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Suffering from leaky gut condition? Follow these tips

Written by Editorial Team | Published : April 18, 2019 3:25 PM IST

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Leaky Gut

Leaky gut is a digestive condition in which your intestinal permeability increases. Your digestive system protects your body from harmful substances. It controls what enters your blood and transported to your organs. Tight junctions present in your digestive system allow important substances like minerals, vitamins, and water to pass through and hinders the passage of toxins and bacteria to the blood. However, when your gut becomes leaky means your intestinal walls become loose, it permits even toxins to pass through it into the bloodstream. This can cause inflammation and triggers immune reaction. Leaky gut condition occurs due to various factors including excessive sugar intake, stress, inflammation, yeast overgrowth, excess alcohol intake etc. This condition is linked to various diseases like diabetes, celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and food allergies. As it doesn’t have a recommended course of treatment, here we tell you how to maintain your gut health.

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Avoid refined carbs intake: Carbs containing foods like white flour, pastries and sodas are high in sugar and harmful bacteria thrives on it. Eating more carbs can hinders your gut barrier function.  Also Read - How Does Alkaline Water Boost Our Immunity?

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Yoghurt

Opt for fermented foods: These foods including yogurt, kefir, and kimchi contains probiotic that is known to improve your gut health.

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Limit the use of NSAIDs: Various studies have linked long-term use of NSAIDs to leaky gut syndrome.