5 Things You Can Eat to Help Heal A Leaky Gut

Your gut health is incredibly important to your overall wellbeing. A leaky gut will cause your intestinal walls to loosen, making it easier for bacteria and toxins to pass into your bloodstream. This can lead to several chronic and autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. The best way to help a leaky gut is by shifting your diet to focus on foods that aid in digestive health. Here are five foods that can help heal a leaky gut. 

1. Miso

Miso is made from fermented soybeans and contains billions of beneficial bacteria. The Japanese start their day with a hearty bowl of miso soup to help stimulate digestion and energize the body. It is rich in minerals, vitamins, and folic acid. 

Miso contains one very important probiotic strain, oryzae. This strain may help reduce symptoms linked to digestive problems, including inflammatory bowel disease. The enzymes and probiotics found in miso can survive the strenuous trek through our intestines.

2. Fruits

In order to prevent harmful bacteria from flourishing, the colon needs to be slightly acidic. The ideal pH level in the human colon is between 6.7 and 6.9. A steady diet of high fiber fruits is one of the easiest ways to maintain a desirable pH level. Here are some recommended fruits:

• Bananas


• Raspberries


• Pears


• Apples


• Kiwis


• Blueberries

Believe it or not, too much fruit can actually be a bad thing. You want your pH level to avoid passing the 6.9 mark. Just be sure to mix in fruits with your regular diet and you will begin feeling the benefits in no time. 

3. Broccoli

Just on principle alone, you should be doing anything you can to add as many vegetables into your diet as possible. Not only do they help with leaky gut, but they do so much for your overall wellbeing that we would have to spend days, maybe even weeks going over all the benefits. Broccoli, in particular, helps maintain a healthy gut. 

It can reduce inflammation in the colon and may decrease your chances of colon cancers, among other cancer. It is a reliable source of folic acid, which increases your appetite. The best part about broccoli is that it’s incredibly versatile and goes great with almost any meal. 

4. Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut is a finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. Eating it can help reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and it can also cause a spike in good bacteria. It contains dietary fiber that aids in digestion and may even help lower cholesterol. 

5. Whole Grains

A diet rich with whole grains helps improve the overall health of your gut. This is because whole grains impact the microbial profile of the gut. It increases the abundance of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, as well as other types of bacteria that are believed to have beneficial effects. 

A diet low in whole grains is associated with gut dysbiosis, which means the microbes aren’t doing their job in maintaining gut health. Whole grains are the source of many vitamins that improve deficiency symptoms such as loss of appetite and stunted growth. A diet rich in whole grains also lessens the chances of heart diseases, the number one killer in America. 

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