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Probiotics are living microbes that form a part of a human’s natural microflora. The term probiotic comes from Latin words pros and bio, which in translation means “for life”. The concept of probiotics was first used in 1965 by scientists D. M. Lilly and R. H. Stillwell, who stated that in addition to antibiotics there are substances secreted by one microorganism which do not impede but stimulate the growth of others.

Probiotics live in humans’ gastrointestinal tract, which can be viewed as a great ecosystem. It has been demonstrated that the bacteria residing in our gastrointestinal tract – microbiome – play an important role in the characteristics of the gastrointestinal tract and in our health-related wellbeing. From the immunity point of view, our intestines have an important role since there are approximately 60% of our immune cells. Probiotics influence the bacteria in the intestines so that they start increasing the number of useful anaerobic bacteria and influence the potentially pathogenic microorganisms so that their number reduces.

Prebiotics are different saccharides that support the growth of probiotic cultures in a human’s intestines. Prebiotics are used since they help to increase the number of useful bacteria in the large intestine and therefore enhance the positive characteristics of probiotics. Prebiotics are usually poly- and oligosaccharides.