Fighting with your hubby is making you physically ill

Fighting with your spouse can make you sick to your stomach — for real.

Couples who have hostile spats are likelier to suffer from leaky guts, according to new research at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

The unpleasant malady makes the walls of the intestines more permeable, which allows gut bacteria to seep into other parts of the body and can lead to inflammation.

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center encouraged couples to argue over hotbutton issues — usually regarding money or in-laws.

Afterward, the scientists drew the couples’ blood, and compared it to blood samples that had been taken pre-fight.

People who had more markedly hostile fights were found to have higher levels of a biomarker that indicates leaky gut.

“We think that this everyday marital distress — at least for some people — is causing changes in the gut that lead to inflammation and, potentially, illness,” lead study author Janice Kiecolt-Glaser says in a statement.

She points out in the study’s paper that previous research shows that vitriolic fights between couples can slow down healing time for wounds and raise people’s risk for heart disease, diabetes and depression.

To help offset the condition, the scientists recommend eating lean proteins, healthy fats and whole grains, which help keep the gut strong.

Also: perhaps marriage counseling?