Imagine your body is like a city, and inside it, there are billions of tiny helpers called bacteria. These tiny helpers live in places like your stomach and intestines. They help you digest food, keep you healthy, and even affect how you feel. When they're happy, you're happy; when they’re upset, you might get sick or have a tummy ache.
Examples
- If your gut bacteria are out of balance, it might feel like having a bad day at work with all your coworkers bickering.
- Your microbiome can even make you happier by sending messages to your brain through the nerves in your stomach.
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See also
- What Is a Microbiome?
- How Does The Bacteria That Live INSIDE of You — The Microbiome Work?
- What are colonic bacteria?
- What Your Microbiome Does For Your Body?
- What Is the Human Microbiome?