Your gut contains trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other tiny living organisms. Collectively, these are known as gut microbiota or flora, which help to regulate many important functions in your body that keep us healthy, such as helping to keep your immune system healthy by supporting communication with lymphocytes, the cells of your immune system.
Healthy people have high diversity in their gut microbiota, with studies showing that healthy people tend to have greater diversity of gut bacteria compared to those who are frail, or suffering from conditions like obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis (clogged arteries), and eczema. Adults with allergies have also been shown to have a lower degree of gut bacterial diversity.
Developing food allergies as an adult
Generally, a person experiences food allergies when their immune system reacts towards certain food proteins as a threat. This causes the body to release certain chemicals in response, which result in the symptoms of food allergies. Common food allergies in adults include peanuts, fish, shellfish and tree nuts.
Increased use of antibiotics
The increased use of antibiotics – prescribed for the treatment of infections, and also present in the meat we eat – reduces our gut bacterial diversity and may be a reason why some people may not have the immune defences to prevent allergies. This is because antibiotics are well-known for disrupting the healthy bacteria and fungi that live in the gut.
Modern sanitation
Modern sanitation reduces the array of different bacteria we’re exposed to and this makes our gut flora less diverse. This may lead to our immune system reacting to things that should be harmless and causing an allergic reaction.
Immune system weakens with age
As we age, the immune system undergoes changes and declines. Which impacts our health. This weakening of the immune system increases our risk of bacterial and viral infection and could also upset the balance of our gut flora. Reduced bacterial diversity in the gut has also been related to inflammatory bowel disease, a disease caused by an abnormal gut immune system.
Maintaining a healthy digestive system
Improving gut health
Our digestive system ages along with us and common issues. That can crop up include constipation and slowing down of the digestion process. Constipation can be caused by medication, inactivity, and reduced intake of water.
As there might be a relationship between your gut health and allergies to food during adulthood, it is important to maintain a healthy digestive system. This includes a balanced gut flora and ensuring that you have more good bacteria than สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน bad bacteria in your gut. Things that could throw off your gut flora include having a diet high in sugar and fat and low in fibre.