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Created by carlymerlo
about 11 years ago
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Question | Answer |
How do you make a diagnosis of Leaky Gut? | Lactulose/mannitol permeability test |
What does a low level of mannitol suggest? | A low level of mannitol suggests possibly malabsorption issues |
What does high levels of mannitol suggest? | This suggests increased transcelular absorption (Leaky Gut) |
What does high levels of lactulose suggests? | High levels of lactulose suggests increased paracellular absorption (Leaky gut) |
What does a high lactulose/mannitol ratio suggest? | Increased intestinal permeability to large molecules |
What are other supportive test that can be conducted to diagnose leaky gut? | Functional digestive stool analysis - to check if there is reduced butyrate |
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