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39. Actually there is a well established correlation between autism and GI conditions

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 09:16 PM

Feb 2015

Not bleach enemas, but a connection between gut, brain, and autoimmune disorders.

Over the past decade, a significant upswing in research has occurred to examine the biologic basis of autism. Recent clinical studies have revealed a high prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms, inflammation, and dysfunction in children with autism. Mild to moderate degrees of inflammation were found in both the upper and lower intestinal tract. In addition, decreased sulfation capacity of the liver, pathologic intestinal permeability, increased secretory response to intravenous secretin injection, and decreased digestive enzyme activities were reported in many children with autism. Treatment of digestive problems appears to have positive effects on autistic behavior.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12010627

And the nature of that correlation is being studied by a lot of reputable people, including how the gut microbiota may be involved in triggering autism. Just a few:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23520485
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23257018
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747739/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24614765

You might want to consider toning down that knee jerk reaction long enough to check out the direction of current medical thinking.

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Woman's stool transplant leads to 'tremendous weight gain' [View all] bananas Feb 2015 OP

She needs to find someone with "lean stool." and no, I'm not kidding...!!!! MADem Feb 2015 #1

Indeed. An article in the New Yorker a few months ago also attests elias49 Feb 2015 #8

I have something similar... haikugal Feb 2015 #16

No weight loss detected ...... Historic NY Feb 2015 #15

More recent research.... MADem Feb 2015 #20

at 6 weeks you'd only expect a couple of pounds loss under the best of circumstances. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #53

If she's still taking haikugal Feb 2015 #17

Obesity kills 500,000 each year in the US and is contagious bananas Feb 2015 #2

This dovetails with what I noticed as a medical transcriptionist - it was extremely rare to DesertDiamond Feb 2015 #51

Part of her weight gain might have been because she stopped vomiting and having diarrhea. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #3

Bingo. nt valerief Feb 2015 #4

My thought, as well - based on the traditional symptoms. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #6

Well, I suppose in that case pnwmom Feb 2015 #9

It would be nice. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #37

Well, surprise surprise. Warpy Feb 2015 #5

^^^this^^^ Freddie Feb 2015 #10

My sister too phen-fen and lost a lot of weight, RebelOne Feb 2015 #14

I know that you've been advocating this here for years Orrex Feb 2015 #13

If it was as simple as diet industry quacks say it is Warpy Feb 2015 #28

Several years ago I read that in China, kids esp. were becoming obese from ff, like KFC, Pizza appalachiablue Feb 2015 #40

Find another dead horse to flog Warpy Feb 2015 #46

actually they do. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #54

+1000. Preach it Warpy! Nt riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #22

I read recently that gut bacteria can also influence what foods you crave. arcane1 Feb 2015 #26

I recently heard a lecture on this that also discussed how innate gut flora differ by geographical cyberswede Feb 2015 #31

The obesity epidemic started at the Gulf coast Warpy Feb 2015 #32

So what's your theory? Virus, bacteria, I'm curious. The Gulf Coast epidemic, how is it targeted? appalachiablue Feb 2015 #47

The way it has progressed has struck epidemiologists for years Warpy Feb 2015 #49

When did the epidemiologists first notice the epidemic? Is it related to increase in other appalachiablue Feb 2015 #50

some citations or links would be helpful. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #55

+ 1000! Chemisse Feb 2015 #41

Darn. I didn't need to hear that - Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #7

Did you see the posts after yours, ie. two mice study, maybe means select a slimmer donor. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #23

My daughter has UC, so we've been watching all of this closely. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #36

Fat beats the hell out of C-diff. Warpy Feb 2015 #29

I will, if I need to. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #35

God, I love science and medical advancements - But packman Feb 2015 #11

You can always get a dose of worms.... haikugal Feb 2015 #18

The amounts are small & hygenic. And they must be working on a pharmaceutical asap for $. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #25

Autism? Autism isn't a GI illness. Wakefield thought so, but he's a discredited quack. LeftyMom Feb 2015 #27

Didn't say Autism was a GI illness and I don't know about bleach enemas. That some symptoms appalachiablue Feb 2015 #30

Actually there is a well established correlation between autism and GI conditions Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #39

I know what I read fairly recently about FTT calming some autism symptoms. I don't have time to appalachiablue Feb 2015 #43

I really screwed up, so sorry. Your post 39. came in my alerts & I didn't notice it was to 27., appalachiablue Feb 2015 #44

People jump in and out of conversations all the time. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #45

Then think of it as having bealthy bacteria colonizing your gut (like eating yogurt) Demeter Feb 2015 #34

Could this be corrected by a transplant from a person who has no weight problem? Ken Burch Feb 2015 #12

Great, another daughter giving her mom shit. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #19

Thread winner, actually, that post!!!! nt MADem Feb 2015 #21

+1 Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #38

Haha!! I'd take shit from my daughter any day - if it would make me thin. Chemisse Feb 2015 #42

Oh THANKS! elleng Feb 2015 #48

wow, from a stool transplant -- good thing they did not transplant a sofa dembotoz Feb 2015 #24

Oh dear... Kalidurga Feb 2015 #33

Pardon me undergroundpanther Feb 2015 #52

And? LisaL Feb 2015 #56