Child Health and Diseases Specialist, who was a guest of the live broadcast moderated by Hülyadüz Görkem Astarcıoğlu said that probiotics taken from newborns strengthen the immune system of children and increase the protection against diseases such as allergies and eczema.
Expressing that crying in newborns has meanings in the Instagram live broadcast of the I am Happy with my Baby page, which has 450 thousand followers. Görkem Astarcıoğlu said, “The baby who cries in the first week cries because he is hungry, but from the second week, the reason for crying is mostly gas. During this period, probiotics can be given to babies in the form of drops with the advice of the doctor. We advise the mother to apply a drop to the nipple when starting breastfeeding and to continue breastfeeding. In this way, good bacteria colonize the baby’s intestines, allowing the digestive system to work comfortably.” said.
Stating that the intestines are referred to as the second brain, and the bacteria settled here, he now defines it as a new organ with the name of microbiota. Görkem Astarcıoğlu added that the signals created in the intestine stimulate the functioning of hormones in the brain. Dr. Astarcıoğlu said, “Breast milk positively affects the development of microbiota. Probiotics are very important in this process. The right bacteria placed in the intestines also contribute to the healthy development of the microbiota. The healthy development of the microbiota will also protect the child against many diseases that he may encounter in the future. he said.
Answering questions from both the page moderator Hülya Düzgün and the followers, Dr. Görkem Astarcıoğlu also said that the Anatolian people already know about probiotics and they have interesting traditions related to it, and gave details: “For example, there is a tradition in some places in Anatolia. In order for the newborn baby to be good-natured and happy, a person with these characteristics is asked to spit into the baby’s mouth. Strange as it may sound, this is actually a transfer of mycobiota. It is now possible to introduce benign bacteria to the baby with probiotics. Since the digestive system will be in order from the first day, gas pains will decrease, sleep and growth will be regular.
Source: (BHA) – Beyaz News Agency
