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http://www.dietarysupport.com/probiotics(art).html
The Use of Probiotics for Children with Autism
By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride
We were one of the founder families of the group of parents which
subsequently became PEACH. There were only 30 or so families in the UK
doing ABA Programmes with their children back then in 1996. I remember
our first meeting in London when we decided to form a charity and were
all thinking what name to give it. It seems like a century has passed
since then. Some children have done extremely well, some not as well,
but everybody involved acknowledges how powerful the programme is in
pulling our children out of autism.
Over the years, apart from gaining a lot of knowledge in behaviour
modification we have learned a lot about the biochemistry and
physiology of autism and how to manipulate it with diet and
supplementation. If only we knew then what we know now! We can't turn
the time back for our children. But we can pass this knowledge to
others who have just had the devastating diagnosis of Autism announced
to them. Unfortunately, there will be more and more coming as the
incidence of autism is increasing rapidly.
We have learned that many diseases and conditions including autism
begin with dysfunction in the digestive tract. A crucial part of the
digestive tract are the beneficial bacteria that live there, which
weigh around 1.5kg. Without them we simply can not be healthy. The
functions of normal gut flora, known to science so far, are multiple
and far reaching.
Normal balanced gut bacteria:
· have a protective and barrier role against invasive
pathogenic micro-organisms by producing antibiotic-like substances,
antifungal volatiles (AFV), and surfactins that dissolve the lipid
membrane of envelope viruses and bacteria .
· play a major role in the digestion and absorption of all
nutrients.
· provide a major source of nourishment and energy for the gut
lining.
· synthesise various aminoacids, vitamin K, panthotenic acid,
thiamin, riboflavine, niacin, folic acid, piridoxine, and
cyancobalamine.
· play an important role in recycling of bile acids and normal
cholesterol metabolism.
· play a major immuno-modulating role by stimulating antibody
production, interferon synthesis, and inhibition of IgA degradation
(IgA is secreted into the lumen of the digestive tract in response to
approaching food and is essential for the proper digestion of that
food).
This microscopic world within us is highly organised. In healthy
people it is dominated by certain "good" bacteria which keep under
control a huge variety of pathogenic "bad" bacteria.
For whatever yet unknown reason, autistic children develop deficient
gut flora. While purely breast fed, these children may be developing
quite well, as mother's milk is the easiest thing on Earth for the
baby to digest and absorb and it provides that essential initial
immune protection to keep the "bad" bacteria under control. But, as
these babies get weaned off the breast to other foods, things start
going terribly wrong. Lacking properly established "good" bacteria in
the gut, so essential for appropriate food digestion and absorption,
an autistic child starts developing multiple nutritional deficiencies
(vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids and fatty acids) which have
got a drastic effect on it's development. In parallel, pathogenic and
opportunistic microbes, not being controlled by weakened "good"
bacteria, grow into big colonies and transform into active states
(like in the case of Candida which transforms from its inactive one
cell state into highly invasive micelle).
This growth produces a whole host of toxic substances which go into
the blood stream and, to put it simply, poison the baby. The
developing brain is particularly sensitive to these "poisons" as well
as to the nutritional deficiencies. As a result, whatever skills the
baby has developed, while exclusively breast fed, are gradually lost,
there is no normal development of language, comprehension, behaviour
etc. - all of which you are very familiar with.
Putting the gut flora right is the first and the most important step
in the right direction in treating autism! Gut flora is a living
organism very sensitive to the diet, quality of drinking water
(chlorinated water is very damaging, it is best to drink bottled
mineral water or install a good water filter), antibiotics, steroids,
vaccines and stress. A diet full of sugars, wheat, processed foods and
soft drinks with all the colorants, flavourings and preservatives not
just alters gut flora by feeding the pathogenic microbes, but changes
the whole body metabolism altering its pH towards acidic. This has got
far reaching and immediate consequences: altering the brain chemistry
and altering microbial flora in other body areas (skin, upper and
lower respiratory tract, vagina, bladder etc.) which predisposes
children to eczema, asthma, ear infections and colds and has a direct
damaging effect on the immune system. Diet on its own is a very
powerful tool in helping an autistic child. But to normalise the gut
flora a strong probiotic is needed. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria
in a capsule. Unfortunately, many probiotics on the market are weak
and not very effective. A probiotic called Bio-Kult contains a unique
combination of bacteria very effective in eliminating Candida and
other pathogenic species and restoring normal gut flora. It is used by
many families with autistic children in the UK and Europe with good
results. This probiotic has got strong immuno-stimulating properties.
It has been recorded that people with food intolerance after using Bio-
Kult start tolerating foods they used to be allergic to. This
probiotic also is said to increase absorption of nutrients which
addresses the nutritional deficiency problem of autistic children. Bio-
Kult contains 14 strains of the most effective beneficial bacteria,
including soil bacteria, and is UKAS Laboratory certified at a
strength of 10 Billion Units per Gram. It has been designed with
children in mind, because it is very easy to administer. It dissolves
in drinks without discolouring them, it can be mixed with food, and it
has got a slightly sweet taste. It also complies with all dietary
restrictions being gluten, casein, lactose, yeast, wheat, sugar, salt,
and dairy free, as well as being in vegetable based capsules. I was a
member of the scientific team who formulated this product, and I was
able to bring to it not only my medical and nutritional knowledge, but
also my experience as a parent of a child with autism who from being
diagnosed at three as autistic, is now in mainstream school.
Parents Opinions
Nevin Penny
I have a 7,5 years old autistic son. Since we started Bio-Kult, Ronny
became much more affectionate and happy. We have been doing an ABA
programme with him for 2 years now. He has no language but since using
Bio-Kult he started to point at things spontaneously, which he has
never done before, and his understanding of language and what is going
on around him got much better. Before Bio-Kult Ronny was taking
Nystatin for 2 years and every time we tried to stop it he would have
quite violent withdrawal symptoms. Since taking Bio-Kult we were able
to stop Nystatin completely, and the withdrawal of it was amazingly
mild. I recommend Bio-Kult to all my friends with autistic children.
Kerry & Andrew Harris
Our daughter Sophie was diagnosed on the mild end of the Autistic
spectrum
in March 1999.
An ABA programme was commenced in June 1999. Sophie progressed
extremely
well on the programme, showing consistent improvement.
We also commenced a GF/CF diet, which appears to have helped a great
deal
with her language development and concentration skills.
We still however felt that we were "missing something" at that point.
We
had researched the use of probiotics, and when we noticed Cambridge
Probiotics Ltd. in the AIA newsletter, we contacted them immediately.
We were given all of the relevant information required, and at first
decided to try
Primal Defense with Sophie (she has since switched to Bio-Kult with no
transitional problems).
It was straightforward to include into our daily routines, in fact
simple
compared to commencing a GF/CF diet !!!!!! We were warned that Sophie
may
go through a period of irritability and suffer mood swings after about
three weeks.
We were reassured that this was a good sign, that the probiotic was
having
an effect, and that this would not last for long.
This was definitely the case. Sophie was decidedly "out of sorts" for
about three days and since then she has shown increasing improvement
in her
concentration, listening skills and tolerance. We did not inform
anyone (especially her
nursery) about her taking Bio-Kult, as we were keen to establish
whether
there was any objectively noticed improvement, in the absence of any
sort of
"Bias".
We were delighted when the nursery staff reported that Sophie had
shown a
huge improvement in her ability to concentrate, to stay on task and to
tolerate difficult situations. One member of staff enquired: "What
have you done
with her???" This was about six weeks after she had started Bio-kult.
This
has been sustained for four months now. Needless to say, she will
continue taking Bio-kult.
If anyone wishes to contact us about our experiences, please do so via
Cambridge Probiotics
Chafica Gharbieh
Dear Natasha
Thank you very much for introducing us to Bio-Kult it is working
really well for Ali. Although we were using primal defense before, but
switching to Bio-Kult helped Ali tremendously. On primal defense Ali
had to take up to 15 capsules a day (Ali cant take capsules we had to
mix the powder with water), and on primal defense his bowel movement
was ok but not consistent.
As for Bio-Kult, Ali takes 6 small capsules a day, the powder has a
pleasant taste and Ali likes it. After a few days on the Bio-Kult
Ali's bowel movements improved so much and now it is normalized. Ali
has been on gluten and milk free diet for more than three years. It
was ok but introducing the Bio-Kult along side the yeast free diet
(high protein and specific carbohydrates diet) worked even better, it
worked extremely well. Ali started putting on weight (4 pounds) and
eating food he would not even touch before, got his rosy cheeks back
(he had them when he was 1 year old) and he started demanding
spontaneously for food, items and anything he needs.
I could not believe it a week ago, Ali started taking his nappy off
indicating he is ready for toilet training, on the first day of
training (this Monday) Ali started demanding to go to wee
spontaneously.
I must admit I was a bit hesitant about using Bio-Kult instead of
primal defense, but now from my own experience it is definitely
working better.
Thank you very much for your help. Ali is now a very happy child and
this is due to your advice and efforts
Re: Michael (Family Name withheld at their request)
Michael has been taking Bio-Kult probiotics for two months. Towards
the end of this time we have seen improvements in Michael. During
these two months we saw a period during which Michael became jumpy and
easily excitable. He also developed itchy skin rashes on his arms and
hands. For two days Michael developed redness on his face and ears.
He also had a lot of diarrhoea which has more or less settled down.
This was the "die off" period.
The improvements we have seen have been most noticeable in his Lovaas
sessions, particularly during the last two weeks when we have noticed
an improvement in his fine motor skills. He learnt to sting buttons
within two days, and he can now cut along a line of approximately 3
inches. Another notable improvement has been in his expressive
labels.
He surprised me one day by expressively labelling five pictures in a
row. This has been a particularly hard programme for Michael, which we
have been struggling with for several months. He has now added
several more expressive labels to his repertoire and I hope this
continues. In general all his learning has improved and his behaviour
appears more sociable.
It is early days with the probiotics, but there have been no other
changes made to his diet or lifestyle, which could account for these
improvements.
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Intestinal Pathophysiology in Autism
John F. White1
Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
Children with Autism Have...
Earlier Studies Point to...
The Leaky Gut Hypothesis
What is the Nature...
Possible Pathways by Which...
How Might Impaired Intestinal...
Future Directions for Research
References
Autism is a life-long developmental disorder affecting as many as 1 in
500 children. The causes for this profound disorder are largely
unknown. Recent research has uncovered pathology in the
gastrointestinal tract of autistic children. The pathology, reported
to extend from the esophagus to the colon, is described here along
with other studies pointing to a connection between diet and the
severity of symptoms expressed in autism. The evidence that there is
impaired intestinal permeability in autism is reviewed, and various
theories are discussed by which a leaky gut could develop. Lastly,
some possible ways in which impaired gastrointestinal function might
influence brain function are discussed.
Key Words: autism • intestine • casein • celiac disease • endoscopy •
gluten • glycosaminoglycan • immunoglobulin • secretin • vaccine
Introduction
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Abstract
Introduction
Children with Autism Have...
Earlier Studies Point to...
The Leaky Gut Hypothesis
What is the Nature...
Possible Pathways by Which...
How Might Impaired Intestinal...
Future Directions for Research
References
Autism is the most prevalent of a subset of disorders organized under
the umbrella of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). Autism is a
serious developmental disorder characterized by profound deficits in
language, communication, and socialization, resistance to learning,
and displays of stereotypical behavior including perseveration. The
disorder is accompanied by mental retardation in three out of four
patients (1). Boys are three times more likely than girls to receive
the diagnosis. One out of three autistic individuals experience
epileptic seizures (2). The diagnosis of autism is usually conferred
when the child is 2 to 3 years old after extensive evaluation
according to the criteria of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual IV (DSM-
IV) (3). The children either exhibit a failure to advance from birth
or, after a period of apparently normal growth, suffer a loss of newly
acquired skills (language, eye-to-eye contact, and sociability). The
latter pattern, seen in about one-third of autistic children (4), is
referred to in different terms, including "regressive autism" (5).
It is generally agreed that there are multiple causes for autism. Some
of the causes of autism are well established, including a strong
genetic link in the cases, of tuberous sclerosis, fragile X, and some
other disorders (1). The view that there is a strong genetic basis for
the disorder stems from the observation that siblings of autistic
offspring have a higher incidence of autism than the general
population. A strong genetic link has been particularly inferred from
studies of autistic children born as twins. Thus, monozygotic
(identical) twins demonstrate a concordance for autism exceeding 90%
(6). The concordance of less than 100% has been interpreted as
evidence that some other factor such as an environmental challenge
must be congruent with the genetic susceptibility before the disorder
is expressed (7). Recently, the apparently large strength of the
genetic influence in autism was called into question when a database
of information on a large cohort of families having at least two
siblings with autism was evaluated. A remarkably high proportion of
twin pairs was observed. For example, there was a 10-fold greater
frequency of monozygotic twins than the highest population frequencies
that could be expected. It was concluded that twins have an increased
risk of autism. Accordingly, Greenberg et al. ( suggested that
earlier estimates of the role of genes in autism, predicated in part
on the twin data, may have been overstated, i.e., it was not
appreciated that the incidence is higher in twins. Furthermore, it was
concluded that the influential genes may reside in the parents genome
rather than that of the autistic offspring (. For example,
environmental conditions in the womb such as competition for nutrients
may be the greater influence.
Notwithstanding these interesting new findings, the cause of the
disorder for the great majority of autistic individuals has not been
determined. The term "autistic syndrome" is intended to describe a
pattern of similar behaviors produced by a variety of different
insults. The need to understand the causes of autism and the
underlying pathophysiology has become more acute since the number of
diagnosed cases has risen markedly in recent years (9–11). Gillberg
and Wing (12) reviewed studies originating from several different
countries in the period from 1966 to 1997 and reported that 18 studies
of non-U.S. populations showed a highly significant (P < 0.001)
increase in prevalence of autism of 3.8% per year. In a more recent
review, Wing and Potter (13) offered evidence that, historically,
autism has been underdiagnosed. They attributed most of the rise in
the incidence of autism to changes in diagnostic criteria and
increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders. However, they
acknowledged the possibility "that there is a real and continuing
rise" in the number of cases. Unfortunately, the number of well-
controlled clinical studies of the autistic population that have
provided clues to the etiology of the disorder are very limited.
Possibly, a breakthrough will result after publication of several
studies reporting new observations of significant gastrointestinal
pathology in autism or in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (14–
17). In this review, the new observations, particularly those on the
intestinal tract, are described, as well as earlier studies indicating
a link between gastrointestinal function and autism. Possible
scenarios that could produce the impaired intestinal function are
discussed, and some possible ways in which altered gut function could
influence behavior are considered. Recent efforts to identify
potential susceptibility genes for autism are not discussed in this
review. The hope of the author is that this review will serve to spur
interest in the study of gastrointestinal function as it relates to
autism. The ultimate goals are to understand the etiology of autism
and to provide clinical remedies for this severely handicapping
disorder.
Children with Autism Have Gastrointestinal (GI) Pathology
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Abstract
Introduction
Children with Autism Have...
Earlier Studies Point to...
The Leaky Gut Hypothesis
What is the Nature...
Possible Pathways by Which...
How Might Impaired Intestinal...
Future Directions for Research
References
In a study published in 1998, 12 children diagnosed with autism (all
of the regressive pattern) and exhibiting a variety of GI ailments,
including abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloating, were examined
extensively (14). The GI symptoms had developed coincident with the
onset of autistic behavior, according to the parents. Endoscopy
revealed that 10 of the 12 children displayed ileal lymphoid nodular
hyperplasia (LNH). Lymph nodules are encapsulated bodies lying within
the submucosa of the intestinal wall. Lymph nodules contain
lymphocytes and neutrophils. The fluid absorbed from the intestinal
lumen by the action of the absorptive epithelial cells is filtered
through the lymph nodes. Here, antibodies are formed. Of the 12
children, eight also displayed abnormalities in the mucosa, the region
consisting of the absorptive epithelium, underlying connective tissue,
and muscularis mucosae. Mucosal abnormalities included granularity,
loss of vascular pattern, and patchy erythema (nonspecific colitis).
The findings were supported by histological examinations of mucosal
biopsies. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and
electroencephalography (EEG) revealed no neurological abnormalities in
the children.
In a more recent publication, these same researchers reported their
observations on an expanded group of 60 children affected with various
developmental disorders (15). The subject group included 50 children
diagnosed with autism (including the 12 children from the original
study) as well as five with Asperger’s syndrome (autism without
retardation) and two with disintegrative disorder. All but one of the
60 children had GI symptoms, including abdominal pain, constipation,
diarrhea, and bloating. Findings were compared with those from a group
of 37 developmentally normal (nonautistic) children with similar GI
symptoms (the control group). It was observed that ileal LNH presented
in 93% of affected children and 14.3% of control children. Colonic LNH
was present in 30% of affected children and 5.4% of control children.
Hyperplasia of the intestinal lymph nodes was found in 88.5% of
biopsies of affected children. Active inflammation of the ileum
(ileitis) was observed in 8% and chronic inflammation of the colon
(colitis) was seen in 88% of affected children. The authors
characterized the pathology as "a subtle new variant of inflammatory
bowel disease that lacks the specific diagnostic features of either
Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis." In a comment on the Wakefield
paper, Sabra et al. (16) reported identical pathology (LNH) in the
terminal ileum of two patients diagnosed with food allergies and
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
In yet another study, Horvath and coworkers (17) used endoscopy with
biopsy to examine the upper GI tract of 36 children diagnosed with
autism and experiencing abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, bloating,
nighttime awakening, or unexplained irritability. Abnormal findings
included reflux esophagitis in 25 of the ...
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Autism
What's the evidence for special diets and supplements?
There hasn't been much good research on changing what your child eats or
giving him or her supplements to treat autism.
We found one summary of the research (a systematic review) of diets that cut
out casein and gluten. The review found just two small studies. The studies
showed the diets seemed to help with some symptoms of autism, but not
others. The review's authors said there was not enough good-quality evidence
to say whether or not the diets work.
We found two good-quality studies on vitamin B6 plus magnesium. It didn't
seem to help. But the studies were small. Together, they had only 27
children. So the results aren't reliable.
We didn't find any good-quality studies of fish oil, vitamin A, vitamin C,
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The Use of Probiotics for Children with Autism
http://www.dietarysupport.com/probiotics(art).html
By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride
We were one of the founder families of the group of parents which
subsequently became PEACH. There were only 30 or so families in the UK
doing ABA Programmes with their children back then in 1996. I remember
our first meeting in London when we decided to form a charity and were
all thinking what name to give it. It seems like a century has passed
since then. Some children have done extremely well, some not as well,
but everybody involved acknowledges how powerful the programme is in
pulling our children out of autism.
Over the years, apart from gaining a lot of knowledge in behaviour
modification we have learned a lot about the biochemistry and
physiology of autism and how to manipulate it with diet and
supplementation. If only we knew then what we know now! We can't turn
the time back for our children. But we can pass this knowledge to
others who have just had the devastating diagnosis of Autism announced
to them. Unfortunately, there will be more and more coming as the
incidence of autism is increasing rapidly.
We have learned that many diseases and conditions including autism
begin with dysfunction in the digestive tract. A crucial part of the
digestive tract are the beneficial bacteria that live there, which
weigh around 1.5kg. Without them we simply can not be healthy. The
functions of normal gut flora, known to science so far, are multiple
and far reaching.
Normal balanced gut bacteria:
· have a protective and barrier role against invasive
pathogenic micro-organisms by producing antibiotic-like substances,
antifungal volatiles (AFV), and surfactins that dissolve the lipid
membrane of envelope viruses and bacteria .
· play a major role in the digestion and absorption of all
nutrients.
· provide a major source of nourishment and energy for the gut
lining.
· synthesise various aminoacids, vitamin K, panthotenic acid,
thiamin, riboflavine, niacin, folic acid, piridoxine, and
cyancobalamine.
· play an important role in recycling of bile acids and normal
cholesterol metabolism.
· play a major immuno-modulating role by stimulating antibody
production, interferon synthesis, and inhibition of IgA degradation
(IgA is secreted into the lumen of the digestive tract in response to
approaching food and is essential for the proper digestion of that
food).
This microscopic world within us is highly organised. In healthy
people it is dominated by certain "good" bacteria which keep under
control a huge variety of pathogenic "bad" bacteria.
For whatever yet unknown reason, autistic children develop deficient
gut flora. While purely breast fed, these children may be developing
quite well, as mother's milk is the easiest thing on Earth for the
baby to digest and absorb and it provides that essential initial
immune protection to keep the "bad" bacteria under control. But, as
these babies get weaned off the breast to other foods, things start
going terribly wrong. Lacking properly established "good" bacteria in
the gut, so essential for appropriate food digestion and absorption,
an autistic child starts developing multiple nutritional deficiencies
(vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids and fatty acids) which have
got a drastic effect on it's development. In parallel, pathogenic and
opportunistic microbes, not being controlled by weakened "good"
bacteria, grow into big colonies and transform into active states
(like in the case of Candida which transforms from its inactive one
cell state into highly invasive micelle).
This growth produces a whole host of toxic substances which go into
the blood stream and, to put it simply, poison the baby. The
developing brain is particularly sensitive to these "poisons" as well
as to the nutritional deficiencies. As a result, whatever skills the
baby has developed, while exclusively breast fed, are gradually lost,
there is no normal development of language, comprehension, behaviour
etc. - all of which you are very familiar with.
Putting the gut flora right is the first and the most important step
in the right direction in treating autism! Gut flora is a living
organism very sensitive to the diet, quality of drinking water
(chlorinated water is very damaging, it is best to drink bottled
mineral water or install a good water filter), antibiotics, steroids,
vaccines and stress. A diet full of sugars, wheat, processed foods and
soft drinks with all the colorants, flavourings and preservatives not
just alters gut flora by feeding the pathogenic microbes, but changes
the whole body metabolism altering its pH towards acidic. This has got
far reaching and immediate consequences: altering the brain chemistry
and altering microbial flora in other body areas (skin, upper and
lower respiratory tract, vagina, bladder etc.) which predisposes
children to eczema, asthma, ear infections and colds and has a direct
damaging effect on the immune system. Diet on its own is a very
powerful tool in helping an autistic child. But to normalise the gut
flora a strong probiotic is needed. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria
in a capsule. Unfortunately, many probiotics on the market are weak
and not very effective. A probiotic called Bio-Kult contains a unique
combination of bacteria very effective in eliminating Candida and
other pathogenic species and restoring normal gut flora. It is used by
many families with autistic children in the UK and Europe with good
results. This probiotic has got strong immuno-stimulating properties.
It has been recorded that people with food intolerance after using Bio-
Kult start tolerating foods they used to be allergic to. This
probiotic also is said to increase absorption of nutrients which
addresses the nutritional deficiency problem of autistic children. Bio-
Kult contains 14 strains of the most effective beneficial bacteria,
including soil bacteria, and is UKAS Laboratory certified at a
strength of 10 Billion Units per Gram. It has been designed with
children in mind, because it is very easy to administer. It dissolves
in drinks without discolouring them, it can be mixed with food, and it
has got a slightly sweet taste. It also complies with all dietary
restrictions being gluten, casein, lactose, yeast, wheat, sugar, salt,
and dairy free, as well as being in vegetable based capsules. I was a
member of the scientific team who formulated this product, and I was
able to bring to it not only my medical and nutritional knowledge, but
also my experience as a parent of a child with autism who from being
diagnosed at three as autistic, is now in mainstream school.
Parents Opinions
Nevin Penny
I have a 7,5 years old autistic son. Since we started Bio-Kult, Ronny
became much more affectionate and happy. We have been doing an ABA
programme with him for 2 years now. He has no language but since using
Bio-Kult he started to point at things spontaneously, which he has
never done before, and his understanding of language and what is going
on around him got much better. Before Bio-Kult Ronny was taking
Nystatin for 2 years and every time we tried to stop it he would have
quite violent withdrawal symptoms. Since taking Bio-Kult we were able
to stop Nystatin completely, and the withdrawal of it was amazingly
mild. I recommend Bio-Kult to all my friends with autistic children.
Kerry & Andrew Harris
Our daughter Sophie was diagnosed on the mild end of the Autistic
spectrum
in March 1999.
An ABA programme was commenced in June 1999. Sophie progressed
extremely
well on the programme, showing consistent improvement.
We also commenced a GF/CF diet, which appears to have helped a great
deal
with her language development and concentration skills.
We still however felt that we were "missing something" at that point.
We
had researched the use of probiotics, and when we noticed Cambridge
Probiotics Ltd. in the AIA newsletter, we contacted them immediately.
We were given all of the relevant information required, and at first
decided to try
Primal Defense with Sophie (she has since switched to Bio-Kult with no
transitional problems).
It was straightforward to include into our daily routines, in fact
simple
compared to commencing a GF/CF diet !!!!!! We were warned that Sophie
may
go through a period of irritability and suffer mood swings after about
three weeks.
We were reassured that this was a good sign, that the probiotic was
having
an effect, and that this would not last for long.
This was definitely the case. Sophie was decidedly "out of sorts" for
about three days and since then she has shown increasing improvement
in her
concentration, listening skills and tolerance. We did not inform
anyone (especially her
nursery) about her taking Bio-Kult, as we were keen to establish
whether
there was any objectively noticed improvement, in the absence of any
sort of
"Bias".
We were delighted when the nursery staff reported that Sophie had
shown a
huge improvement in her ability to concentrate, to stay on task and to
tolerate difficult situations. One member of staff enquired: "What
have you done
with her???" This was about six weeks after she had started Bio-kult.
This
has been sustained for four months now. Needless to say, she will
continue taking Bio-kult.
If anyone wishes to contact us about our experiences, please do so via
Cambridge Probiotics
Chafica Gharbieh
Dear Natasha
Thank you very much for introducing us to Bio-Kult it is working
really well for Ali. Although we were using primal defense before, but
switching to Bio-Kult helped Ali tremendously. On primal defense Ali
had to take up to 15 capsules a day (Ali cant take capsules we had to
mix the powder with water), and on primal defense his bowel movement
was ok but not consistent.
As for Bio-Kult, Ali takes 6 small capsules a day, the powder has a
pleasant taste and Ali likes it. After a few days on the Bio-Kult
Ali's bowel movements improved so much and now it is normalized. Ali
has been on gluten and milk free diet for more than three years. It
was ok but introducing the Bio-Kult along side the yeast free diet
(high protein and specific carbohydrates diet) worked even better, it
worked extremely well. Ali started putting on weight (4 pounds) and
eating food he would not even touch before, got his rosy cheeks back
(he had them when he was 1 year old) and he started demanding
spontaneously for food, items and anything he needs.
I could not believe it a week ago, Ali started taking his nappy off
indicating he is ready for toilet training, on the first day of
training (this Monday) Ali started demanding to go to wee
spontaneously.
I must admit I was a bit hesitant about using Bio-Kult instead of
primal defense, but now from my own experience it is definitely
working better.
Thank you very much for your help. Ali is now a very happy child and
this is due to your advice and efforts
Re: Michael (Family Name withheld at their request)
Michael has been taking Bio-Kult probiotics for two months. Towards
the end of this time we have seen improvements in Michael. During
these two months we saw a period during which Michael became jumpy and
easily excitable. He also developed itchy skin rashes on his arms and
hands. For two days Michael developed redness on his face and ears.
He also had a lot of diarrhoea which has more or less settled down.
This was the "die off" period.
The improvements we have seen have been most noticeable in his Lovaas
sessions, particularly during the last two weeks when we have noticed
an improvement in his fine motor skills. He learnt to sting buttons
within two days, and he can now cut along a line of approximately 3
inches. Another notable improvement has been in his expressive
labels.
He surprised me one day by expressively labelling five pictures in a
row. This has been a particularly hard programme for Michael, which we
have been struggling with for several months. He has now added
several more expressive labels to his repertoire and I hope this
continues. In general all his learning has improved and his behaviour
appears more sociable.
It is early days with the probiotics, but there have been no other
changes made to his diet or lifestyle, which could account for these
improvements.
http://www.dietarysupport.com/probiotics(art).html
On Oct 30, 3:23 am, "Stephen Wilson"
<stephen.wilson2004nos... at (no spam) ntlworld.com> wrote:
[quote]We found ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudologia_fantastica[/quote]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking
On Oct 30, 3:23 am, "Stephen Wilson"
<stephen.wilson2004nos... at (no spam) ntlworld.com> wrote:
[quote]http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/autism-evidence...
Autism
What's the evidence for special diets and supplements?
There hasn't been much good research on changing what your child eats or
giving him or her supplements to treat autism.
We found one summary of the research (a systematic review) of diets that cut
out casein and gluten. The review found just two small studies. The studies
showed the diets seemed to help with some symptoms of autism, but not
others. The review's authors said there was not enough good-quality evidence
to say whether or not the diets work.
We found two good-quality studies on vitamin B6 plus magnesium. It didn't
seem to help. But the studies were small. Together, they had only 27
children. So the results aren't reliable.
We didn't find any good-quality studies of fish oil, vitamin A, vitamin C,
probiotics and digestive enzymes as treatments for children with autism.[/quote] |
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Autism
What's the evidence for special diets and supplements?
There hasn't been much good research on changing what your child eats or
giving him or her supplements to treat autism.
We found one summary of the research (a systematic review) of diets that cut
out casein and gluten. The review found just two small studies. The studies
showed the diets seemed to help with some symptoms of autism, but not
others. The review's authors said there was not enough good-quality evidence
to say whether or not the diets work.
We found two good-quality studies on vitamin B6 plus magnesium. It didn't
seem to help. But the studies were small. Together, they had only 27
children. So the results aren't reliable.
We didn't find any good-quality studies of fish oil, vitamin A, vitamin C,
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Autism
What's the evidence for special diets and supplements?
There hasn't been much good research on changing what your child eats or
giving him or her supplements to treat autism.
We found one summary of the research (a systematic review) of diets that cut
out casein and gluten. The review found just two small studies. The studies
showed the diets seemed to help with some symptoms of autism, but not
others. The review's authors said there was not enough good-quality evidence
to say whether or not the diets work.
We found two good-quality studies on vitamin B6 plus magnesium. It didn't
seem to help. But the studies were small. Together, they had only 27
children. So the results aren't reliable.
We didn't find any good-quality studies of fish oil, vitamin A, vitamin C,
probiotics and digestive enzymes as treatments for children with autism. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/autism-evidence-whats-the-evidence-for-special-diets-and-supplements
Autism
What's the evidence for special diets and supplements?
There hasn't been much good research on changing what your child eats or
giving him or her supplements to treat autism.
We found one summary of the research (a systematic review) of diets that cut
out casein and gluten. The review found just two small studies. The studies
showed the diets seemed to help with some symptoms of autism, but not
others. The review's authors said there was not enough good-quality evidence
to say whether or not the diets work.
We found two good-quality studies on vitamin B6 plus magnesium. It didn't
seem to help. But the studies were small. Together, they had only 27
children. So the results aren't reliable.
We didn't find any good-quality studies of fish oil, vitamin A, vitamin C,
probiotics and digestive enzymes as treatments for children with autism. |
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The Use of Probiotics for Children with Autism
http://www.dietarysupport.com/probiotics(art).html
By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride
We were one of the founder families of the group of parents which
subsequently became PEACH. There were only 30 or so families in the UK
doing ABA Programmes with their children back then in 1996. I remember
our first meeting in London when we decided to form a charity and were
all thinking what name to give it. It seems like a century has passed
since then. Some children have done extremely well, some not as well,
but everybody involved acknowledges how powerful the programme is in
pulling our children out of autism.
Over the years, apart from gaining a lot of knowledge in behaviour
modification we have learned a lot about the biochemistry and
physiology of autism and how to manipulate it with diet and
supplementation. If only we knew then what we know now! We can't turn
the time back for our children. But we can pass this knowledge to
others who have just had the devastating diagnosis of Autism announced
to them. Unfortunately, there will be more and more coming as the
incidence of autism is increasing rapidly.
We have learned that many diseases and conditions including autism
begin with dysfunction in the digestive tract. A crucial part of the
digestive tract are the beneficial bacteria that live there, which
weigh around 1.5kg. Without them we simply can not be healthy. The
functions of normal gut flora, known to science so far, are multiple
and far reaching.
Normal balanced gut bacteria:
· have a protective and barrier role against invasive
pathogenic micro-organisms by producing antibiotic-like substances,
antifungal volatiles (AFV), and surfactins that dissolve the lipid
membrane of envelope viruses and bacteria .
· play a major role in the digestion and absorption of all
nutrients.
· provide a major source of nourishment and energy for the gut
lining.
· synthesise various aminoacids, vitamin K, panthotenic acid,
thiamin, riboflavine, niacin, folic acid, piridoxine, and
cyancobalamine.
· play an important role in recycling of bile acids and normal
cholesterol metabolism.
· play a major immuno-modulating role by stimulating antibody
production, interferon synthesis, and inhibition of IgA degradation
(IgA is secreted into the lumen of the digestive tract in response to
approaching food and is essential for the proper digestion of that
food).
This microscopic world within us is highly organised. In healthy
people it is dominated by certain "good" bacteria which keep under
control a huge variety of pathogenic "bad" bacteria.
For whatever yet unknown reason, autistic children develop deficient
gut flora. While purely breast fed, these children may be developing
quite well, as mother's milk is the easiest thing on Earth for the
baby to digest and absorb and it provides that essential initial
immune protection to keep the "bad" bacteria under control. But, as
these babies get weaned off the breast to other foods, things start
going terribly wrong. Lacking properly established "good" bacteria in
the gut, so essential for appropriate food digestion and absorption,
an autistic child starts developing multiple nutritional deficiencies
(vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids and fatty acids) which have
got a drastic effect on it's development. In parallel, pathogenic and
opportunistic microbes, not being controlled by weakened "good"
bacteria, grow into big colonies and transform into active states
(like in the case of Candida which transforms from its inactive one
cell state into highly invasive micelle).
This growth produces a whole host of toxic substances which go into
the blood stream and, to put it simply, poison the baby. The
developing brain is particularly sensitive to these "poisons" as well
as to the nutritional deficiencies. As a result, whatever skills the
baby has developed, while exclusively breast fed, are gradually lost,
there is no normal development of language, comprehension, behaviour
etc. - all of which you are very familiar with.
Putting the gut flora right is the first and the most important step
in the right direction in treating autism! Gut flora is a living
organism very sensitive to the diet, quality of drinking water
(chlorinated water is very damaging, it is best to drink bottled
mineral water or install a good water filter), antibiotics, steroids,
vaccines and stress. A diet full of sugars, wheat, processed foods and
soft drinks with all the colorants, flavourings and preservatives not
just alters gut flora by feeding the pathogenic microbes, but changes
the whole body metabolism altering its pH towards acidic. This has got
far reaching and immediate consequences: altering the brain chemistry
and altering microbial flora in other body areas (skin, upper and
lower respiratory tract, vagina, bladder etc.) which predisposes
children to eczema, asthma, ear infections and colds and has a direct
damaging effect on the immune system. Diet on its own is a very
powerful tool in helping an autistic child. But to normalise the gut
flora a strong probiotic is needed. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria
in a capsule. Unfortunately, many probiotics on the market are weak
and not very effective. A probiotic called Bio-Kult contains a unique
combination of bacteria very effective in eliminating Candida and
other pathogenic species and restoring normal gut flora. It is used by
many families with autistic children in the UK and Europe with good
results. This probiotic has got strong immuno-stimulating properties.
It has been recorded that people with food intolerance after using Bio-
Kult start tolerating foods they used to be allergic to. This
probiotic also is said to increase absorption of nutrients which
addresses the nutritional deficiency problem of autistic children. Bio-
Kult contains 14 strains of the most effective beneficial bacteria,
including soil bacteria, and is UKAS Laboratory certified at a
strength of 10 Billion Units per Gram. It has been designed with
children in mind, because it is very easy to administer. It dissolves
in drinks without discolouring them, it can be mixed with food, and it
has got a slightly sweet taste. It also complies with all dietary
restrictions being gluten, casein, lactose, yeast, wheat, sugar, salt,
and dairy free, as well as being in vegetable based capsules. I was a
member of the scientific team who formulated this product, and I was
able to bring to it not only my medical and nutritional knowledge, but
also my experience as a parent of a child with autism who from being
diagnosed at three as autistic, is now in mainstream school.
Parents Opinions
Nevin Penny
I have a 7,5 years old autistic son. Since we started Bio-Kult, Ronny
became much more affectionate and happy. We have been doing an ABA
programme with him for 2 years now. He has no language but since using
Bio-Kult he started to point at things spontaneously, which he has
never done before, and his understanding of language and what is going
on around him got much better. Before Bio-Kult Ronny was taking
Nystatin for 2 years and every time we tried to stop it he would have
quite violent withdrawal symptoms. Since taking Bio-Kult we were able
to stop Nystatin completely, and the withdrawal of it was amazingly
mild. I recommend Bio-Kult to all my friends with autistic children.
Kerry & Andrew Harris
Our daughter Sophie was diagnosed on the mild end of the Autistic
spectrum
in March 1999.
An ABA programme was commenced in June 1999. Sophie progressed
extremely
well on the programme, showing consistent improvement.
We also commenced a GF/CF diet, which appears to have helped a great
deal
with her language development and concentration skills.
We still however felt that we were "missing something" at that point.
We
had researched the use of probiotics, and when we noticed Cambridge
Probiotics Ltd. in the AIA newsletter, we contacted them immediately.
We were given all of the relevant information required, and at first
decided to try
Primal Defense with Sophie (she has since switched to Bio-Kult with no
transitional problems).
It was straightforward to include into our daily routines, in fact
simple
compared to commencing a GF/CF diet !!!!!! We were warned that Sophie
may
go through a period of irritability and suffer mood swings after about
three weeks.
We were reassured that this was a good sign, that the probiotic was
having
an effect, and that this would not last for long.
This was definitely the case. Sophie was decidedly "out of sorts" for
about three days and since then she has shown increasing improvement
in her
concentration, listening skills and tolerance. We did not inform
anyone (especially her
nursery) about her taking Bio-Kult, as we were keen to establish
whether
there was any objectively noticed improvement, in the absence of any
sort of
"Bias".
We were delighted when the nursery staff reported that Sophie had
shown a
huge improvement in her ability to concentrate, to stay on task and to
tolerate difficult situations. One member of staff enquired: "What
have you done
with her???" This was about six weeks after she had started Bio-kult.
This
has been sustained for four months now. Needless to say, she will
continue taking Bio-kult.
If anyone wishes to contact us about our experiences, please do so via
Cambridge Probiotics
Chafica Gharbieh
Dear Natasha
Thank you very much for introducing us to Bio-Kult it is working
really well for Ali. Although we were using primal defense before, but
switching to Bio-Kult helped Ali tremendously. On primal defense Ali
had to take up to 15 capsules a day (Ali cant take capsules we had to
mix the powder with water), and on primal defense his bowel movement
was ok but not consistent.
As for Bio-Kult, Ali takes 6 small capsules a day, the powder has a
pleasant taste and Ali likes it. After a few days on the Bio-Kult
Ali's bowel movements improved so much and now it is normalized. Ali
has been on gluten and milk free diet for more than three years. It
was ok but introducing the Bio-Kult along side the yeast free diet
(high protein and specific carbohydrates diet) worked even better, it
worked extremely well. Ali started putting on weight (4 pounds) and
eating food he would not even touch before, got his rosy cheeks back
(he had them when he was 1 year old) and he started demanding
spontaneously for food, items and anything he needs.
I could not believe it a week ago, Ali started taking his nappy off
indicating he is ready for toilet training, on the first day of
training (this Monday) Ali started demanding to go to wee
spontaneously.
I must admit I was a bit hesitant about using Bio-Kult instead of
primal defense, but now from my own experience it is definitely
working better.
Thank you very much for your help. Ali is now a very happy child and
this is due to your advice and efforts
Re: Michael (Family Name withheld at their request)
Michael has been taking Bio-Kult probiotics for two months. Towards
the end of this time we have seen improvements in Michael. During
these two months we saw a period during which Michael became jumpy and
easily excitable. He also developed itchy skin rashes on his arms and
hands. For two days Michael developed redness on his face and ears.
He also had a lot of diarrhoea which has more or less settled down.
This was the "die off" period.
The improvements we have seen have been most noticeable in his Lovaas
sessions, particularly during the last two weeks when we have noticed
an improvement in his fine motor skills. He learnt to sting buttons
within two days, and he can now cut along a line of approximately 3
inches. Another notable improvement has been in his expressive
labels.
He surprised me one day by expressively labelling five pictures in a
row. This has been a particularly hard programme for Michael, which we
have been struggling with for several months. He has now added
several more expressive labels to his repertoire and I hope this
continues. In general all his learning has improved and his behaviour
appears more sociable.
It is early days with the probiotics, but there have been no other
changes made to his diet or lifestyle, which could account for these
improvements.
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