Leaky gut syndrome and your health

Do you suffer from a multitude of different unexplained and seemingly unrelated symptoms? Your problems could be stemming from your small intestines.

Your small intestines is a long tube which curls around in your abdomen. The lining of this tube is like a shag pile carpet with lots of tentacles called villi. Over the carpet is a fine cheese cloth like layer with lots of minute holes. When food is fully broken down by your digestive juices, the small particles pass through the small holes and into your blood stream.

Sometimes tears occur in the cheese cloth known as, a leaky gut or intestinal permeability ,and allow partially digested large food particles and other toxins to pass in to your blood stream.

There are a number of reasons why leaky gut occurs including:

• Food sensitivities
• Fungal Overgrowth
• Bacterial imbalance
• Stress
• Excessive Exercise
• High Sugar Diet
• Overuse of Antibiotics, Anti-inflammatory and Antacid medications.
• Parasites

Common symptoms of Leaky Gut Syndrome include:

1. Joint pain
2. Eczema
3. Psoriasis
4. Hives
5. Allergies
6. Food Sensitivities
7. Fatigue
8. Bloating
9. Gas
10. Abdominal Cramps
11. Diarrhea

Leak gut is associated with a number of different conditions, in particular one group known as Autoimmune Diseases. Autoimmune diseases is in the top 3 conditions that cause death in humans.

You test for leaky gut by using a intestinal permeability laboratory test which you can get through your family physician.

A natural way to treat leaky gut is trough diet and some nutrition. It is a three part process:

1. Remove all food sensitivities.
2. Restore the gut enviroment through use of fermented foods and friendly bacteria.
3. Repair the gut through supplementation including l-glutamine.

Pleased be advised that this article should only be used for informational purposes and not as way to diagnosis any conditions. If you are unsure about your current symptoms pleased be sure to consult your  trusted health care professional.

Source: Dr Oz.com