If there are intestinal transit disturbances, it is likely that the flora is unbalanced and/or that the intestinal wall is porous. All this may or may not be accompanied by inflammatory phenomena. There are natural solutions to restore this, let's see which ones.
To replenish the flora, start by reseeding it with good prebiotics and probiotics.
If the intestinal wall is really too damaged until it becomes porous. In this case, it may be that prebiotics and probiotics are insufficient. It will then be necessary to opt for other solutions, plants or food supplements specifically designed for this purpose.
Among the effective plants to give an optimal permeability to the intestines, there is the Indian barberry or berberis aristata and other similar plants containing a wonderful active principle: the berberine. Berberis aristata is a thorny shrub native to the Himalayan mountains, much of India, subtropical and temperate zones of Asia and Europe. It can also be found in the United States. It has been proven for a very long time in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
Berberine is found in other plants such as argemone mexicana, berberis vulgaris (barberry) or hydrastis canadensis. Berberine is a powerful plant alkaloid of a beautiful deep yellow extracted from the bark of berberis aristata. It has been used for thousands of years in the East for its antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and immunostimulant properties.
The benefits of berberine
From a scientific point of view, berberine activates a key enzyme (AMPK) of metabolism. To such an extent that it not only restores the energy homeostasis of the whole body, but also acts in cases of type 2 diabetes, cholesterol and triglyceride disorders, provides real vascular protection and prevents certain neurological disorders or certain types of cancer.
At the intestinal level, there may be a permeability of the wall with or without painful inflammation. In the same way that an inflammation, painful or not, can gradually lead to intestinal porosity. Too much intestinal permeability can generate intolerance and allergy phenomena, not to mention the fact that when the intestine malfunctions, the entire immune system is compromised.
Berberine is still not well known in our European countries and has a spectacular effect on colon inflammation (colitis, functional colopathy, Crohn's disease) and on intestinal permeability (leaky gut syndrome) since it protects and regenerates the intestinal epithelium.
The berberine taken in sufficient doses and over a minimum of 3 months (but often over a longer period of time, as damage that has usually been in place for a long time needs to be repaired) can greatly improve a whole range of problems associated with leaky gut syndrome, colitis, autoimmune diseases affecting the intestine, food intolerances and allergies