HEALING THE INTESTINAL WALL: The microvilli in the small intestine are highly regenerative. If given a total rest from everything that irritates them, indi- vidual microvilli can repair themselves within 4 -5 days. If the damage is extensive, there will be deep tears in the intestinal wall, and healing will take a much longer time. Healing needs to be complete for the body’s overall health to be restored. A leaky gut cannot process large protein molecules, so these need to be avoided. Starches and disaccharide sugars (sucrose, lactose) also need to be avoided because a damaged intestinal wall is unable to produce the final enzymes needed to break themdown. Undigested starches and sugars remain in the gut, ferment and feed pathogen- ic bacteria, candida and other microbes that continue to attack the intestinal wall. It is also necessary to avoid foods to which a person has unique sensitivities to. BioScanMSA (Meridian Stress Assessment) testing can help determine this without having to go through the process of an elimina- tion diet. Continuing to eat these irritating items would be the same as continuing to scratch a cut and expecting it to heal. It will not. The form of sugar most compatible with healing a leaky gut is fructose (fruit sugar). It is a simple sugar readily available for absorption because it requires no digestive enzymes to break it down.
or by continually overloading a sluggish digestive system with far more food than it can handle. This can cause a vicious cycle allowing more parasites, bacteria, viruses, and/or candida to become systemic, which can create a whole host of other problems. SYMPTOMS OF A LEAKY GUT CAN INCLUDE ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Constipation and/or diarrhea • Abdominal pain and/or bloating
• Indigestion or flatulence • Mucus or blood in stools
• Chronic joint or muscle pains • Frequent fatigue, tiredness • Fuzzy thinking • Confusion, poor memory • Mood swings aggravated by sensitivities/intolerances • Poor exercise tolerance • Weak immunity • Shortness of breath • Skin rashes, hives, eczema • Asthma, bronchitis, respiratory infections • Sinus or nasal congestion • Food/alcohol allergies/intolerances • Alcohol consumption makes one feel sick
If you think you are a victim of leaky gut syndrome, visit your natural health care practitioner.
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