What is the Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS)?
Leaky gut syndrome is a term often used in complementary or alternative medicine circles and by the lay public that describes a collection of symptoms believed to be due to what medical researchers call increased intestinal permeability or altered intestinal or gut barrier function. This concept is increasingly recognized as one of the most important problems, if not the most important, in the prevention or development of various diseases such as celiac disease, Crohn's disease and various autoimmune disorders. An intact gut barrier is part of the innate immune system defense mechanism that is important for health and prevention of disease. The intestine is lined with a single layer of epithelial cells, called enterocytes in the small bowel and colonocytes in the large bowel or colon. These epithelial cells constitute the intestinal barrier or defensive wall from what enters our body when we eat.
Can gluten cause leaky gut with or without celiac disease?
Chronic gluten exposure has been shown to activate zonulin resulting in increased intestinal permeability (or leaky gut) even in the absence of celiac disease. ...
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