Another treatment option for gas and bloating is taking probiotics, which are a combination of live beneficial bacteria and yeasts that naturally live in your body and help make up your microbiome.5 This is a diverse group of organisms called microbes that work to keep your body healthy. Microbes are a combination of bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa.5 The primary job of probiotics within your body is to maintain a healthy balance and keep bad bacteria—the kind that can make you sick—in check.