Some experts say one of the root causes of many, many diseases can be an unhealthy gut, or more specifically, gastrointestinal inflammation. The gut is home to billions and billions of gastrointestinal microbes which directly influence our immune system among other functions. Naturally, you want to take care of your gut as much as possible, and you can do this by having tests designed for gut health. But, what tests should you take? Which biomarkers should you watch out for?

Today, we discuss gastrointestinal (GI) inflammation and some of the different ways to test for gut issues. We share new and innovative methods that can help indicate gut-related diseases and the common symptoms associated with gastrointestinal inflammation. We explain how different procedures look for unique biomarkers and what they say about a person’s gut health. We also describe why glutamine is a really powerful amino acid that offers a plethora of health benefits, especially for the health of our gastrointestinal tract.

“As far as healing herbs and things people do to heal the gut, there's a lot of different protocols people use.” - Patti Devers

This week on The Lab Report Podcast:

• The common symptoms of gastrointestinal inflammation.
• Some of the benefits of stool testing regarding GI health.
• Testing for the best markers for inflammation of the gut.
• How you can distinguish Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
• What low IgA indicates with regards to immune response.
• Upper and lower limits for markers and interpreting results.
• Natural extracts that can assist in inflammation modulation.
• Talking the patient into considering an elimination diet.
• Why glutamine is beneficial for gut health.
• The difference between the intestinal health of an adult and a child.

Question of the Day:

• What might the inflammatory markers look like in a child?

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