{"id":248541,"date":"2018-10-09T14:56:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T14:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pruebas.dingonatura.com\/probiotics-and-prebiotics-for-cats-and-dogs\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T06:51:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T06:51:08","slug":"probiotics-and-prebiotics-for-cats-and-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pruebas.dingonatura.com\/en\/probiotics-and-prebiotics-for-cats-and-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Probiotics and prebiotics for cats and dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Did you know that it is important to offer probiotics and prebiotics to your dog or cat, not only when they have diarrhea? In the following sections we explain what their function is and how to select a Good, effective and safe probiotic.<\/div>\n
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For thousands of years, man has benefited from microorganisms to ferment food and thus improve its conservation. Little by little, they discovered that these bacteria were not only useful for the preservation of food but also for human\u2019s health. The consumption of fermented foods<\/strong>, such as kefir<\/strong>, kimchi<\/strong> and yoghurt<\/strong>, showed clear health benefits, as summarized in\u00a0the article published by Mar\u00eda L. Marco and collaborators.<\/strong> These observations initiated the in-depth study of the microorganisms present in this type of products. And so began the history of the well-known probiotics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The World Gastroenterology Organization<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0defines probiotics \u00a0\u00a0as\u00a0 live microorganisms that, when administered in sufficient quantities, confer a benefit on the health of the host. These beneficial effects have already been demonstrated for many diseases, so its use is recommended along with the consumption of prebiotics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Prebiotics<\/strong> They are non-digestible ingredients, mainly carbohydrates<\/strong>, which stimulate the selective growth of certain beneficial bacteria. The best known, very well explained in a document of the University of Murcia<\/a><\/strong>, are FOS, MOS, SOS and GOS<\/strong>. Natural sources for these prebiotics would be chicory, artichokes, garlic, onion, dandelion, legumes <\/strong>and\u00a0cereals<\/a><\/strong>. Therefore, the consumption of this type of ingredients would contribute to the growth of\u00a0the microbiota or intestinal flora<\/a><\/strong> thus to health in general.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Currently, other types of supplements, which also have therapeutic effects, are gaining strength:\u00a0 synbiotics<\/strong> (which contain both probiotics and prebiotics), and postbiotics<\/strong> (substances similar to those produced by the microbiota, that mimic its beneficial effects in the body).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To give you an idea of the potential of prebiotics and probiotics, we summarize the diseases<\/strong> in which, after their consumption, an improvement has been noticed<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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