Intestinal micro-ecological balance, related to children's lifelong health

Is intestinal microecology related to childhood autism? Is this true? With the popularization of probiotics, many people are no strangers to the terms “intestinal micro-ecology” and “intestinal flora”. The intestinal micro-ecology is related to many diseases, such as fatty liver, obesity, eczema, Asthma, allergic purpura, and even neurological and psychiatric diseases such as Parkinson's disease, autism, etc. What is such a powerful intestinal micro-ecology? To this end, Bedley Probiotics and the Department of Pediatrics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University hosted an academic forum in the hospital on March 27, 2018 with the theme of “Introduction to Intestinal Microecology and Childhood Diseases”, from Xi'an. Professor Liu Xiaohong, professor of pediatrics and doctoral supervisor of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaotong University. Director of Pediatrics of Tangdu Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, deputy director of doctoral supervisor Jiang Xun, professor of neonatology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, and director of doctoral supervisor Zhou Xihui respectively, "Intestinal microbiology in early life", "intestinal micro-ecology Lectures on the progress of research on common diseases in pediatrics. Dr. Liu Li, a pediatric graduate student at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, shared the article "Intestinal microbiome is related to lifetime antibiotic use in Finnish pre-school children" on nature. More than 40 professors and clinicians from Tangdu Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Fourth People's Hospital, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, High-tech Hospital, and 52nd Hospital were invited to attend the meeting.
      Director Jiang Xun described the formation, influencing factors, effects of intestinal micro-ecology and the application of probiotics in allergic diseases. Whether the probiotics are taken during pregnancy, the mode of production, the environment at birth, the maternal and child room, the feeding method, and the application of antibiotics all have a good or bad effect on the intestinal micro-ecology, which in turn affects long-term health. She advocates the acquisition of microorganisms in early life, which is a key step in establishing a healthy intestinal micro-ecology. Lactobacillus rhamnosus or bifidobacteria during the first trimester and 6 months postpartum can regulate the immune function of children and reduce the occurrence of long-term eczema.
      Director Zhou Xihui said that “ecological disorders are not far away”, and intestinal flora imbalance is likely to be an important cause of mental illness such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes and other metabolic diseases such as depression, anxiety and cognitive dysfunction. Balanced gut flora can promote physical and mental health, and dysbacteriosis can cause bowel-brain diseases. Intestinal flora may be involved in the development of the nervous system in early life, and has a lasting effect on the brain and behavioral patterns of life. Autism may be due to long-term infection of subacute C. typhimurium in the gastrointestinal tract of the individual, and its neurotoxin released. Invading the central nervous system through the vagus nerve causes various behavioral changes associated with autism.