My previous post on the connection between H. Pylori (a gut bacteria associated with potentially dangerous stomach ulcers) and Chronic Blepharitis alluded to a connection between Leaky Gut and chronic eye inflammation (which can take the form of chronic blepharitis, rosacea, corneal neuropathy, meibomian gland atrophy, chronic eye pain).
I remember when most of my colleagues used to make fun of surgeons & doctors who were gluten-free. Even Dr. Perlmutter who wrote Grain Brain & is featured in this Amazon video below was laughed at during neurology meetings.
The connection it seems between H. Pylori & Chronic Blepharitis is oxidative stress likely brought on by pesticides and-or pesticide-treated gluten which leads to a disruption of the delicate microbiome of the gut which can lead to Leaky Gut, which can cause a cascade of undesirable-unbroken-down proteins to leak into the bloodstream which induces inflammation throughout the body.
If a patient has any predisposition to eye issues (ie, add in Accutane, birth control hormones, excessive Contact lens use, rosacea, autoimmune disease, excessive screen time with decreased blink rates, eyelid surgery), this pathway can tip one over the edge to have chronic eye pain or eye symptoms.
This video below if you can access it helps explain the role of pesticides with the rise in gluten-sensitivity and the overall inflammation that can result in an average person or child.
As always, try to listen to the video or blink very frequently. You will not miss much if you just listen to the video.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B06VVYT9DC/ref=atv_hm_hom_3_c_D4dtpS_2_28
