Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Yes, he's on a special diet

I believe that has been a HUGE part of his progress! First we did the Feingold protocol (and still do) www.feingold.org It really helps with the hyperactivity, stimming, lack of focus, irritability, etc. It has been proven to help many kids/people with various disorders including ADHD, etc. But he still had diarrhea all the time and pain/bloating - I figure I passed on some awful thing to him digestively, who knows. The Drs didn't have a clue what to do for him, he tested negative for any parasites or infections. I heard about the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and he has been on that since January. I hesitate to say too much about that here because it contradicts a lot of what Heather's diet says to do, but Luke and I are not of the same condition so what works for one does not work for all. It took care of his D and pain within a week and he also improved neurologically/emotionall too because he was finally absorbin nutrients from his food.

Sadly, I hear of a lot of Asperger's folks being obese because they lack self control or the ability to make wise choices, and so if no one monitors that for them and guides them into how to do that as they grow up, they just live off junk food. Sad! Luke is tall and skinny as a rail right now but then he got my genes so he'll probably be all knees and elbows as a teenager.

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Take care,
Michelle
...the greatest of these is LOVE. (I Cor 13)

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