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| Once the gut lining becomes inflamed or damaged, it becomes more difficult to keep foreign, larger particles out. The junctions between cells not only need to be 'tight' but the surface area of the small intestine must be large for normal nutrient processing to occur. Furthermore, one can form antibodies to proteins similar or same as human proteins, and then your immune system starts to attack parts of the body. Deficiencies of vitamins and minerals are common with persons with LGS because, they lack cells to move minerals and vitamins from the gut to the blood. Even when you get Candida in balance and heal the gut, your food allergies will remain for a while because you will still have the antibodies to that food. Stress. The intestinal lining replaces itself, on the average, every 14 hours. To replace intestinal walls you need blood and the first organ to lose blood during stressful situations is intestinal tract. Hormonal imbalance allows Candida to proliferate, a primary cause of LGS. Food allergies aggravate LGS. NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like ibuprofen, aspirin, etc. interfere with mucus production. |
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