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To: Kolath
More than 90 per cent of children with autism spectrum disorders suffer from chronic, severe gastrointestinal symptoms. Of those, about 75 per cent suffer from diarrhea, according to current literature.

Really? Really really? Wonder why I've never seen it.

Of course, 75 percent of all kids suffer from diarrhea at one time or another, so maybe that's what they mean.

Autism is a brain disease, and has many causes. Nowadays what we once called "mental retardation", Mental retardation with behavioral problems, "Childhood schizophrenia", "Post encephalitic dementia" etc. is now called "autism". Reminds me of how all sorts of mental problems were once called "schizophrenia".

18 posted on 04/25/2013 9:18:43 PM PDT by LadyDoc
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To: LadyDoc

Big Pharm can’t make money off of Greek yogurt and homemade bone broth (from simmering for hours meat and bones until gelatinous, makes awesome noodle soup, is very soothing/healing for the gut). My sis-in-law recently and accidentally discovered and self-diagnosed her gluten intolerance. She had severe back pain and has been seeing specialists, in an effort to avoid back surgery, for almost two years now. She had enough when the pain specialist put her on Cymbalta (some fun side effects there!) and it didn’t work. Not a fan of low carb diets, she went on one as a last resort to lose a few pounds before a family wedding last month. When her back felt great as a result, I reminded her that my arthritis disappears when I eliminate sucrose from my diet. After some research she has gone off gluten and feels great. She’s also been on Nexium for about five years and she just stopped taking it as well. Of all of the docs she’s seen for her pain and acid reflux, none had suggested a change in diet. Now her specialists are frustrated that she is self-treating through diet, instead of being happy that she is cured and accepting the fact that the body can heal itself with proper diet. My son is the same way: ADHD symptoms disappeared when dairy was eliminated from his diet. Expose him to MSG and literally watch him bounce off of his bedroom walls. Why does diet treat/heal a neurological disorder? Maybe it’s something to do with the gut. Our systems work in tandem and if one system has issues it’s logical that this could affect others.


21 posted on 04/26/2013 5:32:37 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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