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A leaky gut is something that is widely associated with Ulcerative Colitis and many other Autoimmune diseases, and there are a number of foods that it may be worth avoiding in your diet when your symptoms are active. These foods are known to increase intestinal permeability and they are –

• Wheat – The protein Gliadin in Wheat up-regulates a protein called zonulin which adversely affects tight junctions in the gut. Tight Junctions are the major barrier within the pathway between intestinal epithelial cells, that line the digestion tract. Disruption of Tight Junctions leads to intestinal hyper-permeability.

• Hot Peppers, cayenne paprika green peppers, all contain Saponins and Capsaicin which increase gut permeability.

• Beans – Soy, Lentils, Peas, Beans, Peanuts and all legumes, these also contain high levels of Saponins and some legume saponins up-regulate the immune response at the dendritic cell level in the gut thereby promoting autoimmunity.

• Potatoes have two glycoalkyloids which degrade the gut lining and increase leakage of lipopolysachharide from the gut into the circulatory system.

• Green ,unripe tomatoes and cherry tomatoes contain the glycoalkyloid alpha tomatine which increases intestinal permeability.

• Oats contain a saponin called avenacin which increase gut permability.

• All cereal grains contain lectins which adversely affect tight junctions in the gut.

• Alfalfa sprouts contain very high concentrations of saponins and dramatically alter intestinal physiology.

• Quinoa is also very high in saponins leading to a leaky gut.

• Amaranth again is high in spaonins.

• Dairy Products contain hormones and other substance which may increase intestinal permeability, also if you are allerginc to the milk protein casein this increase gut permeability.

It’s quite a list and there are some foods on it that are publicised as being very healthy, but if you’ve got Ulcerative Colitis and you are having a flare up then avoiding these foods  in your diet may just help you get better faster. In fact they are probably worth avoiding completely for a period of time during which you could concentrate on healing your leaky gut and your Colitis.

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