Leaky Gut Syndrome – An American Epidemic
Written by Carey Grandel on December 8th, 2009Leaky Gut Syndrome is a true epidemic in the United States today. The result of years of eating the standard American processed foods diet, Leaky Gut is the end stage of a whole sequence of events. Indigestible sludge, or enzymeless processed food accumulates year after year in the digestive tract. Without enzymes, they cannot be broken down and metabolized and thereby build up layer upon layer throughout the alimentary canal.
Leaky Gut Syndrome refers to the last part of the digestive tract which is the colon. The primary function of the colon is to keep waste before it is eliminated and reabsorb water and electrolytes to keep the body hydrated and full of nutrients.
The colon is an amazing organ. It has many tiny holes that allow water and minerals to get re-absorbed into the blood. This helps to make sure your body stays properly hydrated.
When you have an abnormal colon, the sludge layers cause problems in the openings of the colon wall. Most adult Americans have this problem. What happens is that many of the holes get stuck in the open position and others are stuck closed. The ones that are open allow leaking of food that has been undigested into the bloodstream. Once it gets in the blood the manmade processed foods are not able to be digested. They’re now able to get into the organs and tissues. This causes inflammation and filtration problems and eventually a failure of the organ or tissue. This is what is called Leaky Gut Syndrome. A more formal name used by doctors is hyper permeability syndrome.
Essentially, the colon allows gut contents into the blood … almost at will. The content was really waste, which should normally have been eliminated. This happens because the colon pores in the wall were stuck in the open position, allowing the waste to get back into the bloodstream. This includes the loss of water and electrolytes. In other words, the gut is leaky.
The way to get rid of this problem is to clean out the built up sludge in the colon. This really means getting rid of the undigested foods. The most practical way to do this is by using herbal and holistic remedies. Things such as laxatives are very coarse and hard on your system. Once the undigested foods leave your colon, you pores are open again allowing your colon to heal. Then the colon can once again do it’s opening and closing job correctly. The colon will now rid itself of what it’s supposed to and keep your system in check. You’ll be rid of Leaky Gut Syndrome, which may even cure some of your allergies.
Leaky Gut Syndrome is an unlikely condition of the human body. Good thing, there’s a solution to leaky gut syndrome. You can find more information here: Leaky Gut Syndrome.
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