”ANAEMIA (Anemia)” MAY BE THE FIRST SIGN OF LEAKY GUT SYNDROME
ANEMIA is a disease in which the blood level is low or commonly known as anemia . Anemia generally occurs for three reasons. These are;
- Insufficiency in blood production areas
- Rapid blood destruction
- Deficiencies of substances necessary for blood production (Iron, Folic Acid, Vit. B12, etc.)
Leaky Gut Syndrome is a general term that includes diseases that occur when our intestines lose their SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE feature. The main diseases evaluated under the title of Leaky Gut Syndrome are;
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- Crohn’s Disease
- IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome/Irritable Bowel Disease)
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- Celiac Disease
- Gluten Allergy (Celiac-Like Syndrome)
- Lactose Intolerance
- Lactose Intolerance-Like Syndrome
- Chronic Non Specific Colitis
Our intestines have the largest surface area of our body and are approximately 20,000 m2 , which is the size of three football fields. The inner surface of the intestines is covered with a single-layered inner skin layer called ENDOTHELIUM . After the food we eat is digested, it is absorbed through these cells and passes into the bloodstream. Nutrients and drugs absorbed from the intestines are carried by the blood and reach the areas of the body where they are needed. The most important feature in the absorption of food and other content in the intestines is SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY. Not everything can pass into the bloodstream from our intestines. However, the elements that our body needs and that will not harm our body can be absorbed into the bloodstream to the extent that our intestines allow. The two most important factors in the formation and maintenance of the selective permeability feature of our intestines are MUCUS and INTESTINAL FLORA .
MUCUS is secreted by GOBLET cells, which are specialized cells within the ENDOTHELIAL cells that line the inner surface of our intestines. MUCUS has a gelatinous structure and covers the ENDOTHELIAL layer like armor and protects the endothelium against the harmful effects of the intestinal content. The mucus shield is extremely important in maintaining and maintaining the selective permeability of the intestine. If there is no mucus or if it is insufficient, damage occurs to the endothelium, which is the inner surface of the intestine, and as a result, the intestine partially or completely loses its selective permeability. Our body makes an intense effort to repair the intestinal surface whose selective permeability is impaired, but if repair does not occur after a certain stage, the body permanently loses the absorption surface area by completely closing the area that has lost its selective permeability to absorption in order to protect itself. Areas covered with fibrotic tissue, which have lost their absorption and secretion functions, are dysfunctional and have no sensation, just like burn scars on the skin. The absorption surface area lost with fibrosis can never become functional again. Our body functions can tolerate the loss of absorption surface area up to a certain extent. However, after a certain stage, the remaining surface area will be insufficient to maintain vital functions.
Throughout our digestive system, we live with MICRO LIVING ENTITIES that are specialized for each region, do not normally live in any other region, perform digestion, secretion, detoxification, synthesis, intestinal motility, stool formation, nerve conduction and defense functions for us, live with us, consist of thousands of varieties, mostly bacteria, yeasts and viruses, expressed in trillions in number, renew themselves several times a day and continuously, and we call all of these DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FLORA. It is not possible for us to live healthily without FLORA. In addition, thanks to flora, it is possible to produce, protect and maintain MUCOUS secretion in every region of the digestive system. If there is regional or widespread damage to our flora, the mucous shield protection is eliminated and wounds occur in those regions due to the harmful effects of the digestive system content. When this process occurs in the intestines, LEAKAGE GUT SYNDROME occurs.
In cases of ”Leaky Gut Syndrome” where the intestines cannot perform healthy digestion, synthesis, detoxification and absorption, ANEMIA is frequently encountered due to the deficiency of fatty acids, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins (especially Vit B12), minerals (especially iron) and folic acid required for BLOOD production. Sometimes ANEMIA appears as the first symptom of Leaky Gut Syndrome or as a symptom accompanying other symptoms.
Leaky gut syndrome is a condition that must be examined while investigating the causes of ANEMIA. Especially if there is ANEMIA together with Food Allergy, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s disease, Lactose Intolerance, Celiac Disease, IBS and Autoimmune Diseases (Rheumatoid Arthritis, GUT Disease, Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Hashimoto’s Disease), Chronic Diarrhea, Mood Disorder, Autism, Chronic Fatigue, Eczema, Depression and Fibromyalgia, it is necessary to examine for ”Leaky Gut Syndrome”.
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