Leaky Gut Specialist In Torrance California

Are you suffering with seemingly unrelated symptoms like neurological problems and autoimmune disease, combined with digestive issues? Most people would never think to link bloating and brain fog, but understanding your Leaky Gut symptoms - and more importantly, what lies at the root of them - can help resolve them.

Investing in your gut health is one of the most life-changing steps you can take. By healing Leaky Gut, you can restore your energy levels, reduce inflammation and pain, correct nutritional deficiencies and food sensitivities, manage your weight, address or even prevent serious illness and disease, slow aging, clear skin problems, ease digestive complaints, improve neurological issues, and more. Trust your gut - and make the decision today.

Experience what the right Leaky Gut specialist can accomplish for your overall health and wellness. Call our offices at (424) 374-2800 or contact us online today and let us diagnose and treat your Leaky Gut. We offer telehealth services and virtual consultations for your convenience.

What is Leaky Gut?

Leaky Gut, also known as Leaky Gut Syndrome or intestinal permeability, is a medical condition where the lining of your small intestine becomes increasingly permeable. That permeability allows larger molecules - like food particles, toxins and bacteria - to pass through into your bloodstream, causing a diverse range of health issues and symptoms.

Symptoms of Leaky Gut

Leaky Gut symptoms often include an array of issues that all stem from the same source but do not appear related. It's not always easy to draw the dots that connect them. Symptoms can include:

• Gastrointestinal problems like bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, heartburn, and indigestion.
• Compromised immune system with increased prevalence of autoimmune disorders, frequent infection, food allergies and sensitivities, slowed healing, recurrent illness, increased inflammation, joint pain and fatigue
• Neurological symptoms like difficulty concentrating, headaches, brain fog, mood swings, depression and anxiety
• Chronic pain and other symptoms of chronic inflammation
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Weight loss or weight gain
• Skin conditions like acne, psoriasis and eczema
• Chronic fatigue, and more

Causes of Leaky Gut

Some of the most common causes of Leaky Gut include:

• Poor diet (e.g., unhealthy fats, processed foods, too much sugar)
• Chronic inflammatory conditions, such as IBD
• Medical conditions like HIV/AIDS that cause intestinal injuries
• Excess alcohol consumption
• Treatments like chemotherapy or radiation that degrade your intestinal mucosa
• Overuse of NSAIDs like aspirin and ibuprofen
• Food allergies or sensitivities that cause an immune response to certain foods
• Medications, like antibiotics, which can damage your intestinal lining
• Chronic stress
• GI infections

Other causes include consuming certain foods like dairy or gluten that contribute to the development of Leaky Gut. Certain autoimmune disorders like celiac disease can also lead to Leaky Gut, but then Leaky Gut is known to either trigger the development, exacerbate or be the source of many autoimmune diseases.

Diagnosing Leaky Gut

The first step is to understand what is at the root of your digestive problems: do you have Leaky Gut? Diagnosis is a key factor in determining which treatments will work. You cannot treat what you have not identified as the root issue underlying your symptoms. That's why it's essential to work with a Functional Medicine doctor who seeks to understand root causes and can develop a treatment plan that is fine-tuned to address your specific health needs.

How We Treat Leaky Gut

Some of the unique treatments and therapies we use that could help your particular Leaky Gut concerns may include:

• Healthy dietary changes - like increasing nutrient-rich foods and incorporating prebiotics and probiotics - can help to repair your gut lining and promote a healthy microbiome.
• Vitamin and Nutrient Shots - also known as IM shots or IM injections - involve the delivery of nutrients ranging from amino acids to Vitamin B12 via an intramuscular (IM) injection. Physicians often utilize these shots as a delivery mechanism for various nutrients, vitamins and minerals, especially when oral versions are not being absorbed properly or quickly enough due to digestive issues.
• IV Therapy - the Myers' Cocktail being the most well-known version - involves utilizing IV Therapy as a delivery mechanism for various nutrients, vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream, especially when your gut is not capable of absorbing oral supplements.
• Food Allergies and Sensitivities need to be identified and addressed as one of the central approaches to healing your gut and restoring the integrity of your intestinal lining.
• Peptide Therapy - which has shown remarkable effectiveness with conditions like IBD - can also be a gamechanger in terms of Leaky Gut. certain peptides show promise in promoting tissue repair, reducing inflammation, and tightening the intestinal barrier. Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as signaling molecules to trigger specific healing processes in the body.

This is just a small sampling of what is possible in addressing your Leaky Gut with Dr. Goldstone - and there are even more options we can explore to find what works best for you!

Benefits of Leaky Gut Treatment

There are many benefits that come with treating Leaky Gut, including:

• Fewer digestive symptoms
• Increased cognitive clarity and focus
• Increased energy levels
• Enhanced absorption of nutrients
• Stronger immune system
• Increased performance and recovery
• Improved weight management
• Better skin
• Detoxification
• Replenished nutrient stores in your body

Depending on the condition being addressed, benefits of improving your Leaky Gut could even range from losing weight to improving longevity and slowing the effects of aging.

What Conditions Can Be Improved by Treating Leaky Gut?

Healing Leaky Gut will strengthen your immune system, support your gut health and reduce inflammation. Because Leaky Gut triggers an inflammatory response in your body when toxins and bacteria leak into the bloodstream, healing your intestinal lining can reduce chronic inflammation and many of the conditions related to inflammation. A healthy digestive system is essential for a strong immune system, and healing Leaky Gut can improve your ability to fight off pathogens and disease.

Some of the conditions that have been addressed or at the very least significantly improved with Leaky Gut treatment include:

• Vitamin, mineral and other nutrient deficiencies
• Compromised immune system
• Digestive symptoms, including bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, etc.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Crohn's disease
• Chronic inflammation
• Autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto's thyroiditis, multiple sclerosis (MS), celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and others
• Ulcerative colitis
• Certain types of cancers
• Food allergies or sensitivities
• Joint pain
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• GERD
• Weight gain or problems gaining weight
• Low energy levels
• Mood disorders
• Hair and nail growth concerns
• Poor metabolic health
• Skin conditions like psoriasis, eczema and acne
• Exercise endurance and performance
• Chronic fatigue
• Problems with focus and mental clarity
• Chronic pain and other inflammatory conditions
• Detoxification needs, and more!

It's staggering to realize how many conditions are caused or exacerbated by a Leaky Gut. Developing treatment goals in a holistic manner that not only addresses Leaky Gut, but other contributing factors related to your illness is the goal of our collaboration in returning you to total health and wellness.

What to Expect from a Leaky Gut Consultation

Our priority in any treatment we offer is to understand your overall health and the specific conditions you wish to treat. At that point, we can then focus on specific type(s) of interventions and treatments that we think would benefit your Leaky Gut condition or symptoms. At your initial consultation, we will discuss your medical history, current and past medications, daily stressors, diet, exercise habits, and current health issues. We may explore issues like appetite, sleep, bowel movements, and current emotional state. All of this is designed to fully understand what areas of your health would benefit from improving your Leaky Gut.

About Judi Goldstone, MD

Dr. Judi Goldstone is both a board-certified physician and an expert in anti-aging and weight loss. She is dedicated to helping men and women attain their best possible health using the most up-to-date, advanced medical approaches. After graduating cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles, she went on to receive her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, where she graduated at the top of her class. Dr. Goldstone is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. In 2005, she joined the American Academy of Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine and now has a well-earned reputation for excellence in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) and nutraceutical usage.

Request Your Consultation Today!

If you have been wanting to address your Leaky Gut concerns, call our offices at (424) 374-2800 or contact us online today. We offer convenient telehealth services and virtual consultations for your convenience.

Serving Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Long Beach, Palos Verdes and the surrounding area