. Your colon has a lot of bacteria in it. That's normal you know that. But most of those bacteria are good for you. And if you lose those good bacteria your colon can be taken over by other bacteria that are not so good for you.
So one of the treatments used is probiotics. Here's the problem. Capsules that you take by mouth go into your stomach where your stomach acid will kill the bacteria. The stomach is a perfect environment to get rid of bacteria. So all those probiotic bacteria that are going into your stomach, chances are they are not going to make it to your colon. So save your money. Don't worry about probiotics at this point in time. There are better ways to get them. But, eat healthy. I'm Doctor Terry Simpson and that's your doctor's orders.
