The Correct Diet Can Help With Leaky Gut

One of the most frequent causes of leaky gut syndrome is a systemic yeast infection. Most of us are totally unaware that we are home to a wide spectrum or ‘wee beasties and plants’ within our bodies. Many of these are essential to our health and wellbeing; they help to digest our food, manufacture vitamins, and keep the bad members of the community in line. Of itself, Candida yeast is neither good nor bad in our system, it simply exists in our bodies – the beneficial bacteria in our bodies keep the yeast suppressed. Trouble begins when the normal balance becomes upset and yeast proliferates and leaves what might be termed a more passive state to become fungal. When Candida mutates into a fungus, it will grow hyphae, which are like roots. These hyphae will grow right through the walls of the intestines, causing leaky gut syndrome.

Candida begins to become injurious when the natural flora in our intestines is upset. Antibiotics, especially those considered to be broad spectrum, are one of the greatest factors in developing leaky gut because they will wipe out the good bacteria, leaving nothing to suppress the yeast. It is not only antibiotics that can cause leaky gut, either, birth control pills, steroids such as prednisone, and even aspirin and other pain relievers can allow Candida yeast to begin to overgrow. Keep in mind that you can develop leaky gut syndrome without any of the above if your diet is such that it provides plenty of nourishment for the yeast.

There are a number of prescription medications that will help to suppress a yeast infection, some of them safe and others that can cause serious damage to the liver. However, even if the yeast infection is treated, there is a very good chance that the infection will return unless you make a change in your dietary habits. If you want to rid yourself of leaky bowel syndrome symptoms once and for all, you will have to rethink what you are currently eating. You must do all that you can to deny the yeast sustenance.

Yeast has dietary favorites, and avoiding these foods can go a long way to restoring your health and getting rid of leaky gut. Some of the foods that yeast loves particularly are sugar and bread products. Nearly everything made from grains contains carbohydrates that Candida yeast can use to increase its presence. Mushrooms must also be removed from your diet as should all pickled foods. Beer and wine can also feed a systemic yeast infection as can cheese. While it may seem that you will be eliminating most of what you are currently eating, it is possible to redefine your diet to not only deny support to the yeast causing your leaky gut syndrome, but also be one that you enjoy.
There are a number of foods that can help to return your body to its correct balance and a diet for leaky gut will make it more likely that your Candida yeast overgrowth is suppressed.

This sort of diet will also help to assure that your leaky bowel syndrome symptoms will not recur. Adding vegetables such as garlic, onions, radishes, broccoli, and cabbage to your menu will provide antimicrobial and detoxifying elements to your body. Try using olive oil instead of your usual oil product as it has both antifungal and antimicrobial properties that can help flush out the yeast overgrowth.

What you drink is just as important as what you do not drink, and making sure to drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water every day can help to keep bodily functions at top capacity. If possible, purify your water before drinking to prevent any chance contamination.

By: Deborah Flemming

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