What is gut dysbiosis in a baby?

Dysbiosis in a baby means something similar as in an adult. Essentially it’s an imbalance of the microbial communities that live in the gut.

However, unlike the adult gut, the baby gut is developing and flexible to changes in the environment. For better or worse. This window of development - a baby’s first 1,000 days - is the period during which chronic diseases can take root.

This means that off-kilter immune development, metabolic issues, and inflammation linked to dysbiosis can translate into obesity, allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disease later on in adulthood.

In early life, dysbiosis can look like low levels of certain beneficial bacteria. In your baby, this may manifest as colic, sleep issues, eczema, food allergies, or tummy troubles.