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Icy_Landscaped t1_issgc11 wrote

Reply to comment by crazyhadron in How is the human gut microbiome established in infancy or earlier on? by molllymaybe

If a baby is born via c-section and then is bottle fed formula are they more likely to have stomach problems?

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SirButcher t1_ist096i wrote

Not neceserally: they still are in skin contact with the parents, and babies put EVERYTHING into their mouth, giving ample opportunities for microbes to start living in their guts.

Microbes are everywhere and our body has multiple "built-in" systems which help the good microbes to profalite. The gut microbiome is an ecosystem on its own, constantly changing and growing as our habits, environment, stress level, eating habits (and so much more) change while our immune system works hard to keep them in check and make sure they don't do anything which they shouldn't do.

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