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Leaky Gut definition and possible remedies about it: The compound of illness?

The bodies of human beings contain a host of organs which are under consistent threats of various infections and diseases. For a better health, this should concern all of us and for a couple of weeks we are going to be looking at some of the underlying problems caused by the Gut in our bodies even as we get the clear leaky gut definition progressively. The Gut or Leaky Gut also known as intestinal sponginess which causes a host of health complications including obesity, IBS, headaches, allergies, depression, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, anxiety, and autoimmune conditions. With this information, it is amazing that quite often this escapes the experts and patients go without the real problem being addressed? The question we want to respond to in this article is why? With the help of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, we want to get to the bottom and bring to light how Leaky Gut definition is relevant to your health for an appropriate action to be taken.

Leaky Gut definition and possible remedies about it: What is leaky gut?

From the name one will be excused to believe that the Gut has several openings dispensing substances, Leaky Gut primarily occur at a microscopic level which we cannot see with our naked eyes. To help you comprehend this, ideally Leaky Gut happens in the small intestine particularly in the section of your digestive system that lies between the stomach which is the first entry point for food and also where food is first broken/digested into usable form by the body and large intestine which is the final exit point of our food’s journey before allowing all the waste to be dispense out as feces through the anus and from the rectum. For a good health doctor Akoury notes that all the food items arriving at the small intestine must be systematically broken to allow only the food nutrients to be taken in through the walls of the small intestine and finally to the blood for circulation throughout the body.

According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, it is important to note that all the cells that make up the walls of the intestines replace themselves every 72 hours automatically. They are also adversely affected by external forces like stress. Therefore if you are under any form of psychological stress or your digestive tract is under stress either because of exposure to medications, antibiotics, alcohol, or caffeine etc., then the effect of this is that the intestinal walls cells will not be healthy as they should. Any unhealthy cells will allow undigested food to “leak” through the intestinal wall and into the space underneath where your immune system is on guard for enemies like viruses and bacteria. At this point your immune system notices partially undigested proteins and food and mounts an immune response to get rid of these foreign bodies putting your health at risk. This attack leads to an inflammatory response which creates more stress on your system resulting in further damage to the intestinal wall.

Leaky Gut definition and possible remedies about it: Identifying the problem

Ordinarily in many cases, the inflammation caused by Leaky Gut is associated with digestive symptoms such as heartburn, gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, cramping, and/or hemorrhoids. Besides that, you might also start to suspect Leaky Gut if you have any of the following symptoms un-resolved:

Achiness and pain including head or joint pain
Menstrual pain
An autoimmune condition like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or M.S.
Weight related issues
Unexplained headaches
Anxiety, depression
PMS
Fatigue
Allergies or allergic reactions on your skin

Leaky Gut definition and possible remedies about it: Why is it often unidentified or misdiagnosed?

Although there has been research on Leaky Gut around for several decades, it is not well recognized by traditional medical doctors or gastroenterologists so don’t be surprised if they don’t mention it at all if you talk to them about your symptoms. Neither an endoscopy nor a colonoscopy will show Leaky Gut, so it won’t be reported there either. Nonetheless there are fairly simple tests currently being developed to help in identifying Leaky Gut however, at this point in time, one of the best ways according to AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center experts on how to identify Leaky Gut is a food sensitivity panel. Besides, this will also clarify about the healing process. And as we had noted earlier we will be discussing more about this including the types of testing for Leaky Gut in our upcoming article in this series. So keep reading and stay with us on the link to get the best from the best.

Leaky Gut definition and possible remedies about it: Can it be treated?

The correct answer to that is YES. Even though many patients have in the past been told that their health issues will never heal, this is not true with Leaky Gut because it is treatable and that is why it is the perfect example of a condition where a completely different approach to health is beneficial.

Because, as we said at the top of this article, the cells of the intestinal wall renew themselves every 72 hours, it stands to reason that all we need to do to allow Leaky Gut to heal is remove, or stop, what is causing damage to the intestines. Once we have done that, we can then add in nutrients and herbs that assist and support the process, thus speeding up the healing process. So yes, the good news is that Leaky Gut can heal. And as it does so, you are likely to feel better and better over several months or years.

Finally in this series of articles we will be talking more about Leaky Gut examining the research on what causes it, looking at how to test for it, and most importantly, how to heal it. Be the time we will be done with the series you shall have learnt about the health issues associated with Leaky Gut, and how healing Leaky Gut can reverse even those conditions that are thought to be unresolvable. It is important that if you have this problem, the action needs to be taken timely because healing is possible.