However,
a compromised gut lining allows toxins, undigested food particles, and bad bacteria to «leak» out of your intestines and to then...
Many things can contribute to
a compromised gut lining, one being an imbalance in healthy gut flora and yeast or candida.
Additionally, we are consuming tons of antibiotics through our food and for self treatments and taking birth control pills which
all compromise the gut lining and increase the chance of reacting to a food.
Not exact matches
A
compromised lining of your
gut — also called leaky
gut — leads to larger particles of not quite broken down food absorbing from your
gut into your bloodstream, where they travel throughout your system.
Without a healthy
gut, you are unable to break down and absorb needed nutrients from your food, and the
lining of your
gut can become
compromised.
When the immune system has been
compromised, or when the normal
lining of the
gut becomes damaged, the yeast, instead of remaining within the intestinal tract where they belong, can metamorphose into its fungal form sending out rhizomes (roots) to penetrate the walls of the
gut, opening it to the absorption of yeast cells, particles of cells, and the toxins these micro organisms produce enter the interior of the body and pass into the bloodstream.
GAPS removes these foods and uses healing, traditional foods to heal the
gut lining and replenish the body of badly needed nutrients which the other foods — grains and starches (not just gluten) prevent a
compromised immune system from digesting.
When we are stressed out over years, and don't take proper care of ourselves the
lining of our
gut becomes
compromised.
Liver, fatty fish, and shellfish, regarded as nutrient powerhouses on the autoimmune protocol, are particularly essential as they provide nutrients such as vitamins A and D which support regeneration of the
gut lining that is
compromised in autoimmune disease (3, 4).
Food allergies and sensitivities are usually the result of a series of events that
compromise the integrity of the
lining of the
gut (leaky
gut) and when that
gut barrier is repaired it MAY be possible to reintroduce those foods safely.
However, for people with autoimmune conditions,
compromised digestion (such as IBS, or «leaky
gut»), this can cause further digestive damage to the intestinal
lining (source).
That's because antibiotics, steroids, over-the-counter meds, and anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen can break down the
gut lining and
compromise the mucosal barrier.