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Glad to have found this community. My 17 year old son has high functioning autism and has been gluten free/casein free/soy free for years. With continued constipation, gas, bloating issues, he was tested and found fructose intolerant. So, for the past year he has been fruit/vegetable and sugar free as well. Even with all this, he has been having breakthrough symptoms for the past couple of months. As of today, he was tested for bacterial overgrowth - still waiting on the results, but from his multiple trips to the bathroom today, it seems that bacteria overgrowth is a probelm as well. I'm coming to the realization that the doctors just won't be able to solve this problem for us. Diet is the key but I'm unsure how I can limit this poor kid's diet any more than I have. I hope to be able to learn from other's experiences and find ways to help my son so he can be more comfortable and maybe (just maybe)eat a slightly more varied diet (and maybe actually gain some weight!).

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