Did you know that there are 100,000,000,000,000, that’s 100 trillion bacteria that live in the human gut? To put that into perspective, it’s about the same number as the world’s total debt (a conversation for another day). About 80% of these bacteria are either good or neutral, playing crucial roles in digestion, vitamin synthesis, immune strength, and even mood regulation.

Since bacteria are living organisms, they need food. And their food of choice? It is prebiotics, more commonly known as dietary fibre. In simple terms, probiotics feed on prebiotics. This is why your childhood lessons about eating fruits and vegetables still hold true – they nourish the ‘good’ bacteria that keep your gut in balance, shares Rahul Stepher, co-founder of Drix, which is a prebiotic soda available in Indi

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