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Title: Article - What is leaky gut ?
Post by MarciaB on 12/09/12 at 11:39:48

For those of you who are new to this info, I thought Dr. J did a great job explaining this. Tc ... Marcia

http://dogtorj.com/what-is-food-intolerance/what-is-the-leaky-gut/

Title: Re: Article - What is leaky gut ?
Post by MarciaB on 01/14/13 at 00:11:05

I'm back. I forgot to add other links on leaky gut to this but didn't want you to think this is all there is on leaky gut. I'm a little under the weather but I believe dr teri wahls explains this in her ted video.

Dr J.
is focused on how glutamates are involved but other integrative /
functional doctors look at the other players. Leaky gut and gut permeability are the same.

Tc .. Marcia

Title: Re: Article - What is leaky gut ?
Post by Joan on 01/14/13 at 18:25:15

Hi Marcia,

Doctor J (D.V.M., veterinarian) seems to feel he's helped himself with diet. You probably already know that removing food groups is a type of elimination diet and can help people identify problem foods as well as mast cell triggers. Some MC patients also have celiac disease and/or gluten sensitivity.

There is a lot written about "leaky gut." My allergist told me he suspected that some people react to foods, but don't have true food allergies, because there is permeability in the mucosa of the digestive system due to inflammation and the breaking down of the mucosa. Too large of molecules get into the blood stream, setting off the immune system.

My integrative M.D./Internal Medicine specialist recommended
l-glutamine (500 mg. x twice/day) to me for it. (I don't have any sensitivity to gluten nor do I have celiac disease.)

It did help me a lot, and if my mast cell symptoms are flaring in my GI, I take l-glutamine (among other things) until it's better. I don't have any primary research sources regarding this, so this is simply my experience.

For people who have GI problems, being tested for gluten sensitivity and celiac disease would normally be part of a GI work-up.

Title: Re: Article - What is leaky gut ?
Post by MarciaB on 01/15/13 at 23:59:51

Hi joan,

Thanks for claryifying that. I dropped the ball after getting this started.

Fwiw, drj has been helping people on the web for several years. I think I first saw his info on neurotalk when looking for gluten /
neuro info on the web in 2006.

I can't attest to his creditials personally but I like his writing style.