Jessica, this is very interesting. Last night I looked at Tom's first DAN labs ... from fall 2004. His Vit. A levels were very low (beta carotene was very high...
A GI specialist should be able to do a pancreatic stimulation test to test for pancreatic insufficiency. We have not had any luck getting any of our GI docs to...
Is it the pancreatic stim test that would reveal this particular enzyme deficiency? I wish our DAN had pushed the GI for this when Tom's scope was done. I...
I think the pancreatic stimulation test is the most definitive test for pancreatic insufficiency. It should indicate exactly which enzymes are deficient. I do...
I think Shoffner's center focuses on mito diagnostics, not sure if that would include GI functions. Finding a good GI doc is hard. Have you considered...
what about those zip on plastic mattress covers that are made to keep dust mites away? does this do the same thing as the tape and plastic? Suz, is your...
Hi My 3.5yr ASD son had a upper and lower GI scope at Mass General, Boston on Monday. After he woke up his stimming and hyperexcitability has shot up...
Santona, Do you have a list or can you get one of what anesthesia & medications were used? Can you share this with your DAN to see if he has any insight? ...
No, that kind of plastic is porous. It has to be a certain kind. I don't recall. It's on the Mercola site along with instrux for wrapping. I got a roll of the...
Santona, Have you ever checked out the Meta-Mito-Autism Yahoo Group? I would suggest asking this question there. Are you familiar with mitochondrial...
Our neurologist is investigating mito for Tom. She says the incidence is now thought to be about 1 in 3,000 in the US population, much higher in ASD kids -...
other thing that can put them out can be soy based as well. if he is soy sensitive like an opiate effect he may act like this due to an infraction. other...
I was so PSYCHED this morning to get this over the net, this is HUGE for parents with children with autism. this mainstreams the info on DAN protical, and...
if you have a cronic infection from measeals in the gut or other area (regressive after autism or high tighters for measels) it consumes vit A leaveing you...
do you have the link for that group I would be interested in it ... From: Jenny Kalis To: foodallergyautism@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006...
please report this also to who the GI is. when we reported our son issues he said we were the first to have problems,. since then I have run into 5 others...
Our kids have also been scoped at Cinncinati Children's several times and we also did not notice any regressions or worsening there. Did Dr. P know about your...
would seek out a second opionin then from krigsmand, wakefield or Buie. all would do it. Buie is booked but one of the other might take it on ... From:...
Hey there. Parker, my 7 year old son, started Nystatin and Flagyl on Monday due to his OAT showing intestinal dysbiosis and clostridia. Today he woke up with...
Is there a benefit to just trying Secretin instead? -- We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my...
I'd tend to try and push through for at least a day and then re-evaluate. As long as you can keep fluids in him and he doesn't lose too much weight. But I'd...
Hmm, my son is not a measles kid. No MMR, no exposure or titers. -- We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my...
Christel, this is really an awesome announcement. Thanks for posting it! The ASA has a reputation of being politically aloof from the biomedical movement, so...
Santona we were worse after our scope. one of the problems is that we couldn't get any meaningful follow up from Dr. K. my suggestion is to lay off the supps...
Several days in fresh air is probably fine. Longer is always better, whatever you can afford to do. ... how long and how did you outgas it? roll it out and...
Hi all Thanks for all your input. I am still pursuing a response from Dr. Buie and will try to get the entire list of meds given - so that we NEVER go there...
Santona, I'm so sorry this happened to Neel. It must be very hard for you, too, especially as prepared as I'm sure you were. I'll be very interested to hear...