PROBIOTICS, PREBIOTICS AND SYNVIOTICS

Probiotics are living microorganisms that mean "for life" in two parts as "pro" and "biota", and prebiotics are digestible carbohydrates that increase the number and activity of colon bacteria and the effect of probiotics. Studies conducted in recent years show that probiotics may be effective on gastrointestinal system diseases. By stimulating the proliferation of beneficial microorganisms in prebiotics, it has been shown that probiotic effect is helpful. In this review, the importance of feeding the probiotic and prebiotics is emphasized and the studies done in this subject are summarized.