0_equals_true wrote:
zendell wrote:
I used to take digestive enzymes (I forget which brands) until I found out that probiotics can cure many digestive problems
That is interesting because one guy said the opposite. I guess it is worth trying both to see which one is more effective for you.
Many enzimes come with probiotics thrown in.
Is there any probiotic/enzymes that anyone has tried that is specially tied to ASD?
There's one designed for autistics at
http://www.customprobiotics.com/
"D-Lactate free probiotic formulation, most specific for autistic children. It consists of L. Salivarius, L. Rhamnosus, B. Bifidum and B. Infantis at 250 billion cfu's/gram. Price: $165 per 100 gram; $100 per 50 gram."
I haven't tried it because I only recently found out about it and don't need to take probiotics anymore.
Someone tried to do a good study on using probiotics to treat autistic children. They gave half the autistics probiotics and the other half ineffective pills (placebos) and were the going to switch the pills halfway to see if there is an improvement on the probiotics and a regression when they were removed. The problem was the autistics improved so much that their parents knew they were on the probiotics and refused to switch to the placebo and dropped out of the study. One mother said it was "heartbreaking" to have to stop the probiotic and move on to the placebo.
Here's the study that linked autism to gut microbes and used probiotics to treat autism
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,3295 ... 80,00.html