Children, Autism and Probiotics

Drug treatments for people with autism can be very harsh toward, and kill off the beneficial or "probiotic" bacteria that live in their intestines. This upsets the balance in the intestines causing discomfort and frustration - usually in the form of diarrhea or constipation. Supplemental probiotics restore balance and regularity which means less discomfort and more pleasant days and nights.

It's not some kind of magic; it's simple physics: 2 objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time. When supplemental probiotics are introduced into the diet of someone who is on a regimen of drugs for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), the probiotics are given the "upper hand", allowing them to occupy more space than the harmful bacteria that cause intestinal distress. As anyone who has ever suffered from intestinal distress can tell you, it's miserable. Possibly the only thing worse than intestinal distress, is intestinal distress experienced by someone who already has other things causing them misery.

Another way probiotics help someone with autism is by maintaining the integrity of intestinal surfaces. Healthy intestinal surfaces are far more able to keep undigested foods from "leaking" into the gut causing complex and unpleasant reactions that can result in food allergies and other health issues. Since the drugs used for ASD cause leaky gut in almost everyone they're used on, it is extremely important to control the situation with a therapeutic dose, high quality probiotic.

Not only should the probiotic, be of high quality and potency, it should also be easy to administer. Recent product developments and improvements have created a marriage of potency, quality and ease of delivery. Some are so easy to use it takes nothing more than folding a small amount into applesauce or other soft food and serving it.

As probiotic research continues, technology advances and awareness is raised, there may come a day when most, if not all with ASD who suffer from intestinal discomfort can finally find relief.

Author - Mike Homisak
A full time, long term employee of leading probiotic company Master Supplements, Inc., Mike Homisak is a contributor to many of the companies' efforts. One such effort is their free, informative, bi-weekly newsletter. The Master Supplements, Inc. newsletter keeps you up to date on the true benefits of probiotic use and will help you make better choices about your own intestinal health. To receive this free, bi-weekly newsletter yourself, simply visit: http://www.enzalac.com/subscribe.html to subscribe.

As always, I wish you good gut health! - Mike Homisak, Master Supplements, Inc

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Autism Treatment - Probiotics

I want to briefly discuss with you the various types of probiotics that can be used and that are available for different issues that we see in children with special needs. Probiotics in general are considered life promoting organisms that provide much needed food for the digestive tract and are an aid in the utilization of critical vitamins and minerals. Probiotics can also help to stimulate the immune function in the digestive tract as well as work to keep some pathogens like yeast and bacteria in check. So for general support, a multi-flora probiotic supplement would be used for that specific purpose.

And when I say multi-flora probiotic, what I mean is one that includes various forms of acidophilus and bifidobacter bacteria, they can serve almost as a multi-vitamin for the digestive tract and they are considered to be multi-flora probiotics. There are many different varieties of multi-flora probiotics available, Probiotic Support Formula is an example, another example is Therbiotic Complete and a third example is Multi-Flor Spectrum. You can get the Probiotic Support Formula from New Beginnings Nutritionals, Therbiotic Complete is from Klaire Labs and Multi-Flor Spectrum can be found through Kirkman Labs.

Then you can also find probiotics that help with specific treatments and are targeted to help with certain issues. One treatment specific probiotic is a product called Culturelle. Culturelle is a probiotic that contains a certain type of acidophilus known as acidophilus GG. This specific type of probiotic is a very helpful one against a certain bacteria known as clostridia.

There are many different types of clostridia bacteria and this form of acidophilus GG probiotic will target these different types of clostridia bacteria. When performing a stool analysis or an organic acid testing on children with special needs and if we see elevated markers indicative of clostridia bacteria, my first step is usually to suggest using Culturelle probiotic as a long term therapy to help control clostridia bacteria. I will also go into more depth as to the different types of probiotics that can be used in different scenarios in part 2 of this video series.

Autism really is treatable! Biomedical Autism treatments and therapies have resulted in many, many children improving, or even even losing their autism-spectrum disorder diagnosis. For lots more free biomedical autism intervention information and videos from Dr. Woeller, go to http://www.AutismRecoveryTreatment.com.

Dr. Kurt Woeller is an biomedical autism Intervention specialist, with a private practice in Southern California for over 10 years. He has helped children recover from autism, ADD, ADHD, and other disorders, and has the information you need to help your child. Download his free ebook at http://www.AutismActionPlan.org.

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