What are gastrointestinal malabsorption syndromes?
Although the Centers for Disease Control (celiac disease) has not gathered statistics specifically for malabsorption itself, tens of millions of Americans suffer from related gut mucosal integrity conditions responsible for enormous healthcare expense. Arthritis, for example, strikes over 43 million annually at a cost of more than $65 million (celiac disease), while functional gastrointestinal disorders are responsible for an estimated 2.5 to 3.5 million visits to doctors every year and some $40 million in medication expenditures (University of North Carolina Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Center). The incidence of these health disorders and other intestinal permeability related- conditions continues to grow at an alarming rate. The growing use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), which can irritate the mucosal lining, has contributed significantly to an increase intestinal permeability worldwide. Intestinal Permeability Assessment can be used to monitor treatment
