USE OF SYNBIOTICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSBIOSIS AND THE CONSEQUENT IMPLICATIONS ON PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Synbiotics are composed of live microorganisms that can bring benefits to the individual's health, consisting of the aggregation between prebiotics and probiotics, indicated for favoring the development of beneficial microorganisms for intestinal regulation, among the functions, there is the increased resistance of the strains against pathogens. Intestinal dysbiosis is a process of colonic dysfunction due to an imbalance in the intestinal microbiota, as pathogenic bacteria are prominently beneficial. Therefore, with the imbalance, the microbiota favors the growth of microorganisms that produce toxins that are absorbed into the bloodstream, causing inflammatory processes. The present study is a systematic review of the literature with the characteristic of exploratory research, with the initial question being based on and determined by the PICO method with the selection of studies in the virtual search carried out by publications indexed in the database: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, US National Library of Medicine and Scientific Electronic Library Onlineelement. The inclusion criteria for scientific articles should be original, randomized, controlled clinical trials published between 2015 and 2020. To assist in this situation, intense physical exercise implies adaptive processes that involve physiological, biochemical and cognitive-behavioral responses, in an attempt to recover homeostasis. When prolonged, intense physical exercise is associated with a transient depression of immune function in athletes, while moderate exercise beneficially influences the immune system. The level of physical activity contributes as a protection against the presence of dysbiosis, with beneficial repercussions on the composition of the gut microbiota. Synbiotics stand out as essential compounds to promote health benefits by helping in the passage of fecal bolus during evacuation, contributing to the restructuring of the intestinal mucosa and, thus, preventing the appearance of intestinal discomfort, common in the process of dysbiosis.