Autism Therapy: inflammatory bowel disease

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Probiotics: Delineation of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Benefits
Journal of Medicinal Food, by Kaur, IP, Kuhad A., Garg A., and Chopra K., published in 2009, summarized Aug 13, 2009

Probiotics may be helpful for digestive problems that can occur in some children with autism.

Probiotic therapy involves taking supplements or foods that contain "good bacteria" that live and thrive in a healthy gut. The two most common good bacteria are Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. This review article describes how some people do not have enough good bacteria in their guts and may be helped by probiotic therapy. People with autism who also have gut problems (gas, bloating, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease) may find probiotic therapy very helpful. Probiotics may also be helpful for a broad range of health issues, such as diabetes, obesity, and allergies.


Is This Recently Characterized Gastrointestinal Pathogen Responsible for Rising Rates of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and IBD Associated Autism in Europe and the United States in the 1990s?
Medical Hypotheses, by Boorom, KF, published in 2007, summarized Aug 10, 2007

Broad spectrum antibiotics that also work against protozoa may be a good treatment for autism.

The author notes that in the 1990s an increased number of people were diagnosed with autism and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). He suggests that autism may be caused by a new form of a type of bacteria (Blastocystis) that is found in the gut. The first step to see if this is true would be to screen people with autism to see if they have antibodies to this type of bacteria. This type of bacteria is now difficult to identify in the gut. He suggests that it would be easy to develop a routine test for it in the future.


The Health Benefits of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: A Review of the Evidence
J Hum Nutr Diet., by Ruxton, CH, Reed SC, Simpson MJ, and Millington KJ, published in 2004, summarized Nov 14, 2006

This article concludes that supplementation with omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) is beneficial for most individuals.

It is already known that omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) are important for people at risk for heart disease. They suggest that people at risk for heart disease take 1 gram of omega-3s per day. In addition, the authors of this article outline the results of research on the benefits of omega-3 supplements for people who are not at risk for heart disease including those with: inflammatory diseases (asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease), problems of brain development, and brain disorders (behavior disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, senility). They report that most of these problems have been improved with omega-3 supplementation, but more research is necessary. They conclude that the 2004 standards for omega-3 supplementation (100 to 200 mg per day) should be increased, perhaps to 1 gram per day for all individuals. They caution that the supplement should be purified to remove contaminants.


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