Wang et al. (2019) showed ginger selectively promotes beneficial gut bacteria while inhibiting pathogens. That's the definition of a prebiotic.
What Ginger Does to Your Gut
Promotes: Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium → short-chain fatty acids (butyrate) → stronger gut barrier, better immunity, less inflammation.
Inhibits: Clostridium perfringens, E. coli enterotoxigenic → less gas, less bloating, less intestinal inflammation.
Repairs: NF-κB suppression + Nrf2 activation at the mucosal level → tighter junctions → less bacterial toxin (LPS) leaking into blood → less systemic inflammation.
The Turmeric Amplifier
Curcumin independently increases microbiome diversity and reduces gut inflammation. INTI combines both with black pepper (2000% absorption).
Sugar: The Anti-Prebiotic
Excess sugar feeds gas-producing bacteria (Clostridium, Klebsiella) at the expense of Lactobacillus. A ginger shot with 33g sugar/100ml worsens the dysbiosis it claims to fix.
INTI: 1.1g sugar. The prebiotic effect works when you stop feeding the pathogens.
Your gut supplement shouldn't feed the problem.
