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By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine since 2000

What is Leaky Gut Syndrome?

Thursday May 27, 2004
Leaky gut syndrome, also known as intestinal permeability, affects the lining of the intestines. Symptoms of leaky gut syndrome appear as vague, common health concerns that many doctors dismiss, such as chronic muscle or joint pain, fuzzy thinking, indigestion, gas, mood swings, nervousness, skin rashes, recurrent bladder or yeast infections, constipation, anxiety, or just feeling "toxic". Learn more about this condition and find out the causes, symptoms, associated conditions, and tests for leaky gut syndrome.

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