Gut Bacteria & Digestion

“If your child heard that there are billions of bacteria living in our gut, could they explain why that's actually helpful for digestion rather than something to worry about?”

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• ⬜Explains that many gut bacteria are beneficial, not harmful
• ⬜Describes what gut bacteria do that human digestive enzymes cannot (e.g. break down fibre)
• ⬜Explains what might happen if the gut microbiome is disrupted