(Longstanding celiac disease or other highly
permeable gut lining may be another factor?)
A leaky or
permeable gut lining lets undigested food particles into the blood steam creating an alarm reaction in the body.
Babies are born with
a permeable gut lining, which colostrum coats and seals.12, 13 This is particularly important if your baby is premature, as she'll be more at risk from the dangerous gut condition necrotising enterocolitis (NEC).13
Not exact matches
Inflammation in the
gut causes the
gut lining to become
permeable, which can lead to leaky
gut.
The scientific name for leaky
gut syndrome is intestinal hyperpermeability, which essentially translates to «an excessively
permeable intestinal
lining.»
However, when the system is functioning poorly, the intestinal
lining can become hyper -
permeable, which means there are spaces developing between the cells in the
gut wall that allow bacteria, toxins and food to leak through.
Leaky
gut syndrome, or intestinal hyper permeability, is a condition in which the tight junctions in the
gut lining become too large and abnormally
permeable.
Leaky
gut happens when the
lining of the intestines becomes overly
permeable.
Generally, when the
gut becomes
permeable, large molecules leak through the
lining which should not and this stimulates our immune system.
As your
gut lining becomes more sensitive (or even
permeable), it may be time to swap out some foods to see how your body responds.