Uso de los probióticos como tratamiento de síntomas intestinales causados por depresión

Abstract

Depression is a disabling disease that affects the general population regardless of age, socioeconomic status or gender. Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms whose function is to maintain the normal microbiota of the body, the current research corresponds to a literature review of narrative type, where the information collected will be obtained from scientific sources through search engines such as: PubMed, Scielo, Web of Science In addition, for a more efficient search we proceeded to the use of bilean operators such as, AND, OR, NOT in conjunction with keys acquired from bibliographic managers or MeSH, the human organism has a microbiota that comprises about 0.2 kg of the total weight of the patient, this proportion helps us so that there is a correct osmosis, however, in people with depressive syndrome, the microbiota is going to be found increased or decreased, complicating the picture of the disease. The use of prebiotics is safe, without side effects and benefits people with depression, as it modifies intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, as it is a disease that has a strong link with chronic degrees of depression, celiac disease, gastritis