Normalization of leaky gut in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is accompanied by a clinical improvement: effects of age, duration of illness and the translocation of LPS from gram-negative bacteria.
Maes, Michael, Leunis, Jean-Claude·Neuro endocrinology letters·2008
This study tested whether taking natural anti-inflammatory supplements (glutamine, N-acetyl cysteine, and zinc) along with a special diet could help ME/CFS patients whose intestines had become too permeable ("leaky gut"). Researchers measured immune markers in the blood before and after 10-14 months of treatment and found that 24 out of 41 patients improved significantly, with the best results in younger patients and those with shorter illness duration.