NUTRITION IN GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DISORDER

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) has the main function of absorbing the nutrients needed by the body and eliminating waste. The TGI is also a fundamental part of the immune system and its importance has increased significantly with research in recent years.

During the life of an individual, the intestinal mucosa interacts with numerous food substances, such as food proteins and microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and viruses). The normal GIT has the function of selecting essential nutrients for the maintenance of life and simultaneously eliminating proteins from the diet with the potential to produce food allergy (AA).

The gastrointestinal immune system is the boundary between health and disease, and actively participates in the pathophysiology of allergic disease through its main immune constituent, which is the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.

HOW THE ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCES

Many scientific works show evidence that socio-economic power directly influences the appearance of allergic diseases. Children from poor families have more bacterial infections than children from rich families, but children from rich families have more allergic diseases than children from wealthy families.

poor families. Another important aspect is the differences observed between

children living on farms and in the city. the children who live

in the rural environment have fewer allergies than those living in the

city and this “protection” extend into adulthood.

TYPES OF ALLERGY

Adverse food reactions include a group of similar illnesses that comprise abnormal reactions associated with food intake.