--- In Autism-Mercury@y..., "shygirl75158" <horses@n...> wrote:
> Andy,
>
> I have been reading as much of your previous responses as I can. As
> I understand it, you do not recommend the challenge test, but giving
> DMSA every four hours and taking a twenty-four hour sample. Do you
> think we will have luck getting the Dan! doc to go along with this
> protocol?

It depends on the doctor. If he Rx's DMSA you can give it however you
want once you have it.

>Also, and this is my main question, our son has a hyper-
> gag reflex and is very taste sensitive. We will be unable to get
him
> to swallow a pill, and even if we could, he would most certainly
> throw it up. A doctor told me that there is a topical chelator
> available or a suppository. Is this true?

Kinda sorta.

>If these are not
> available, how are we going to be able to chelate him?

I'd try repeated trials of putting the chelator in something yummy
before I'd try suppositories.

Note that on a reasonable protocol (which the DAN! protocol isn't) you
use low enoughd oses of chelator that it really can be disguised in a
spoonfull of yoghurt, apple sauce, ice cream or sorbet.

The key to this is to put some stuff on the spoon, pile the meds on
it, and then put more stuff OVER them. Or mix them up with the yummy
stuff and use enough of it to mask the taste.

Andy . . . . . . . .
>
> Thanks,
>