The intestine is not only an organ responsible for digestion, but represents A real defense barrier who decides what to enter the body and what to reject. This important task is carried out by a complex structure made up of four layers: the microbiota (the intestinal bacterial flora), the Microflora del MUCOtheintestinal epithelium with his close junctions and it immune layer which houses T and macrophage cells.
In normal conditions, the intestinal barrier is very selective and lets only nutrients pass, water and mineral salts, instead preventing the transit of toxins and pathogens that can be harmful to our body. When this balance breaks and the joints between epithelial cells become “lens”, we speak of Augmented intestinal permeability or “Leaky Gut”. When this happens, all those substances that should not enter the bloodstream they manage to overcome the barriertriggering a process of inflammation, but also intestinal disorders, in the most serious cases, autoimmune reactions.