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Bowel Disorders Highlights

Elimination of bowel disorders is very first on the list of vital action. It is often as simple as supplying a digestive enzyme supplement, or removing milk. A few autistic children can be helped dramatically by medical procedures such as an infusion of the intestinal hormone Secretin, but by and large, we are dealing with a toxic condition requiring biochemical/dietary, not drug-based, intervention.   - page 4

A lack of zinc contributes to the chronic diarrhea often seen in autistics. A supplement of zinc showed a 15% reduction of diarrhea. - page 7

John O’Leary, Ph.D., a world-class researcher and molecular biologist from Ireland, using state of the art sequencing technology, showed how he had found measles virus in the gut of 96% of autistic children, compared to 6.6% of normal children. This virus did not come from the natural disease; it came from the measles vaccine. In addition, Dr. O’Leary found measles virus present in 75% of children with Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s has traditionally been an intestinal disease of adults, following years of dietary abuse. Its appearance in children is a new event, and Dr. O’Leary’s work points to measles virus from vaccines as the likely cause. Additionally, Candida, according to antibody studies done at the Atkins Center, is involved in more than 80 percent of all cases of Crohn’s and Colitis. The Great Plains Laboratory reports Candida metabolites are elevated in about 75% of people with autism, and additionally, about 40% have metabolites to Clostridia bacteria, in fact, gastrointestinal disorders have been associated with a high level of clostridia in ASD children. - page 24

If the stool floats, is light tan or gray in color, bulky, shiny, and foul smelling, then fat is not being digested and a supplement of magnesium taurate or L-taurine and L-glycine, and possibly ginger are needed. If these do not correct the problem soon, then a supplement of ox bile or of bile salts is needed. I’ll say more on that later. It is of interest to note that lipase is present in good amounts in raw meat, but not at all in cooked meat, and cooking destroys all enzymes found in raw food. To compensate for our cooked-food diet, we must use a digestive enzyme supplement. I recommend Kirkman’s EnZym-Complete™ or Metagenic’s SpectraZyme™, or Hn-Zyme Prime™/Peptizyde AFP™ by Houston, Inc, or M-----------h’s G----------e™. Houston’s AFP has no fruit-source enzymes that are troublesome for some children. Houston also has a product called No-fenol™ that seems helpful in breaking down fiber and complex carbohydrates of plants. This should release more nutrients and diminish food for Yeast and other pathogens.  - page 110

One mother reports that what she thought to be a two-year-long bout of diarrhea was in fact constipation! Her son frequently screamed, rubbed or punched his stomach, and walked on his toes. Many doctors told her that this was merely self-stimulatory action (don’t you believe it). He had an impacted bowel with a blockage as large as a small cantaloupe (a Bezoar)! - page 218

What one eats, or absorbs from what is eaten, also determines how the bowel functions, which in turn determines what one absorbs—whether nutrient or toxin. Diarrhea and constipation are both severe problems for most autistics. Diarrhea is the most debilitating due to loss of nutrients and necessary water, and must not be allowed to continue. Dehydration alone is a serious condition producing a multitude of symptoms. In this paper, I have mentioned a number of conditions contributing to diarrhea, but I summarize them here for ready reminder and as a checklist to pursue in elimination of this most serious condition:

  1. A lack of symbiotic bacteria in the gut, creating a lack of butyric acid and nutrients.
  2. Milk, either due to casein sensitivity, or to a lack of lactase to digest lactose.
  3. Morning diarrhea due to lack of HCl.
  4. Overgrowth of harmful bacteria, especially Candida, E. Coli, clostridium, and or giardia lamblia usually accompanied by a deficiency of B-cells. A T-cell problem may be present. An immune imbalance is indicated. 
  5. A deficiency of one or more nutrients: Vitamins A, B1, D, K, pantothenic acid, niacin, folic acid, zinc, magnesium, potassium, MSM, fatty acids, and of protein. Supplementing these nutrients, especially vitamin A and zinc, and possibly glutamine, usually stops diarrhea, measles, malaria, and ear infections.
  6. An excess of vitamin C, and of the B-complex. These should not be taken in high potency, single doses, but in three or four servings of lesser amounts. Look not only for loose stool as a sign of excess vitamin C, but also for too-rapid passage time. Check the time from eating a food to seeing it in the stool. Passage time should be a minimum of 18 hours—better 24 to 30 hours.
  7. Rarely, a toxic build up of vitamins A, D, niacin, potassium, copper, phosphorus, zinc, or iron.
  8. Use of the oxide and citrate forms of minerals, especially of magnesium. These are laxatives. Like vitamin C, more than 500 mg magnesium can be laxative. Look not only for loose stool, but also for too-rapid passage time. Reduce the amount used to allow normal passage time.
  9. Too much fatty acid, or an imbalance between EPO and CLO. Too large a serving at the beginning in particular will affect the bowel, especially when vitamin B-complex is lacking and bile is not being formed adequately (stool is light colored, gray or yellow). In this case, a supplement of taurine, glycine, and niacinamide may darken the stool and improve digestion of fats.
  10. Encephalitis will cause alternating diarrhea and constipation. This is a likely condition, especially early on in an adverse reaction to a vaccine.
  11. Phenol toxicity, possibly from Clostridia overgrowth. This is prevalent in the PST condition. One must “unload the donkey”.
  12. An imbalance of acetylcholine/dopamine/norepinephrine, usually too much acetylcholine or too little dopamine or norepinephrine.
  13. Antibiotic use causing destruction of symbiotic bacteria and a “Leaky Gut”.
  14. Use of fluoride. This is present in city water, juices, prepared cereals, soft drinks, toothpaste, and drugs. It’s easy to get an overdose. Eliminate these and other sources.
  15. Apple juice and other fruit juices, honey, and fructose sweetener, including high fructose corn syrup that is being added to everything these days. Fructose is a laxative to many.
  16. Stress, emotional and otherwise, and these kids are under extreme stress.
  17. Celiac disease, and lesser gluten/gliadin intolerance.
  18. Dish soap not being rinsed from dishes adequately.
  19. Mercury poisoning.
  20. Systemic acidity as in diabetes and some epilepsy.
  21. Excess insulin, as in a largely carbohydrate diet, or in soy formula/milk or a high intake of flax or other foods high in phytoestrogens.
  22. A Bezoar, or a flaccid gut, or a lack of water causing impaction. This is actually constipation, but presents as diarrhea as the gut pours out water trying to flush the excess stool.
  23. Excess histamine
  24. Room fresheners cause headaches and depression in adults, diarrhea and earaches in children
  25. Metallothionein deficiency
  26. Cysteine toxicity, common in autistic and the mercury poisoned

Apple juice is often oversupplied to children, causing diarrhea. This juice is not readily absorbed, causing digestive distress. Additionally, doctors recruited 219 patients with unexplained upper GI symptoms—bloating, cramping, distension, diarrhea, and gas—, more than 80 percent of the participants met the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome - and nearly 80 percent of the same participants tested positive for fructose allergy. Substitute white grape juice that is better tolerated. In any case, give only enough juice to keep the bowel regular and the stool soft–formed. More juice than this provides too much sugar leading to sugar-control problems, overweight, Candida, and other health concerns.     

Diarrhea may improve with a diet high in fiber. - pages 219-220

For those with irritable bowel, Colitis, Crohn’s, Diverticulitis, and such irritations, four things will surely save the day. Take bromelain and aloe vera—preferably as found in A-----------™ by M------------h, Inc. (A--------------® is a superior form, containing a patented, standardized extract of aloe called M-------------™, and the other vital saccharides, N-acetylneuraminic Acid, Galactose, Fucose, and N-acetylglucosamine found deficient in Crohn’s)—and glutamine (amino acid, 500 mg, twice daily). When we are sick, the body fails to manufacture enough of this nonessential amino acid that is said to help intestinal cilia regain their ability to function. These three should relieve pain and diarrhea caused by inflammation and irritation of the bowel, and it could save your colon! The fourth is probiotic bacteria with some water-soluble fiber, preferably fructo-oligosaccharide (G----------™ by M-------------h is a good one). Drs. Cooter and Schmtt suggest 300 micrograms of molybdenum per day (adults) in three divided doses, and further suggests staying on it for at least four months. Dr. Atkins suggests 450 to 900 milligrams daily of Pantethine with an equal amount of Pantothenic Acid. Dr. Atkins concluded, based on his success with his patients, that Pantethine bypasses the block in converting vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) to Coenzyme A. - page 221

 

 

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