To understand leaky gut, you need to understand the gut’s delicate inner lining. This special barrier is strong, but ultra-thin. In fact, it is only one cell layer thick. “Good” digestive bacteria ...

Leaky gut may be a buzzword, but scientists have studied it for several decades. It’s all about how the wall of your intestines absorbs food molecules. Your gut has a barrier consisting of epithelial ...

Harvard Health says “leaky gut” is not a clinical diagnosis, but it’s a condition that breaks down the intestinal lining, allowing partially digested food, toxins, and microbes to escape their ...

If you've ever been on #GutTok, the popular corner of TikTok dedicated to gut health, chances are you've heard people talk about "leaky gut" or "leaky gut syndrome." But what exactly is it? Leaky gut ...

There is a critical unmet need to help tighten and maintain a healthy intestinal barrier and treat a leaky gut. Researchers have now found that a unique strain of probiotic bacteria, Bifidobacterium ...

Leaky gut occurs when your gut barrier becomes compromised, allowing substances to “leak” through. Diarrhea, bloating, brain fog or widespread pain or inflammation are common symptoms of leaky gut.

Are you wondering what’s up with your gut health after one too many stomachaches? While your discomfort could be from eating old leftovers, it could also be from a condition like leaky gut syndrome ...

If bloating, gas or digestive discomfort keeps bothering you, your food choices may be to blame. A gastroenterologist explains what to eat with leaky gut.

Dubious claims are out there of leaky gut causing diseases from depression to autoimmune disorders. Experts weighed in on why that may not be the case. A scanning electron microscopel view of ...

You may have come across the term leaky gut — also known as increased intestinal permeability — and wondered what it is and if it’s real. The answer is not simple. Digestion of the food we eat begins ...

A professor has demonstrated a connection between viral damage to the gut and premature biological aging. The Wistar Institute's associate professor Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., has demonstrated, with ...

Alcohol binge increases intestinal permeability by activating intestinal epithelial CB1R-ERK1/2 signalling with subsequently reduced differentiation and downregulation of tight junctions (left).