Food Intolerance Treatment

WHAT IS FOOD INTOLERANCE?

Food Intolerance Treatment: If when certain foods are consumed, symptoms such as abdominal pain, excessive intestinal gas, increased bowel movements, diarrhea, intestinal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, skin rashes, inflammatory skin reactions, itching, shortness of breath, anxiety, or some of these symptoms appear, the person who suffers from these symptoms may be said to have intolerance to that particular food.

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF FOOD INTOLERANCE?

There are two types of food intolerance. The first is congenital, whereas the other is acquired food intolerance. An example of a congenital intolerance is the breast milk allergy. An example of acquired intolerance is, however, food intolerances resulting from leaky gut syndrome.

WHAT KIND OF FOOD INTOLERANCE IS MILK ALLERGY?

An allergy to breast milk as soon as an infant is born is quite typical. This allergy appears immediately after the infant starts breastfeeding, with a widespread skin reaction all over the body, similar to measles. These cases are characterized by a congenital deficiency or absence of the enzyme LACTASE, which is necessary for the digestion of the sugar LACTOSE in milk. These types of allergies are true milk allergies. Sometimes an allergic reaction that does not appear to occur to breast milk can develop to cow’s milk. Some of these cases are alleviated or disappear after the first 3 years of life. The condition characterized by LACTASE enzyme deficiency is called “LACTOSE INTOLERANCE”. And these account for 3-5% of cases of MILK ALLERGY.

But an allergy to milk and dairy products later in life, when it did not exist in the past, is completely different. These cases develop allergies due to the condition called “Leaky Gut Syndrome”, which develops due to FLORA DAMAGE in the intestines. Our gut and defense systems recognize the products consumed by our ancestors thanks to our genetic memory. Though we cannot distinguish whether a product is natural or not at first glance, our genetic memory allows our body to easily recognize them. Our intestines are selectively permeable. However, damage to the intestinal flora results in impaired selective permeability. Upon impairment of the selective permeability of the intestine, dairy products that have been processed and structurally modified are perceived as foreign by our genetic memory, and when these products are consumed, they are absorbed from the intestines although they should not be absorbed and pass into the bloodstream, causing allergic reactions to these products. The prevalence of this type of allergy in the population is 10%. We call milk allergy resulting from flora damage without Lactase enzyme deficiency as “LACTOSE INTOLERANCE-LIKE SYNDROME”. This syndrome accounts for 95-97% of all milk allergies, which can be treated.

HOW MANY TYPES OF GLUTEN INTOLERANCE ARE THERE?

There are two types of gluten intolerance. Those who consume gluten products and develop intolerance include, firstly, those who are diagnosed with “CELIAC DISEASE” on endoscopic biopsy of a tissue sample taken from the duodenum, and secondly, those who are not diagnosed with CELIAC DISEASE on biopsy (these are called CELIAC-LIKE SYNDROME). Both groups are sensitive to gluten products.

Contained in products such as barley, wheat and oats, GLUTEN contains two proteins called “Glutenin” and “Gliadin”.

Celiac disease is characterized by a reaction to “GLIADIN”. The diagnosis can also be made by checking for Anti Gliadin Antibodies in the blood. Celiac disease can manifest at any stage of life. A damaged flora of the digestive tract is an important factor in the development of symptoms of Celiac disease.

In CELIAC-LIKE SYNDROME, the “Leaky Gut Syndrome”, which develops due to flora damage, leads to the onset of the disease. Most of the cases of gluten intolerance are cases of Celiac-Like Syndrome. In these patients, Anti Gliadin Antibody is (-) and they are found not to have Celiac disease by biopsy. These patients can be treated with a FLORA TRANSPLANT.

HOW DOES ACQUIRED FOOD INTOLERANCE DEVELOP?

As a result of the “Leaky Gut Syndrome”, which develops as a result of damage to the flora of the digestive system and a decrease in the diversity of flora, food intolerances that first develop against a few foods appear as intolerances against an increasing number of foods. These patients can be treated with a FLORA TRANSPLANT.

CAN PROLONGED FOOD INTOLERANCE LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER DISORDERS?

This intolerance results in permanent and irreversible damage and loss of absorptive surface in the intestine. This leads to the development of many autoimmune diseases.

CAN FOOD INTOLERANCE BE TREATED?

Food intolerances that are acquired after flora damage can be treated with FLORA TRANSPLANTATION.

WHAT IS FLORA?

Certain parts of the human body are inhabited by microorganisms which peacefully live with us, do not harm us, contribute to the vital functions of the region in which they live, cause health problems when not present, whose functions cannot be compensated in any other way, which constantly renew themselves, whose diversity increases under favorable living conditions, and whose number and biodiversity decrease in some unfavorable conditions. Their generic name is FLORA.

What is at stake is the flora of the digestive tract. The digestive system refers to the tract from the mouth to the anus. The digestive system is home to members of the flora throughout the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, with unique functions at each site. Those are specific to the site they occupy and cannot inhabit or live in other sites.

The number of flora bacteria identified in the human digestive tract to date is 1054. Flora diversity is among the most important factors affecting quality of life.

HOW MANY TYPES OF FLORA BACTERIA DO HUMANS HARBOR IN THE ENTIRE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?

The most important factor in this is the environmental conditions.  Whereas the diversity of flora in those living in large metropolitan areas is as low as 50-60, this figure tends to increase in rural areas. In Turkey, people on average have a flora diversity of around 100 to 110 species throughout the entire digestive tract.

A high level of biodiversity of the digestive tract flora is directly proportional to a healthy, high quality and long life. Our flora members have diverse functions and are therefore indispensable for our health.

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF FLORA? WHY DOES IT MATTER TO US?

Each part of our body has its own flora, which are the most crucial structures that fight against pathogens coming from outside. In cases where the flora of a given site is reduced, destroyed or extinct, the site gets invaded by pathogenic microorganisms. The flora of the digestive tract are of critical importance in the formation of a gel-like secretion called mucus, which coats the entire lining of the digestive tract, in the site they inhabit. In the absence of mucus, what we eat and drink as well as all the secretions of the digestive system come into direct contact with the surface of the digestive system (mucosa) and cause erosion in the parts they come into contact with. The flora is indispensable for the acid-base balance, enzymatic function, synthesis function and digestive activities of the site they inhabit. Without flora, these functions get impaired. Any disruption of the flora in any given site not only disrupts the function of that site, but also causes disruptions in the functions ahead and behind it.

IS THE FLORA OF EVERY HUMAN BEING THE SAME?

No. Each human being’s flora is influenced by numerous factors. Like a fingerprint, each person has their own flora.

The process of acquiring flora starts from the moment we are born and lasts a lifetime. The diversity of flora may increase or decrease due to various factors such as infancy, childhood, adolescence, fertility, pregnancy, breastfeeding, stresses, treatments, diseases, nutrition, etc. Yet, in all people, the period between the ages of 20 and 30 is when the flora is at its highest quality and diversity. The biodiversity of flora decreases with aging and predisposes to many diseases.

WHAT HAPPENS WITHOUT FLORA?

It is impossible to live without flora.

WHAT IS A FLORA TRANSPLANT?

Flora transplantation is the process consisting of collecting flora samples from at least one healthy FLORA DONOR under general anesthesia through endoscopy and colonoscopy from approximately 30 different anatomical regions of the digestive system, with each region being washed with serums suitable for its own characteristics and aspirated back, subjecting these samples to some series of specific procedures, and then transplanting them endoscopically and colonoscopically to the equivalent anatomical regions of the patient under general anesthesia.

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