How fast do bacteria multiply in our body? It's an interesting question that can't be answered in one word - as usual😁 However, we can draw legitimate conclusions from other data! For instance, we do know that when we create the most favorable conditions for bacteria to grow, then the fission process occurs every 20-30 min. If bacteria in natural conditions were able to multiply at such a rate, then after 24 hours the total mass of offspring of one bacterium would amount to 1,800,000 kg. Naturally, the conditions inside our bodies are far from ideal. The "good" bacteria are in strictly regulated symbiosis with the body, and the "bad" bacteria face a fierce fight from the immune system. However, there is a condition, in which the growth of "good" bacteria gets out of control: bacterial overgrowth syndrome. Although it is often listed as a type of dysbacteriosis, the pathology is in some ways unique. In it, the small intestine contains more than one million bacteria per 1 ml of contents.