7 Signs of a Leaky Gut — Dr. Berg

Find out how to fix a leaky gut by addressing the root cause. Learn about 7 signs of leaky gut to help determine if you have a problem.

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0:00 Introduction: What is a leaky gut?
0:33 Medical recommendations to fix leaky gut
1:01 Leaky gut diet
2:25 What causes a leaky gut?
5:23 Seven signs of a leaky gut
7:35 Leaky gut tips

In this video, we’re going to talk about the seven symptoms of leaky gut. A very thin, single layer of cells acts as a barrier between the inside and the outside of your intestines. The intestines provide protection and absorption of 90 percent of all your nutrients. They also contain a mucus layer, microbes, and 80 percent of your immune system.

Medical professionals typically recommend increased soluble fiber intake to fix leaky gut when you should actually do the opposite. The carnivore diet is the best leaky gut diet. More fiber creates more inflammation in this situation.

Medical professionals also do not point to diet as a primary cause or solution of a leaky gut. Most diseases are triggered by something in your gut, which has everything to do with your diet.

Broad-spectrum antibiotics can also affect gut health. Tampering with your gut microbiome can have serious consequences. You need the microbes in your gut to help you digest, and you don’t want them to become pathogenic.

Glyphosate is an herbicide sprayed on most GMO and conventional foods patented as an antibiotic, so it has an antibiotic effect on your body. Whole grains are also recommended, but they can wreak havoc on a leaky gut and cause an immune reaction. Seed oils are another major contributor to leaky gut.

Here are seven signs of a leaky gut:
1. Abdominal pain, cramping
2. Constipation, diarrhea
3. Fatigue
4. Brain fog
5. Mood issues, anxiety
6. Skin inflammation
7. Autoimmune diseases

When you have an autoimmune response, your body considers normal tissues foreign or pathogenic. If your body sees your thyroid as an invader, your thyroid will become inflamed. This is known as Hashimoto’s and starts with inflammation and a leaky gut.

The carnivore diet for a few months can help repair a leaky gut by removing the foods causing inflammation. Glutamine and glycine can also help with leaky gut repair.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 59, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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Thanks for watching! I hope this answers your questions about leaky gut. I’ll see you in the next video.

[ryan]

We need a giant class action lawsuit against all the pharmaceutical companies.

[ketokaizen]

I recently was diagnosed with leaky gut by a functional medicine doctor and we subsequently found out we had a hidden mold problem in our house that started slowly over a year ago. I’ve eaten healthy keto over 8 years now and was quite sick and surprised. We ended up doing a whole house remediation. Diet is very important but so is environment.

[fidelcatsro]

Dr Berg notes on this leaky gut episode:

A very thin, single layer of cells acts as a barrier between the inside and the outside of your intestines. The intestines provide protection and absorption of 90 percent of all your nutrients. They also contain a mucus layer, microbes, and 80 percent of your immune system.

Medical professionals typically recommend increased soluble fiber intake to fix leaky gut when you should actually do the opposite. The carnivore diet is the best leaky gut diet. More fiber creates more inflammation.

Medical professionals also do not point to diet as a primary cause or solution of a leaky gut. Most diseases are triggered by something in your gut, which has everything to do with your diet.

Broad-spectrum antibiotics can also affect gut health. Tampering with your gut microbiome can have serious consequences. You need the microbes in your gut to help you digest, and you don’t want them to become pathogenic.

Glyphosate is an herbicide sprayed on most GMO and conventional foods patented as an antibiotic, so it has an antibiotic effect on your body. Whole grains are also recommended, but they can wreak havoc on a leaky gut and cause an immune reaction. Seed oils are another major contributor to leaky gut.

Here are seven signs of a leaky gut:
1. Abdominal pain, cramping
2. Constipation, diarrhea
3. Fatigue
4. Brain fog
5. Mood issues, anxiety
6. Skin inflammation
7. Autoimmune diseases

When you have an autoimmune response, your body considers normal tissues foreign or pathogenic. If your body sees your thyroid as an invader, your thyroid will become inflamed. This is known as Hashimoto’s and starts with inflammation and a leaky gut.

The carnivore diet for a few months can help repair a leaky gut by removing the foods causing inflammation. Glutamine and glycine can also help with leaky gut repair.


Thank you Dr Berg!
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[fabiola]

Before I was diagnosed with leaky gut, I had started eating only lean meats, vegetables, and occasional fruit. Even as i was eating "healthy", I was suffering from a severe form of histamine intolerance (caused by toxic mold in a house we immediately vacated) where every day I would have multiple episodes that consisted of diarreah, hot flashes, crazy high heart rate, dizziness, nausea, itchy eyes, sometimes a tingly tongue/lips. After nearly collapsing and having a psychotic break (i nearly started screaming uncontrollably from how severely my body was responding) from a really severe episode caused by eating a piece of jackfruit, my husband told me to go carnivore. I would do anything to never have an attack like that again. I have been eating carnivores for only four days, and those episodes gradually softened. Today was almost a normal day, and I am shocked and so grateful i took his advice. You are providing life-changing information, Dr. Berg. Please keep sharing this knowledge with the world in the simple, compassionate, clear way that you do.

[agnieszkapeesz]

since 10+ year I have been living in enormous emotional stress and I have developed IBS and later on hemorrhoids, enormous problems in the gut, allergies, malabsorption, tiredness, insomnia, anxiety, heartache and in consequence adrenal fatigue and the list went so long that I entered a terrible loop of being worried about my life. I gave up on toxic relationships, I started to prioritize my peace, sleep, hydration, taking nap during the day, doing massages, 18-20/6-4 intermittent fasting, liver cleansing with milk thristle, wormwood, no processed food, pure meat and veggies/fruits, fresh food only, omega-3, natural vit C, berberine, resveratrol, magnesium, sodium butyrate, colostrum, as I live in Poland and we have a great tradition of food fermentation I took the advantage of it. My gut started to heal. Thank you for all videos dr Berg, even though I am a biomedical PhD, so I know a lot about biology and nutrition - I always watch your videos and it keeps me going. All I want to emphasize is: PLEASE, take into account your emotional issues and stress or toxic environment - all that really keep all the issues being generated and even we take care of diet, we cancel all effort we try to put into the process of healing. Also parasite and microbiome imbalances were mostly the reason for my previous healing failure.

[hey_you]

The milk issue relates to the way we process milk in the US. It's different if you drink it right from the cow. I'd like a video where you address this. People drank animal milk for thousands of years, but now it's a problem, because our government makes sure it's processed.

[plainjane-rbky]

Eat healthy, exercise, take vitamin tabs, drink green tea and sleep well.
That's what I've done and just celebrated my 70th birthday lately. 😊

[Andrew-]

Ten years ago I was finally diagnosed with gluten intolerance. This means that I had been poisoning myself continuously for decades and had all the symptoms described above, which got worse and worse before the diagnosis. Since then I have been gluten-free and the symptoms have disappeared or at least decreased significantly. I can only strongly advise anyone with unclear symptoms to get tested for intolerances!

[shrrylov]

Dr. Berg literally helped me regain my life back! I eliminated wheat, oats, corn, rice, seed oils, and dairy and that’s when I started getting better. I am forever grateful!!!❤❤❤

[PM-zbjm]

Dr. Berg, I have watched your channel starting with being fat and sick, then Keto, then Carnivore, now mostly meat. Your information is always the most helpful. I have subscribed and then unsubscribed from so many other health channels but you have stood the test of time and results. You don’t just have 11 million plus followers…you have 11 million plus LOYAL followers. To quote Carly Simon, nobody does it better! Thank you for all your life changing information! Blessings to you and your family. ❤

[tichatyeigonese]

You are always spot on. We love you. From Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[tourbehindthedoor]

Can’t thank you enough Eric, your videos completely cured my leaky gut after months of confusion and distress. 🙏🏾

[highoctaneharry]

When I first tried to “get healthy”, I made a lot of green smoothies. High in fiber and vegetables. I had so much gas and abdominal discomfort. I went carnivore for a little while, actually a year or so. My gut must’ve healed, I recently started making the same green smoothies, and I can tolerate them now without any gastrointestinal issues. Thanks Dr. Berg!

[plumpychunky]

I got Leaky Gut around the young age of 16. Absolutely wild that this could happen to someone so young. My diet was pretty terrible when I was younger. I was eating all sorts of processed crap full of gluten and seed oils, and I didn't understand how to be healthy. I played a lot of sports so I think my parents just thought it was fine for me to eat all that bad food because I would "burn it off anyways." I had lots of acne and skin issues, and doctors prescribed me Accutane, which I suspect totally destroyed my gut. I had Leaky Gut, Candida, Parasites, .. all sorts of stuff. My gut bacteria was very imbalanced. It took me 13+ years to figure out what was going on and how to fix the issues. Thankfully, I'm now 35 and I have consistently clear, glowing skin. I've done blood work and stool tests and now know that my gut is in fairly good shape. I still have to avoid certain foods (A1 Dairy, Seed Oils, artificial sweeteners, thickening agents, etc) but it's all manageable now. Gut issues can be tough to fix! What a journey. Keep fighting.

[C.N.]

I agree with Dr. Stephanie Seneff, especially, glyphosate as the root cause of all this junk like "leaky gut, " the methylation, and sulphation process, etc. ❤ Her genius shines through during conversations! If you notice how fast she's able to process information, it seems that she's talking over people, but I call it having a clear brain! Love her! Thanks, Dr. Berg! Have a great Saturday, everyone! 🙂

[jksenglish]

Something I've been through. Fixed it with carnivore. Other problems cleared up as well. Thank you

[leadimentoobrien]

Love how u get right to the point and don't waste our time. Thank you!

[a.williams]

Exactly and you're totally right, Dr Berg. Gut microbiome plays a fundamental role within body function, it should be healthy and properly balanced, the least we want to do is to mess with that. Thank you for all your insightful throughly well researched and helpful advice 🙏🏻

[dyanalayng]

Thank you. I'm on Canivore myself (6 months now), but these symptoms - lots of friends need to see this.

[Kayzer]

It's crazy how others push towards consuming more fiber, while this video is the real answer to the problem. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos and after being on carnivore for 2 months, my TSH dropped for the first time ever, which is an indication of the validity of information presented here.