Friday, June 6, 2008

Do You Know Intestinal Bacteria Is To Your Advantage

The E. coli bacteria are other intestinal bacteria found in both animals and humans. They mainly help with the food digestion process and production of vitamins including vitamin K. Both these activities are seen to be beneficial to us as they help us grow better. In animals such as cows, goats, giraffes and the deer, these bacteria stay in the rumen where they are used to break down the grass and hay ingested by the animal into simpler nutrients that the animal can easily absorb into the blood stream. However, at times having the E. coli bacteria inside the intestines could be considered as dangerous because sometimes, these bacteria contain the harmful strain of E. coli 0157:H7 which causes a person to have a blood stained diarrhea until treatment is taken.