I've been wanting to share this for awhile. This article is written by an acupuncturist, Dr. Jake Paul Fratkin, who explains Leaky Gut Syndrome from a Chinese Medicine point of view. He mentions that antibiotics and NSAIDs are the two modern culprits of this modern ailment that hasn't really been adequately addressed from the TCM point of view since LGS didn't exist thousands of years ago.

http://www.drjakefratkin.com/pdf/lgs.pdf

When I get up the nerve, I think I'm going to make an appointment with Dr. JPF. I recently took a lot of ibuprofen after my surgery in April, and probably unknowingly, made my digestive problems worse. I also took antibiotics in February on my trip to Thailand. I think my acupuncturist thought I was crazy/pyschosymatic/sleep deprived, but I don't think she has the training/modern view that this acupuncturist has. I want to get to the bottom of this leaky gut thing. I don't want to keep cutting foods out of my diet until there is nothing left. It's very difficult for me to go out to dinner now without getting "somethinged" (insert your favorite food here that I can no longer eat with a "ed" on the end). Anyone else out there in the same boat, and any insights?

Claire