gut flora
Digestive tract microbes
Gut flora is the community of microorganisms—bacteria, fungi, and other microbes—living in the digestive tract.
Also called gut microbiome or intestinal flora.
These organisms aid digestion, produce vitamins, and influence immune function.
Research increasingly links gut flora to conditions from obesity to mood disorders: Antibiotics can disrupt your gut flora.
- microbiotaResident microscopic organisms
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- digestive healthGastrointestinal system condition
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- gutintestine, small intestine, large intestine, colon, bowel
- beneficial organismsbees, earthworms, ladybugs, probiotics, yeast
- Digestive Remediesindigestion, heartburn, bloating, gas relief, stomach upset
- gut healthprobiotics, prebiotics, microbiome, digestive health, intestinal health
- Intestinesintestine, intestines, small intestine, large intestine, bowel
- Microbesbacteria, bacterium, virus, mold, prokaryote