Did you know that common food allergies were very uncommon before 1930s? Bowel toxins were unheard of. Food is considered to be outside the body while still in the gastrointestinal tract. The small intestines maintained its functions of keeping out harmful substances and allowing essential nutrients into the body. The human body immune system was very strong that it fought off many of the complications that are there today. What then led to the breakdown of this strong natural defense mechanism that has led to many prevalent conditions today?
Technological advancement! Technology advanced and more and more human systems became artificial and automated. This led to production of new drugs and new systems of refining foods during food production. Non- Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotic use escalated in the 1930s. They were heavily prescribed not knowing that they were lethal to the small intestine’s mucosa lining. Their increased use led to leaky gut syndrome and in turn led to some of the leaky gut allergies.
These drugs caused the epithelial surface to be affected which led to increased permeability in the small intestine walls. Toxins, pathogens and undigested foods flood the blood stream and resultantly overburden the liver. The immune system automatically tags all these substances and other good ones such as beneficial bacteria as harmful. This results in inflammation of the veleal lining and cells as an allergic reaction.
Seldom are there real allergies to meat, rice, millet, vegetables, or fruit. An allergy to garlic, though, is not uncommon. It is important to differentiate between a real allergy that which causes a histamine inflammatory reaction at the site of the small intestine epithelia from sensitivity, which may cause uncomfortable symptoms, but unlikely to cause damage. Sensitivities are usually due to low stomach acid or pancreatic enzyme secretion.
Leaky gut allergies may be major setback in the healing process of leaky gut. For example, one may restrict wheat, dairy and eggs, but then compromises the treatment by taking garlic tablets.