Do you often suffer from bloating? Do you walk around with stomach ache every day? Does your stool not work as it should? Then it could be that your gut is not working as they should. The gut is actually the motor of our body. Good gut health is important for feeling fit and functioning properly.
Where is your immune system?
Most of your immune system is in your gut, in your gut flora to be exact. Your immune system is not an organ, like your heart or your stomach. It can’t be pointed at with a finger, but this is exactly why you have a lot of influence over it with diet and a healthy lifestyle. Your gut flora cleans up pathogens every day and it protects you from infections. Actually, your gut flora defends your body. That’s why it’s important to protect your gut in the best way possible and to maintain it properly so that your immune system can work properly.
What actually happens in your gut?
Let’s go back to the beginning for a moment. Your intestines consist of, among other things, a small intestine and a large intestine. The function of the small intestine is to digest food and absorb nutrients from your diet. The function of your large intestine is to extract moisture from the stool, digest fibers that are difficult to digest and in addition, the large intestine also transports the food scraps which are eventually converted into stool.
Also, your intestines have an intestinal wall. This has the task of ensuring that nutrients are absorbed, but he must bad bacteria and viruses just out. How can your intestinal wall distinguish this? Here fortunately comes your immune system in action and helps to create a good balance.
Balance between good and bad bacteria
A collective name for good and bad bacteria in your intestines is the intestinal flora. As long as there are enough good bacteria in your intestines, the bad bacteria have less opportunity to multiply. So it’s important to have a good balance of good and bad bacteria for your immune system to function optimally. By taking good care of your intestines, you keep the intestinal flora healthy and therefore your immune system works better. Your resistance will automatically improve as a result.
So the intestinal flora plays a very important role in your metabolism, bowel movements and immune system.
- Is your immune system not responding actively enough? There is a big chance you’ll soon be fighting off a flu or cold.
- Is your immune system overreacting? Eventually your immune system will respond less effectively, making you sicker than you need to be.
- Does your immune system often overreact? Then it will start making mistakes and you will suffer from allergies or autoimmune diseases.
So it is very important to take good care of yourself and your guts to avoid annoying symptoms! 🙂
Love,
Team FITSHE
