If probiotics are making your gut feel worse, you’re likely missing the real link: postbiotics.

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]We always talk about probiotics and prebiotics, but the real missing [music] link might be postbiotics. So, probiotics are the good bacteria and prebiotics [music] are the food that you feed the bacteria in order for them to grow. Postbiotics, they are the bioactive [music] molecules those bacteria produce in the body. The end product, the metabolic [music] byproducts that actually do the heavy lifting in your system. We are talking about short-chain fatty acids [music] like butyrate that support your gut lining and can calm that constant bloat. [music] Fermented can contain postbiotic compounds because the microbes have already done the work.

[00:00:35][music] So, you think yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchi, miso. And while resistant starch and fiber don't contain postbiotics, [music] they help your microbiome produce them.

[00:00:46]Cooked and cooled potatoes, oats, legumes, colorful plants. And while I generally suggest for you to get your postbiotics from real food first, there are supplements available if you need a little extra support.