http://www.culturelle.com/your_health/culturelle_for_kids
Horribly common problem for kids with autism is bowel
trouble. Or I could say bowel trouble caused problems for my son’s autism because
it actually induced some pretty strong side effects. I have written about this
before but I constantly see cries for help on this issue and I know exactly how
hard it is to see your child struggle with this problem. I also know a lot of
medical providers or other parents will give advice that is a quick fix and
long term is what is needed.
Our son
had some pretty serious bowel problems for at least a year. I am not talking
about discomfort, but problems that were debilitating for him. We had to actually
plan life around his bowel system. Meaning if it wasn’t working we were not
leaving the house until it did. It would literally take a week sometimes or
longer for relief and what I noticed during that time was not only was our son
going through hell but it had a strong effect on his mind. The only way I can
describe it easily is the autism traits were intensified and the light in his
eyes would go away. I also noticed it wasn’t a matter of him not wanting to, it
was a matter of him not being able to.
I did
what everyone says not to, researching on the internet because sometimes you
just have to. I was told more water, a laxative, suppository, and all of the
things I was told could have been a quick fix but none of these things were
addressing the problem. I read a ton of
articles and took a little bit of information from each one, especially when the
immune system was mentioned. I already knew his immune system may have not
moved the vaccines along so there had to be a connection to this problem,
meaning his body was lacking what it needed to get the job done.
I knew
nothing about gut flora and how it affects the system and not just the bowel
system but the mind as well. The link above is one of many parents should read
who are facing the same problem but I chose this one because it’s easy to
follow and understand. I also know this isn’t always the answer but for our son
it was.
I
started giving our son one dose of kids Culterelle probiotic every day. I
included the link for this product but there are a ton of options out there to choose
from as well. This is just the one we found to work for our son. Within 24 hours we saw relief and a long term
difference. Without that discomfort his focus was better and he was making more
progress. Constipation can have a toxic effect on a child’s body because it is
just sitting in the body releasing toxins into the blood stream and I do believe
that was affecting his mind. It was actually hindering him from being his best
physically and mentally and it was not just because he was autistic like so
many people would tell me. He is autistic and if that is neurological, than why
was it so clear this was a physical struggle having a neurological effect? This
was not his mind not understanding what to do; this was his body not being able
to.
Since the
addition of a simple probiotic every day Phillip has been able to make progress
without the physical set back that was grabbing a hold of his mind and body. A
probiotic is a natural treatment by the way as I know many parents want a
natural option. The only thing that is unnatural is the body isn’t able to
produce enough good bacteria (Gut flora). That problem goes way beyond autism
and is affecting a large amount of people. For now, I strongly encourage parents
who are trapped at home for a week waiting for relief to get educated on gut
flora and how important it is for the entire system. Personally I have no idea
how we would have gotten past this problem if at all without learning about
this connection.
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