Leaky Gut?

[Moongirl]

Is it common for Celiac people to have leaky gut? How do you know you have it? Like what symptoms do you get?

[DonnaD]

Is it common for Celiac people to have leaky gut? How do you know you have it? Like what symptoms do you get?

hI Moongirl

I'v just got back from my new doctors appointment with a test kit for it!

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The gut is a major primary interface between the individual and the environment. Disturbances in gut function can result in devastating ill health effects on the individual. Increased gut permeability can cause absorption of potentially toxic dietary substances and products of incomplete digestion, which are regarded by the body as foreign substances requiring 'attack' when in fact with adequate digestion and normal permeability they would not compromise optimum function. Abnormal gut flora also results in the production of toxic substances which may reduce the level of patient health.

Gut permeability profile

A drink containing PEG 400, a mixture of eleven sizes of molecules, is taken. The different sizes of molecules pass through the gut wall and into the circulation with differing levels of ease. All the urine passed over the next six hours is collected. The quantity of each molecular size of PEG in the urine collection are measured and we can then reconstruct an absorption profile.

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So I'll be looking it up on google tonight!

Donna