Are probiotics drugs?
In answering this question, it is important to remember that probiotics, although used most often to promote health, are not drugs.
Therefore, it is not possible to introduce a 1-to-1 analogy, that in place of drug X we give drug Y with the same effect.
What instead of probiotics - supporting treatment
If the probiotic administered is intended to support the treatment of a specific ailment, it is also not possible to swap the chosen species, type, or even strain, replacing it arbitrarily with another probiotic.
What instead of probiotics - supporting health
In order to support a healthy body and provide it with an extremely useful diversity of microbiome, one can, in place of drugstore preparations, try natural sources of probiotics such as kefir, buttermilk, yogurt, sauerkraut, pickled cucumbers, other pickled vegetables and fruits, or slightly more exotic ones, e.g. natto, kombucha, kimchi.
They can be taken in food form and/or ready-made preparations containing their concentrates, for example, in the form of shots.
