Have you ever observed how an organic matter decays in a dry environment versus wet?
For example, grass in too much sun may dry up. However, if you were to grow grass in a moist closed environment, it will develop mold.
Now compare this to our stomach environment.
How much people do to create a perfect bacteria, and how many "probiotics" of all sorts they take!
In a swampy soil there will exist its own organisms, naturally. Compare that to a running stream.
Think about all this.