So autism might be related to the gut? who knew?

It sounds like they've still got a lot to figure out, but they're definitely starting to at least identify the pieces of the puzzle! It'll be really interesting to see what the cause/effect relationship is. And, it's great that correcting some of the gut issues can help reduce the severity of the autism symptoms.

One of my friends have two children with autism and both of them have gut issues.

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This had been around for some many years now as kill colitis point out.

There's a lady across town form me that has.. err had two autistic children. Her two boy's used SCD for treatment and they went from somewhat severe autistic to just about perfectly normal. It's really quite the story and has made the papers here a few times, but it's always dismissed... If you talk to her son, he'll tell you that he could understand and feel everything, but he didn't know how to express. For a nine year old boy he tells it truthfully. He says it was like waking up from a dream... It's actually hard to listen to when he talks just cause it breaks your heart to imagine all the kids being sort of a prisoner in their own body..

At the same time I have another good friend with a young boy that has severe gut issues. She said she just thought it was normal and her doctor never tested or even brought it up as an issue...

Maybe not all cases apply, but there is for sure a lot of success stories out there for SCD and Autism.

It;s kind of like the UC issue and Diet - works for some and not others. So can be equally as frustrating.

I'm skeptical. From the one bit of actual science included, in the mutant mice, it looks like the change in the gut is CAUSED by the mutation in the SERT gene, not the other way around. They also didn't look at the flora in these mice yet.

And that makes sense. Peristalsis is a neurological function. Change the effectiveness a neurotransmitter and you change how the autonomous nervous system works (for example, peristalsis is less efficient leading to constipation). Change how it works, change the physiology (colon thickens due to constipation). So, IMO, it looks like it's more brain to gut rather than gut to brain in this case.

Also, how is a child with communication issues acting out because their stomach hurts really surprising? Kid is in pain, but can't effectively tell anyone why or what hurts, so they start looking for ways to cope with said pain. Sick animals can exhibit similar behaviors including hiding and aggression, and I'm sure anyone who has had a colicky baby understands this.

One of my best friends is currently recovering 2 children from autism. The focus is the gut and genetic polymorphisms. The change has been nothing short of a miracle.

What confuses me, if these kids have hyperserotonemia then why these kids do NOT exhibit other symptoms related to it?

Not too sure why this article is published now because this has been in discussion for a while (at least 3 years old for sure.)

OM, I think that just builds the theory that this is a problem of systems being over whelmed and unable to detox. The big polymorphism in the autism community seems to be MTHFR C677t. The Mother f'er mutation as it is not so lovingly referred to. That is why methylation cycle support along with supporting all detox pathways is likely key.

You gotta support the gut, get the lungs free of mucus, support the lymph...


deltaforce, they dont exhibit it as depression. High seratonin has been linked to these physical symptoms mindrenewal.us/page10.html and they display it in the gut.

Nasal stuffiness or congestion
Allergic-type symptoms and allergies
Cold or flu-like symptoms
Acne and other skin disorders
Insomnia and other sleep problems
Impaired intellectual functioning
Difficulty concentrating and learning
Poor memory; amnesia
Difficulty making decisions and acting on them
Difficulty making plans and implementing them
Procrastination
Muddled thinking; brain fog
Lack of desire or interest
Emotional flatness or dullness
Hearing loss or noises in the ears
Altered sense of smell; strange smell in nose