RE: Impaction Loading ...

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Hi

Thanks for that Joanne. I am quite new to the group but have had my 2 year old son under Muscroft (who is an angel and is fantastic!) for the last 8 months on a biomedical programe. He like most of our children has lots of bacteria and yeast overgrowths, but dispite lots of different suppliments in high quantities we have been fighting the flames but unable to put the fire out if you like as his stool tests still show lots of very high levels, which due to the amount of anti bacterial and yeast suppliments he just should not have by now. suggested he could be blocked, Calum is very thin and has a soft tummy, he fills (sorry!!) two to three nappies a day so I trust and her experience 110% but thought I really do not think he could be, she suggested Oxy powder (as we did not want to waste weeks waiting to have an x-ray and oxy powder is very safe) and we have had him on 3 capsules a night for the last 3 nights....well, each morning I have gone into his room and his has had quite an explosion in his nappy and cot!!(do not want to put you off your lunch but I know you can imagine!!) I would never have guessed that all that was stored inside his little 2 stone body!! Poor thing! He has such a high pain threshold as he too has bowel problems. Calum has overnight become happier, calmer, responding to his ABA tutors so much better he WANTS to sit at the table and work and his words have increased (he currently has 100 words since MB12s were introduced 4 1/2 months ago another story!!) he is now putting 2 to 3 words together, saying everyones name which a few days ago you had to prompt. I just wanted to share with you all that your child does not have to have a hard football tummy or have trouble going to the loo to be compacted and it is such an easy but very messy thing to sort out!

Hope I have not gone on too much I have never posted before!

xx

> Message Received: Jun 15 2006, 08:53 AM> From: "Joanne Burke" > Autism Treatment > Cc: > Subject: Impaction Loading ...> >

> Hi to all.> > It is becoming increasingly apparant that our kids are having > impactions and loading of the bowels.> Is it me there seem to be more cases ?> or is it that people are looking for it now ?> > Well anyway I just wanted to forward this message on to you all from > a parent of an asd child who is 18. This parent is also a GP.> Her son has suffered for years.> I have her permission to post.> > Please feel free to use the following.> Our 18 year old son, Josh, has had unexplained tummy pain for > years. I am a GP and have explored all avenues to help him > medically.I recently learnt a lesson I thought others may benefit > from. Despite the fact that Josh is slim, has a flat tummy free from > any palpable lumps and passes large and soft stools daily, an x-ray > of his abdomen showed a loaded and very distended bowel and rectum.- > He clearly is extremely constipated and in need of laxatives even > though I would not have expected that from his clinical condition> > Anyway that got me thinking that maybe my son Darryl was case for it > now that so many others have it.> and I hate the not knowing bit..> > So off I went to A & E last night..> He has had looseish stool with a few lumps for the past 10 days.> not been 100% percent for a while but with chelation on the go and > really good gains from it..I put up with it.> > I told the Dr he had been crying and saying poorly tummy and believe > me Doctor if he says poorly tummy he means it cos she doesnt say > much .> I told him ASD kids are now presenting with impaction / loaded > bowels (several faeces blocking it up so liquid goes around)> and he lay him down and felt his tummy.> He thought nothing to worry about.> I said ..look he has a history of bowel issues..he is under the > gastro consultant at this hospital and he has a history of parasitic > infections and inflammation so would he please x ray him to rule > loading / impaction out.> He was very nice..agreed to do it.> > And hey presto - hes loaded ! well its not severe thank god but > enough to suggest movicol .> and give the man a medal , he even offered to stool test him.> with 2 samples for bacteria and parasites - whether they wil find > anything is another matter.> > I am going to oxypowder him for a week.> But just thought you all should know..and that if you can get > someone to agree to an abdominal xray its worth it.> > Joanne> >