Can Probiotics Make A Difference With Leaky Gut Syndrome?

One of the major causes of leaky guts is an imbalance in our bodies that allows Candida yeast to overgrow. Most of us are unaware that our body is like a busy city to the many microbes and bacteria and other small entities that dwell within us. A good many of these are very beneficial to our general health and wellbeing – some of them aid in our digestion and many of them work to keep harmful elements suppressed. Along with the good bacteria, there are some that will cause serious problems if allowed to become numerous, and yeast also exists in most of us as well. In some ways, yeast is beneficial; our good bacteria use this as food. The problem begins when there is too much yeast and/or a compromised intestinal wall.

Yeast can overgrow and begin causing problems for a number of reasons, and probably the most common is antibiotics. Taking antibiotics will usually result in the harmful bacteria being killed, but it will also cause good bacteria, the ones riding herd on the yeast, to die off. Once the controls are gone, yeast will grow rapidly. At some point, Candida yeast will undergo a change from its yeast form to a fungal one, and this is where the real problem of leaky gut syndrome will begin. This fungus will sink its root-like hyphae into the walls of the small and large intestines, creating spaces between the cells. Where there was once a barrier against toxins and undigested food entering the body cavity or bloodstream, there now will be free access.

Once these particles and toxins start to enter your body, trouble will begin. It is likely that you will begin to experience leaky bowel syndrome symptoms quite fast, and these will include diarrhea, gas, bloating, and even headache and fatigue. Even if your doctor manages to make a correct diagnosis, you will probably be given a round of anti-fungal medications to bring the yeast and fungus under control. These medicines work by destroying the cell walls of the yeast and fungus, causing cell death. Of course, not all the yeast will be killed, there are always a few survivors that will begin to reproduce immediately. Not only will there be a resistant population eventually, but there will have been nothing done to correct the reason why the yeast overgrew.

For those seeking relief from leaky gut syndrome, the answer may be probiotics. If you are able to restore the beneficial bacteria to your gastrointestinal system, there is a very good chance that your body will normalize. One way to get probiotics is to eat unflavored yogurt. This kind of yogurt is full of lactobacillus and bifidus bacterium, which are often instrumental in restoring normal, healthy flora to the intestines. Once you have helped to re-establish your intestines, you will probably find that Candida yeast will be suppressed and the symptoms you have been suffering with leaky guts will have disappeared. Probiotics are also available in capsule form.

There is one note of caution, however; if you are taking immunosuppressant medication (often used when treating autoimmune diseases such as arthritis or Crohns disease) you should talk to your doctor before taking probiotics as a serious infection could result from using probiotics.

By: Deborah Flemming

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