leaky gut
Porous digestive lining
Leaky gut is a proposed condition in which the intestinal lining becomes abnormally permeable, allowing bacteria and toxins to pass into the bloodstream.
The concept is popular in alternative medicine circles but remains controversial in mainstream gastroenterology, where it's considered unproven as a distinct diagnosis: My naturopath says my symptoms are from leaky gut.
- intestinalOf the gut
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- inflammatory responseBody's reaction to injury
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
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- celiac diseaseceliac, celiac disease, gluten, gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity
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