Tips To Take Care Of Your Gut Health During Monsoon

New Delhi: after heavy storms, the arrival of the monsoon brings great relief to all of us. As much as people love to bathe in the rain, the monsoon brings so much more. Yes, at this time of the year our body's digestive system becomes overly sensitive due to waterborne infections. One reason inflammation causes gut discomfort is an imbalance in the gut microbiota (the primary microbes found in the digestive system). Water-borne diseases and infections are common during the rainy season. Knowing your gut and how to protect it can help you avoid digestive issues and stay fit.

Understand the root cause: Most of us treat the symptoms without addressing the root of the problem. It is important to understand that the problem is not the symptoms. Your body is trying to tell you that something is wrong with your body. Therefore, the wisdom lies in knowing the cause of the problem and taking measures that work from scratch. Until the composition of the gut microbiota is known, interventions to treat gut problems will only provide temporary relief. One way to get a clear picture of what happens in the gut is to characterize the gut microbiota. Detailed skin analysis is possible with test kits such as BugSpeaks (India), Floré (USA), Ombre (USA), Microba (Australia), etc. This means that a group of microbes in the gut can be identified and acted upon to meet the needs of healthy people while eliminating harmful organisms.

Eat Foods That Support Gut Health: Once a person is aware of the unique diversity of bacteria in the gut, it is easy for them to choose the type of probiotic that is best for the situation. One approach is to eat foods that populate our gut with good microorganisms, such as using probiotics such as yogurt or curdled milk. When there are many good microorganisms in our intestines, it prevents the colonization of the intestines by bad microorganisms, which is called colonization resistance.

Another approach is to eat foods (prebiotics) that promote the growth of beneficial microbes. These include fruits like green bananas and apples that promote gut health since apples contain pectin and bananas contain resistant starch, both of which are probiotic. Another prebiotic is cocoa powder. It contains high amounts of polyphenols, which are compounds that promote the growth of beneficial bacteria while preventing the growth of harmful bacteria. Adding them to foods like smoothies or yogurt is a great way to include prebiotics in your diet. Another source of fiber is flaxseed, which aids in bowel movements and thus relieves constipation and promotes the growth of healthy gut microbes.

Stomach or digestive problems usually accompany the rainy season unless proper hygiene and dietary measures are followed to maintain intestinal health. Therefore, to prevent waterborne infections, it is important to drink and cook only clean water. Bowel care is very important, as a balanced intestine provides immunity, thereby reducing the complications of infections, especially gastrointestinal ones. By performing gut microbiome analysis, the composition of the gut microbiome can be determined. One of the simplest and surest ways to keep your gut healthy is to eat foods that promote the growth of good gut microbes while keeping bad microbes from taking over your gut.

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