Dr. Axe Leaky Gut Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 1A study finds that people with a particular illness often have increased intestinal permeability. What can be concluded from that finding alone?
  • The permeability change must have caused every case of the illness
  • The two are associated, but the study alone may not show which came first or whether one caused the other
  • Treating permeability will necessarily cure the illness
  • Anyone with similar digestive symptoms has the same illness
• 2How does increased intestinal permeability differ from food intolerance?
  • They are interchangeable names for the same biological process
  • Food intolerance always results from an immune attack on intestinal cells
  • Increased permeability describes difficulty digesting one specific food
  • Permeability concerns barrier passage, while food intolerance usually refers to difficulty handling a food or component; one does not automatically prove the other
• 12Which structures help control passage between neighboring intestinal lining cells?
  • Tight junctions
  • Stomach sphincters
  • Villi alone
  • The gallbladder ducts