Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 > > > " You can stay on minocycline > > indefinately,especially if it helps > > your > > > flushing " > > > > > > > > > Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS) has been reported to > > account for at least > > 50% of chronic health care complaints, in today's > > society. In LGS, > > the epithelium (outer surface of cells) of the small > > intestine > > becomes inflamed and irritated, which allows > > metabolic and microbial > > toxins of the small intestines to flood into the > > blood stream. This > > event compromises the liver, the lymphatic system, > > and the immune > > response including the endocrine system. It can be a > > e primary cause > > of the following common conditions: asthma, food > > allergies, chronic > > sinusitis, eczema, urticaria, migraine, irritable > > bowel, fungal > > disorders, fibromyalgia, and inflammatory joint > > disorders including > > rheumatoid arthritis. It also contributes to PMS, > > uterine fibroid, > > and breast fibroid. Leaky Gut Syndrome may also be > > the basis for > > chronic fatigue syndrome and pediatric immune > > deficiencies. > > > > > > > > > LGS is a modern phenomenon. Historically, the only > > way bowel toxins > > entered the blood stream was through trauma, for > > example by sword or > > spear. This quickly led to septicemia that might be > > treatable, or > > more probably, ended in death. Outside of trauma, > > the body maintained > > a wonderfully effective selective barrier in the > > small intestine, one > > that allowed nutrients to enter, but kept out > > metabolic wastes and > > microbial toxins rampant in the intestines. > > > > > > > > > What modern event allowed such a breakdown? > > Primarily it has been > > antibiotics, secondarily non-steroidal > > anti-inflammatory drugs > > (NSAIDs). NSAIDs are commonly taken for various > > pains, and include > > ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil). They are quite damaging > > to the small > > intestine mucosa lining. Since their entry into > > mainstream medicine > > in 1939 antibiotic use accelerated. Among other > > conditions, they have > > been heavily prescribed for pediatric ear infection, > > bronchitis, and > > sore throat. It is sadly ironic that many of these > > infections are > > viral in nature. In this instance, not only are the > > antibiotics > > damaging, they are also unnecessary. > > > > > > > > > Antibiotics create their damage in two ways. The > > first is by > > destroying beneficial bacteria. The small intestine > > and large > > intestine host over five hundred different kinds of > > beneficial > > bacteria. These bacteria perform hundreds of > > functions required for > > healthy metabolism and immune response. Through > > enzyme secretions, > > bacteria transform metabolic and microbial wastes > > before the body > > discharges them. These wastes include cellular > > debris, hormones, > > chemical wastes, bile, pus accumulations, viral > > toxins, bacterial > > toxins, etc. > > > > > > > > > For example, the body creates bile not only as a > > lubricant to flush > > wastes out of the liver, but also, by its cold and > > bitter nature, to > > detoxify many of the poisons accumulating in the > > liver. Bile however > > is extremely caustic to large intestine epithelium. > > When bile enters > > the small intestine via the common bile duct, > > beneficial bacteria > > break the bile salts down into a less caustic > > compound, making it non- > > dangerous by the time it reaches the large > > intestine. When you take > > antibiotics you destroy these bacteria and the bile > > salts freely > > enter and damage the large intestine. I believe this > > contributes > > significantly to the high incidence of colon cancer > > plaguing today's > > society. > > > > > > > > > Beneficial bacteria also break down hormone > > secretions that are > > discharged from the liver to the small intestine. If > > you lack the > > bacteria to break down estrogen and the intestinal > > permeability has > > been altered, the patient is now reabsorbing > > estrogens in their > > original state. The body will deposit these in > > estrogen sensitive > > areas such as the breast, uterus, or ovaries, > > contributing, if not > > causing, fibroids and tumors. The same scenario is > > responsible for > > premenstrual syndrome as well. > > > > > > > > > Healthy mucosa allows nutrients to pass the > > barrier while blocking > > the entry of toxins. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With leaky gut, the barrier is dysfunctional, > > blocking nutrients at > > the damaged villi while permitting toxins to enter > > the blood stream. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === > > _____________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Väder... > prognoser för 2000 platser i hela världen > http://se.weather.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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