Scitec Nutrition ProB 36 cps

Scitec Nutrition's ProB contains four strains of live bacteria found in the human gastrointestinal tract, as well as 40 mg of vitamin C.

• Total of 10x10^9 CFU with live bacteria
• Lactobacillus helveticus 3.5 x 10^9 CFU*
• Lactobacillus rhamnosus 2.5 x 10^9 CFU*
• Bifidobacterium longum 2x10^9 CFU*
• Lactobacillus paracasei 2x10^9 CFU*
• 40 mg of vitamin C

The human body contains almost 2 kg of bacteria and other microorganisms. These can be found on literally every surface of our skin and in our organs, including the stomach, mouth and intestines. About a third of this is common to all humans, but the remaining 2/3 has a variable composition, just like the pattern of our fingerprints. All these bacteria are called the microbiome, and the number of microbes that make up the microbiome is about ten times larger than our own cells. (1)

The adult human body contains nearly 100 trillion bacteria with at least 1000 different species producing nearly 3 million genes, 150 times the size of the human genome. These numbers show the importance of the microcosm we live with. So important, in fact, that in recent decades the importance of the microbiome-gut-brain axis has been recognized (1)

The most common bacteria in the gut are bifidobacteria and lactobacillus species, which are also widely studied in microbiology (1)

These bacteria are ingested orally and adhere in the GI tract to coexist closely with the human body as members of the normal flora of the GI tract.

*Colony Forming Unit - number of live and active bacteria per daily serving

(1) Bermon S, Petriz B, Kajenenie A, Prestes J, Castell L, Franco OL. The microbiota: an exercise immunology perspective. Exerc Immunol Rev. 2015;21:70-9. PMID: 25825908.

It is a dietary supplement.