Is it good for the kidneys? Research shows that probiotic foods are not very useful to humans

Health 7:45am, 11 September 2025 190

Probiotic foods have little impact on health! In the past, probiotics were considered beneficial to the kidneys, but the latest research shows that after patients take probiotics, half of the probiotics will be excreted directly, and the remaining probiotics will only stay in the kidneys for a short time, and will be excreted by the microorganisms in the body, and will not be absorbed by the human body. Yilline, a researcher who led the study, said that probiotics are not only not very beneficial to the human body, but also can have bad side effects if taken with antibiotics.

The latest research in Cell shows that probiotic foods are not very useful. In the past, probiotics were widely considered beneficial to the kidneys, but researchers believe that probiotics have little or no impact on humans. The research team used 11 common probiotics, such as lactobacillus and dimorphosis, to mix them into new probiotic foods and observe the dietary conditions taken by patients. However, studies have shown that half of the probiotics are excreted directly after taking them, and the rest are only lingering in the body for a while, and are immediately excreted by the microorganisms in the body.

According to the BBC report, more than half of the cells in the human body are composed of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Yili said that the outside world's expectation that probiotics can serve everyone is wrong, and in the future, probiotics need to be tailor-made to patients' needs. They also studied the effects of antibiotics on probiotics, and the results showed that antibiotics not only eliminate damaged bacteria, but also beneficial bacteria.

Yilin emphasizes that the results of this study are contrary to the current concept of harmless probiotics. Taking probiotics with antibiotics may bring unsatisfactory side effects. Although probiotics have been proven to have some benefits, especially protecting premature birth control from the problem of fatal kidney ulceritis, the complex relationship between microorganisms and humans still needs more research to find an effective treatment. Luo Lei, a microbiology researcher at the Sanger Institute, pointed out that probiotics have been around for a long time in the past and are undergoing strict research and examinations. Although the kidney can prevent microbial invasion and pathogens from invading, whether it will really expel probiotics remains to be seen.

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