Reposted from @drellenantoine - Similar to a skin condition like leprosy, your GI tract can develop several ‘open’ areas that leads to the inability to perform its functions. We don’t absorb what we want or need and we ‘leak’ out things that should remain in. When the intestinal wall ceases to do what it is meant to do – protect and filter the contents of your digestive tract correctly – you have a leaky gut. When bacteria and other microorganisms, food debris and toxins enter the system, your ‘army’ recognizes these as ‘foreign invaders’ and an immune system is triggered. Your body goes into ‘battle’ every time you eat. Chicken or the egg? Intestinal permeability can be the result of certain diseases, infections, pathogenic bacteria in the GI tract, stress, and medications to name a few but intestinal permeability is also a contributor in inflammatory conditions and autoimmune disease. Read more about Leaky Gut in my blog. Link in bio. https://www.vinehealthcare.com/2019/01/27/how-to-heal-your-gut-naturally/ #leakygut #gutpermeability #leakgutsyndrome #gitract #autoimmunity #fxmed #functionalmedicine #chroniccondition #gutmicrobiome #microbiome - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx8VAiDj1RI/?igshid=ewcma954e1qf