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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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On Oct 24, 4:35 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
[quote]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
SNIP SHITE
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What the fuck are you posting pages of shit for?
If you want to give your bloody 'tard a fucking yogurt, then do so,
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[quote]What the fuck are you posting pages of shit for?
[/quote]
Kook,
Go Join A Freak Show!
On Oct 24, 11:58 am, ivor titekunt <ivortitek... at (no spam) googlemail.com>
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[quote]On Oct 24, 4:35 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
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
SNIP SHITE
What the fuck are you posting pages of shit for?
If you want to give your bloody 'tard a fucking yogurt, then do so,
but we REALLY do not need to know about.[/quote] |
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On Oct 24, 6:01 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
[quote]What the fuck are you posting pages of shit for?
Kook,
Go Join A Freak Show!
[/quote]
What the fuck do you mean by that, you complete cunt?
Did you actually enjoy reading that fucking advert?
If so maybe you could do everyone a favor and consider voluntary
euthanasia
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[quote]What the fuck do you mean by that, you complete cunt?
Did you actually enjoy reading that fucking advert?
If so maybe you could do everyone a favor and consider voluntary
euthanasia
Twat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder[/quote]
Kook (Freak),
What do you think it means?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder
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[quote]On Oct 24, 6:01 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
What the fuck are you posting pages of shit for?
Kook,
Go Join A Freak Show!
What the fuck do you mean by that, you complete cunt?
Did you actually enjoy reading that fucking advert?
If so maybe you could do everyone a favor and consider voluntary
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| Better than being a fucking 'tard |
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On Oct 24, 12:15 pm, Paul McCock <ivortitek... at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:
[quote]Better than being a fucking 'tard
[/quote]
Excerpt From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 F60.2
ICD-9 301.8
MeSH D000987
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD) is defined by the
American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the
rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and
continues into adulthood."[1] The individual must be age 18 or older,
as well as have a documented history of a conduct disorder before the
age of 15.[1] People having antisocial personality disorder are
sometimes referred to as "sociopaths" and "psychopaths", although some
researchers believe that these terms are not synonymous with ASPD.[2] |
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On Oct 24, 6:39 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
[quote]On Oct 24, 12:15 pm, Paul McCock <ivortitek... at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:
Better than being a fucking 'tard
Excerpt From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 F60.2
ICD-9 301.8
MeSH D000987
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD) is defined by the
American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the
rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and
continues into adulthood."[1] The individual must be age 18 or older,
as well as have a documented history of a conduct disorder before the
age of 15.[1] People having antisocial personality disorder are
sometimes referred to as "sociopaths" and "psychopaths", although some
researchers believe that these terms are not synonymous with ASPD.[2]
[/quote]
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[quote]Thanks for that.
You Cunt
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pottymouth
http://www.wiredsafety.org/cyberstalking_harassment/itsacrime.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD
Yawn!
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[quote]On Oct 24, 6:39 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
On Oct 24, 12:15 pm, Paul McCock <ivortitek... at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:
Better than being a fucking 'tard
Excerpt From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 F60.2
ICD-9 301.8
MeSH D000987
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD) is defined by the
American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the
rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and
continues into adulthood."[1] The individual must be age 18 or older,
as well as have a documented history of a conduct disorder before the
age of 15.[1] People having antisocial personality disorder are
sometimes referred to as "sociopaths" and "psychopaths", although some
researchers believe that these terms are not synonymous with ASPD.[2]
Thanks for that.
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On Oct 24, 7:55 pm, pautrey <pautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
[quote]Thanks for that.
You Cunt
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pottymouthhttp://www.wiredsafety.org/cyberstalking_harassment/itsacrime.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCD
Yawn!
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On Oct 24, 6:39 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
On Oct 24, 12:15 pm, Paul McCock <ivortitek... at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:
Better than being a fucking 'tard
Excerpt From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 F60.2
ICD-9 301.8
MeSH D000987
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD) is defined by the
American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the
rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and
continues into adulthood."[1] The individual must be age 18 or older,
as well as have a documented history of a conduct disorder before the
age of 15.[1] People having antisocial personality disorder are
sometimes referred to as "sociopaths" and "psychopaths", although some
researchers believe that these terms are not synonymous with ASPD.[2]
Thanks for that.
You Cunt- Hide quoted text -
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You really should get a fucking life, bloody 'tards with nowt better
to do than take hand-outs and post links to shite all day.
Cunts, the lot of you, instead of all this talk of kicking out the
immigrants, they should put you useless 'tards on a 'plane and fuck
you all off instead. At least a lot of the immigrants are useful.
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sewer+mouth
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=moron
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dodo
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=loon
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[quote]On Oct 24, 7:55 pm, pautrey <pautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for that.
You Cunt
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pottymouthhttp://www.w....
Yawn!
On Oct 24, 2:03 pm, Paul McCock <ivortitek... at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:
On Oct 24, 6:39 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
On Oct 24, 12:15 pm, Paul McCock <ivortitek... at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:
Better than being a fucking 'tard
Excerpt From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder
Antisocial personality disorder
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 F60.2
ICD-9 301.8
MeSH D000987
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD) is defined by the
American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the
rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and
continues into adulthood."[1] The individual must be age 18 or older,
as well as have a documented history of a conduct disorder before the
age of 15.[1] People having antisocial personality disorder are
sometimes referred to as "sociopaths" and "psychopaths", although some
researchers believe that these terms are not synonymous with ASPD.[2]
Thanks for that.
You Cunt- Hide quoted text -
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You really should get a fucking life, bloody 'tards with nowt better
to do than take hand-outs and post links to shite all day.
Cunts, the lot of you, instead of all this talk of kicking out the
immigrants, they should put you useless 'tards on a 'plane and fuck
you all off instead. At least a lot of the immigrants are useful.
The only good 'tard is a dead 'tard- Hide quoted text -
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On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:58:16 -0700 (PDT), ivor titekunt
<ivortitekunt at (no spam) googlemail.com> wrote:
[quote]On Oct 24, 4:35 pm, pautrey2 <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
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
SNIP SHITE
What the fuck are you posting pages of shit for?
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Well, let's put it like this: it is his state of mind...
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Das Schrotgewehr Gottes
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[quote]"pautrey2" <rpautr... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote in message
news:66e9db3a-70a8-4e20-ba6b-e20fe9cdff1d at (no spam) p9g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...http://www.dietarysupport.com/probiotics(art).html
We have learned that many diseases and conditions including autism
begin with dysfunction in the digestive tract.
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Putting the gut flora right is the first and the most important step
in the right direction in treating autism!
Rubbish. Complete claptrap. That's like saying that people using umbrellas
causes it to rain. People use umbrellas *because* it rains, not vice versa.
Similarly, the observation that many people with autism have some digestive
issues does not mean that it is some kind of digestive dysfunction that
caused the autism. Autism is a disorder of the brain. No amount of dietary
supplementation will change that.
Have you ever heard of the term "comorbid"?
In actual fact, there is no evidence that autistic children suffer from
gastrointestinal problems any more than non autistic children, although it
may be the case that autistic children are fussier about what they eat which
could result in a less than optimum diet in some cases.
Putting gut flora right may help autistic children feel less uncomfortable.
But it won't cure them.
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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
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