I Fixed My Leaky Gut With 2 Powerful Hacks

My digestive issues were over the top. Suffering from abdominal discomfort was unbearable. The symptoms were indicating a leaky gut. I found two effective ways to solve my problems.

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Leaky gut is a controversial topic. It hasn't hit the mainstream healthcare yet, but it is on its way. The closest term I found in the medical literature is "increased intestinal permeability".

However, functional and natural medicine communities widely discuss this topic. I participated in several online forums and gleaned useful insights from clinical stories and anecdotal cases.

Terminology and technical details are not my focus. However, coming from a background of severe digestive issues and autoimmune conditions, I firmly believe having had a leaky gut.

I used to experience the discomfort and pain of bloating every day. My digestive system was in agony for many years.

Eating six serves of vegetables, three serves of fruit, several healthy snacks, and even supplementing with a spoon of fibre was not helping. Based on my tenuous understanding of conventional medicine and nutrition, I thought vegetable, fruits, and fibre would fix my digestive issues.

My understanding from anatomy textbooks, our gut has around 4,000 square feet epithelial lining. The purpose of this lining is to control the substance entering our bloodstream. Gut health is a broad topic, but understanding the gastrointestinal tract function can shed light on digestive issues, especially leaky gut syndrome.

The main symptom of leaky gut for me was excessive allergies, food intolerance, constant bloating, high inflammation, autoimmune conditions, e.g., mild arthritis, and skin disorders. I used to take lots of anti-acid supplements that ruined my digestive health and probably causing me other health issues. My stomach needed more acid to digest food. I was stupidly reducing the acid to feel comfort.

My decision was to fix my gut by using the techniques I learned from reading. I wanted to try one thing at a time to record the progress, try the next compelling items, and integrate them.

In this story, I want to introduce the most beneficial intervention for healing my gut issues.

Let me introduce you this excellent hack which improved my digestive issues and consequently solved my leaky gut problem.

Gelatine is a magical substance that I discovered.

The best source of gelatine and the easiest way of making is for me is bone broth. Why Gelatine?

Gelatine increases gastric acid secretion. A healthy level of stomach acid helps us again a healthy mucosal lining.

The crucial learning from natural and functional medicine discussions was the fact that healthy intestinal cells can prevent leaky gut and improve intestinal permeability.

Learning importance gelatine, I decided to introduce it to my diet.

I love drinking bone broth. It is the most delicious drink for me. I used to buy from health shops, but the cost was prohibitive.

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After reading the recipes and ideas from bone broth lovers in my circles, the healthiest and best way seemed to be making bone broth at home.

I buy fresh lamb or cow bones from the butcher. They are incredibly cheap. My butcher gives them to me free sometimes. We call them "doggy bags".

I use a porcelain-based slow cooker to boil the bones for 24 hours.

When the broth got cold, it turns to gelatine.

I consume it in two ways.

The first one is to warm it up and drink one hour before going to bed.

The second one is to eat it in jelly format with a spoon.

Drinking homemade bone broth every night before going to bed contributed to my sleep quality and improved the intestinal cells.

After six months, my digestive issues disappeared.

During that time, as a second hack, I stopped fibre. Even though fibre was taught as helpful for the digestive system, ironically, it was the root causes of my bloating and several other digestive issues. I shared my experience with fibre in a story on News Break.

When I Cut Fibre Entirely My Terrible Bloating Gone. How Naive Was I For Not Listening To My Body!

After introducing bone broth to my diet and cutting fibre entirely, I felt a fantastic sensation in my body.

Many of my digestive symptoms disappeared.

I experienced remarkable improvements in my health. For example:

• Awful bloating stopped.
• My skin got clearer.
• My allergies reduced.
• My food tolerance improved.
• My arthritis pain noticeably decreased.

Thank you for reading my perspectives.

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