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Manufacturers use a chemical or heat treatment to make a starch "resistant" to digestion. However, many of these modified starches are not fermented into the beneficial short-chain fatty acids (like butyrate) that heal your gut lining. Instead, they act as simple bulking agents that pass through you like a ghost. You get the label claim—"Contains 6g of Prebiotic Fiber"—but your microbiome gets zero benefit.

Many “prebiotic” products on the market contain cheap inulin extracted from chicory root. While true inulin is a legitimate prebiotic, the processed versions found in bars and powders often contain short-chain fructans. These are digested so quickly in the upper colon that they feed everything —including gas-producing bacteria that leave you bloated, and potentially even pathogenic strains. quackpreb

This is QuackPreb at its finest: It looks like fiber, acts like sawdust, but costs like medicine. Ironically, the primary symptom QuackPreb solves is the one it creates. Marketers have convinced consumers that severe bloating, gas, and abdominal pain after taking a prebiotic is "die-off" or "herxing"—a sign the product is working. Manufacturers use a chemical or heat treatment to