| The concept of leaky gut is what I want to | | | | have seen that people who suffer from |
| discuss more in-depth. As I discussed previously, | | | | Celiac’s disease, the genetic intolerance to |
| with leaky gut you have a weakening of the tight | | | | gluten, can often develop leaky gut as the lining of |
| junctions, which are the spaces between the cells | | | | their digestive tract is blunted over time. Yet |
| in the digestive tract. They weaken and | | | | when that intolerance, in this case wheat, is |
| breakdown which allows many things into the | | | | removed, the inflammatory process diminishes |
| bloodstream due to this leaky gut that should not | | | | and healing and regeneration happens to that |
| get through. Things like food proteins, anything we | | | | mucosal lining. |
| absorb from our food and water can get through | | | | There are a couple of supplements proven helpful |
| as well as toxins produced from yeast and | | | | in the treatment of leaky gut. Glutamine is an |
| bacteria also gain entry. | | | | amino acid that provides support to the digestive |
| There is not simply one specific treatment for | | | | system. Cayenne is an herb that has been shown |
| leaky gut. Fortunately there are various | | | | to increase blood flow to the gut which aids in |
| supplements that can provide not only help for | | | | healing. Cayenne also stimulates secretory IgA |
| leaky gut but that also aid in the integrity and | | | | production to further help with leaky gut. Another |
| overall health of the digestive system. Probiotics | | | | helpful remedy to decrease inflammation is called |
| have been shown helpful for leaky gut including | | | | turmeric, the active ingredient is curcumin. Not |
| acidophilus, bifidobacter and saccharomyces | | | | only is this anti-inflammatory effective in the |
| boulardii, which is a type of yeast that attacks | | | | digestive tract which aids with leaky gut, but it |
| other pathogenic yeast in the digestive tract. | | | | also provides systemic anti-inflammatory support. |
| Special diets like the gluten and casein free diet, | | | | While there is not one single treatment for |
| the specific carbohydrate diet and the low oxalate | | | | everyone who has leaky gut, there are many |
| diet call all serve to aid with leaky gut by helping | | | | things that can be done to help. Special diets can |
| to reduce inflammation in the digestive tract of | | | | help to reduce inflammation caused by foods, |
| children on the Autism spectrum. Healing and | | | | supplements can further reduce inflammation and |
| regeneration of the lining of the digestive tract | | | | heal the gut lining, and controlling pathogens like |
| can occur when the inflammation is reduced. We | | | | yeast can also be effective at treating leaky gut. |