Letās set the stage and talk about Good Digestion vs. Badā¦
To understand what goes wrong with digestion, it is important to understand
how it works. As food mixed with saliva enters the stomĀach, it is broken down into small particles by stomach acid, then by enzymes produced by the pancreĀas and bile produced by the liver. āGoodā bacteria (flora) in the small intestine complete the job of breakĀing down nutrients so that they can be absorbed. Indigestible parts of food, such as fiber, and other waste products are pushed into the colon where they remain until eliminated.
It also serves as a barrier to prevent undigested food, large molecules and foreign substances, such as harmful bacteria and yeast, from getting through. When the linĀing of the small intestine becomes irritated and inflamed, it is unable to do its job properly. As a result, bacteria and undigested food āleakā into the bloodstream. Officially this is called increased intestinal permeĀability, but more often the problem is called leaky gut syndrome.
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