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    Leaky Gut Syndrome, (Intestine Permeability) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Leaky Gut Syndrome, (Intestine Permeability) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Leaky Gut Syndrome, (Intestine Permeability) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Leaky Gut Syndrome, (Intestine Permeability) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Leaky Gut Syndrome (Intestine Permeability) is a medical disorder that happens when the wall of the GI (gastrointestinal) tract is damaged.
    A healthy intestinal wall permits only nutrients to pass into the bloodstream.
    When the intestinal wall is injured or impaired, larger molecules (such as incompletely digested fats, proteins and toxins) pass through, as well.
    The intestinal wall barrier of a healthy intestinal mucosa is not a complete one to start with.
    Small amounts of molecules of different sizes and features do pass through the intact epithelium by both active and passive methods.
    Normally, the larger the molecule, the more unlikely it is to be permitted across.
    When the intestinal lining becomes inflamed or injured, it becomes harder to keep foreign, large particles out.
    The intestinal wall barrier becomes permeable or penetrable for large particles.
    When the spaces between cells widen up, larger particles are permitted to be absorbed into the body.
    Normally the body observes only tiny food antigens and restricted quantity of bacteria.
    In LGS, the wall of the small intestine becomes inflamed and irritated allowing metabolic and microbial toxins normally remaining within the small intestines to pass into the colon to enter the blood stream.
    In medical terms this is called increased intestinal permeability.
    Leaky Gut is a primary provider for asthma, food allergies, chronic sinusitis, eczema, urticaria, migraine, irritable bowel, fungal disorders, fibromyalgia, and inflammatory joint disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.
    It also adds to PMS, uterine fibroid, breast fibroids, chronic fatigue syndrome and pediatric immune deficiencies.
    The four main causes of leaky gut are:
    1. Poor diet
    2. Chronic stress
    3. Toxin overload
    4. Bacterial imbalance
    Leaky Gut Symptoms are:
    1. Bloating
    2. Food sensitivities
    3. Thyroid disorders
    4. Fatigue
    5. Joint pain
    There is a four-step treatment process that :
    1. Remove foods and factors that damage the gut
    2. Replace with healing foods
    3. Repair with specific supplements
    4. Rebalance with probiotics
    There are many supplements that hold up the digestive health, but the most advantageous leaky gut supplements are l-glutamine, probiotics, digestive enzymes, aloe vera juice, quercetin, NAG and licorice root.
    Some doctors believe lifestyle alterations, such as decreasing stress and enhancing nutrition, may be the best methods to treat symptoms due to leaky gut syndrome.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Leaky Gut Syndrome
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 Leaky Gut and Related Diseases
    Chapter 8 Digestion Process
    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateDec 1, 2016
    ISBN9781370453801
    Leaky Gut Syndrome, (Intestine Permeability) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Leaky Gut Syndrome, (Intestine Permeability) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Leaky Gut Syndrome,

      (Intestine Permeability)

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Leaky Gut Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What The patient Need to Treat Leaky Gut Syndrome)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If the patient would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank the patient for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Leaky gut

      What is the Leaky Gut Syndrome (Intestine Permeability)?

      Leaky Gut Syndrome (Intestine Permeability) is a medical disorder that happens when the wall of the GI (gastrointestinal) tract is damaged.

      A healthy intestinal wall permits only nutrients to pass into the bloodstream.

      When the intestinal wall is injured or impaired, larger molecules (such as incompletely digested fats, proteins and toxins) pass through, as well.

      The intestinal wall barrier of a healthy intestinal mucosa is not a complete one to start with.

      Small amounts of molecules of different sizes and features do pass through the intact epithelium by both active and passive methods.

      Normally, the larger the molecule, the more unlikely it is to be permitted across.

      When the intestinal lining becomes inflamed or injured, it becomes harder to keep foreign, large particles out.

      The intestinal wall barrier becomes permeable or penetrable for large particles.

      When the spaces between cells widen up, larger particles are permitted to be absorbed into the body.

      Normally the body observes only tiny food antigens and restricted quantity of bacteria.

      When it observes these new, larger ones, it treats them as foreign invaders.

      Antibodies are then created against previously harmless foods and the immune system becomes progressively overwhelmed with works it should not be doing.

      The health of the body becomes harder to maintain as progressive numbers of foods must be prevented for the patient to feel healthy.

      While the intestinal wall is becoming more permeable (leakier), vitamin and mineral absorption becomes decreased (not higher, as the patient might thought) because the carrier mechanisms of absorption become injured as part of the process

      Many nutrients need to be delivered across the intestinal barrier or it will not be absorbed.

      The junctions between cells not only require being intact and tight but the surface area of the small intestine must be bigger for normal nutrient processing to happen.

      Progressive irritation and inflammation of the intestinal lining produces an even larger malabsorption by decreasing the overall surface area of the lining.

      Even when eating the healthiest of diets, insufficient nutrient absorption may worsen the problem of having to handle all these new foreign invaders.

      Leaky gut (hyper-permeable intestine) is often a beginning to other health disorders, especially autoimmune diseases, IBS, and allergies.

      Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS) may be a major contributor of disease and dysfunction and may account for a very large component of many chronic complaints.

      In LGS, the wall of the small intestine becomes inflamed and irritated allowing metabolic and microbial toxins normally remaining within the small intestines to pass into the colon to enter the blood stream.

      In medical terms this is called increased intestinal permeability.

      This causes the liver, lymphatic system, immune response and the endocrine system to response protectively rather than induce a healing response

      Leaky Gut is a primary provider for asthma, food allergies, chronic sinusitis, eczema, urticaria, migraine, irritable bowel, fungal disorders, fibromyalgia, and inflammatory joint disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.

      It also adds to PMS, uterine fibroid, breast fibroids, chronic fatigue syndrome and pediatric immune deficiencies.

      A possible cause of leaky gut is the higher intestinal permeability or intestinal hyper-permeability.

      That could happen when tight junctions in the intestines, which regulate what crosses the lining of the small intestine, do not work properly.

      That could allow nutrients and other materials to leak into the bloodstream.

      The lining of the digestive tract is the same as a net with very small holes in it that only allow specific substances to pass through.

      The intestinal lining works as a barrier stopping bigger particles that can damage the system.

      When someone has a leaky gut (often known as increased intestinal permeability), the net in the digestive tract becomes injured, which induces even bigger holes to develop in the net, so substances that normally cannot cross over, are now be able to do so.

      Some of the substances that can now pass through are proteins like gluten, bad bacteria and poorly digested foods particles.

      Poisonous waste can also cross over from the inside of the intestinal wall into the bloodstream producing an immune reaction.

      Increased Intestinal Permeability and Intestinal hyper-permeability are medical terms used for the leaky gut.

      The knowledge of the increased intestinal permeability condition indicates more and more doctors are realizing leaky gut is an actual disease with real effects.

      Many medical researchers have published papers calling for the need to study the intestine as a link to lifestyles, mind and mental disorders, general diseases, and the body as a whole.

      Leaky Gut and the Brain

      If a person has ever observed a child with autism feel a mood swing, this can be induced by intestinal permeability.

      Gluten-free and casein-free diets have been found effective for many children with autism because these proteins can leak through the gut and then re-circulate and work on the brain the same as an opioid drug.

      This is also why leaky gut syndrome has been linked to other psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.

      So, in many patients, if the doctor can treat the gut, he or she can restore to health the brain

      There is also little proof that the treatments claimed to reduce bowel leakiness, such as nutritional supplements and herbal remedies, have any advantageous result for most of the disorders they supposedly assist.

      What are the causes of Leaky Gut Syndrome?

      Causes:

      In actual fact, leaky gut syndrome (intestinal permeability) is a disorder that happens as a result of intestinal tight junction breakdown.

      These tight junctions are the entrance between the intestines and what is permitted to pass into the blood stream.

      The tight junctions keep substances out like toxins, microbes and poorly digested food particles.

      But the presence of a leaky gut is basically like having the entries open from the

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