To ensure that the food is quickly and correctly digested, special microorganisms live in the intestine. But for various reasons, dysbiosis may begin. For this disease characterized by a change in the composition of bacteria - "bad" is more, and "good" is less. As a result, the work of the gastrointestinal tract is disrupted, and overall health worsens.
The causes of intestinal dysbiosis in adults
So-called useful bacteria are needed for:
- stimulation of immune defense;
- development of necessary vitamins, acids and enzymes;
- elimination of dangerous toxins;
- splitting of undigested food particles that have penetrated into the intestine;
- feces formation;
- prevention of constipation and diarrhea.
For the emergence of dysbiosis, you need certain reasons. In completely healthy people, suddenly this ailment never begins:
- The most common cause of intestinal dysbacteriosis is too long or uncontrolled use of antibiotics .
- In some patients, the disease begins against a background of intestinal infections, such as salmonellosis or dysentery.
- Negative on the microflora of the intestines can affect the diseases of the digestive organs: gastritis , pancreatitis, cholelithiasis, gastric or duodenal ulcer.
- Possible cause of intestinal dysbiosis - parasitic infestations. But most often it provokes illness in children.
- Often, various psychological factors lead to the destruction of a healthy microflora: experiences, depression, emotional overstrain.
- Medicine faced cases when dysbacteriosis began after operations on the stomach or intestines.
- Of course, can lead to disease and improper nutrition. More often than others, people suffering from dysbiosis, abusing flour, spicy, fat.