What does Inulation do?
As a dietary supplement, Inulin is used to create a healthy bacterial balance in the stomach and lower intestine and colon. Inulin is a Prebiotic formula. This means that it feeds the beneficial microorganisms in our digestive tract, as opposed to introducing new bacteria (which is what probiotic formulas do); an example of a probiotic would be that good bacteria found in yogurt. In simple terms, it gives the good bacteria food to live and grow on, and the “good guys” beat out the “bad guys.” Since Inulin is non-digestible, it reaches the colon unchanged, where healthy bacteria – such as Bifidobacteria and lactobacilli – use it as food. This lowers the pH level in the colon, creating an unfavorable environment for unhealthy bacteria – such as E.coli, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus. An imbalance in the intestinal tract, typified by low numbers of “the good guys” and high numbers of “the bad guys”, has been associated with, if not the cause of a number of human pathogens, including: Rheu
