- GMO Foods. They are laced with pesticides and viruses that get transferred to our bodies. Overwhelming research shows that GMO’s cause not only leaky gut syndrome, heightened food allergies, autoimmune disease, and a number of inflammatory health issues. Go organic as much as possible.
2. Antibiotics. Antibiotics, steroids, over the counter pain relievers can irritate the intestinal lining and damage protective mucus layers. This irritation can start or continue the inflammation cycle that leads to intestinal permeability.
3. Gluten. Gluten can irritate leaky gut syndrome by damaging the gut lining, making it more porous and susceptible to leakages. Gluten can also cause inflammation in the gut, further contributing to the leaky gut syndrome.
4. Processed Sugar. Sugar reduces beneficial bacteria leading to a leaky gut syndrome. Sugar feeds yeast or which leads to Candida overgrowth, which can lead to Leaky Gut.
5. Dairy. A majority of people are sensitive to dairy and they don’t even realize it. This means that they cannot digest the proteins (casein and whey) or sugar (lactose) found in milk. If your body cannot digest these, then it causes intestinal distress. Over time, continued consumption of dairy may cause damage to your gut.
When was tested for food allergies, that’s when I learned that I am highly allergic to WHEY PROTEIN.The stomach pain I was experiencing was my body was working overtime internally, to deal with it. Leaky Gut is more common that we realize. It pays to pay attention to what we are consuming and to what our body is telling us!
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