I admit it, I'm skeptical

[Guest guest]

I see lots of messages about yeast and candida -- yet most medical

professionals that I have spoken to consider it to be nonsense.

Consider the following article:

http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candida.html

Any responses?

Thanks in advance,

[Guest guest]

Joy I very much agree with you. Wynn's initial yeast tests done at the local

hosptial were negative, but those sent to Great Plains show he was full of

yeast and that was verified when he saw Dr Cave in Baton Rouge. After being

gfcf and yeast free over two years..as well as a " no Junk food diet " and then

doing Dr Megson's bethanchol protocol

we have seen great strides. In july he started chelation of arsenic and

mercury and I am seeing a little boy I have not known before..it is

astounding!!!!Two weeks ago when I was there he said to me, " nana, moma and

dada don't understand me " WOW I nearly fainted!!!I asked what they did not

understand and he replied " They don't understand that I do not want to

misbehave or be mean! " Well ofcourse they do understand but what good

thinking and communicating. He has gone from DMSA to ALA and I am expecting

to see more and more of the litlle boy he was meant to be.

I know it is hard..there are so many choices..I think that is one reason that

we need to network with one another and share the good and the bad.....hoping

that we can eliminate many steps for parents in the future.

Cale

[Guest guest]

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> I see lots of messages about yeast and candida -- yet most medical

> professionals that I have spoken to consider it to be nonsense.

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> Consider the following article:

> http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candida.html

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> Any responses?

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> Thanks in advance,

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I skimmed the article you made reference to. However, I feel thatr

in yeast/candida overgrowth is a very real condition. My son was

diagnosed (via stool sample) with extreme overgrowth by a well

respected Gastroenterologist at Emory. She suggested I give him

acidolphyllis, which helped and when he had to take yet another round

of antibiotics for an ear infection she put him on Nyastatin. My son

had leaky gut from a very early age, mainly due to the frequent use

of antibiotics. He has been on the Gluten Free Casein Free diet for

almost two years. It has made an incredible amount of difference in

his life. I have met physicians who are skeptical, and I am aware

that the mainstream medical community feels that autism has no cure

and they really don't know how to treat it. I don't feel that way.

When I see a specialist with my son I discuss alternative treatments

and theories, if they are close minded to them completely, I seek

other Dr's. We have also sought help through the alternative

community as well.

Thanks,

Debra

[Guest guest]

....I have not had my son tested for yeast overgrowth but decided to

put him on acidophilus anyway ( I used to take it myself for no other reason

other than to aid digestion ) We started him on it approx. 2 weeks ago. We

have seen an explosion in his spontaneous language & a lot of things have

" clicked " with him in the last couple of weeks. This may have nothing to do

with acidophilus. It may just be that a lot of things would click anyway.

But who knows? I don't try & research too heavily as you will always find 2

opposite opinions. As long as it doesn't hurt Ivan, I like to try different

things to see if it has any effect on him. Annette

I admit it, I'm skeptical

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>I see lots of messages about yeast and candida -- yet most medical

>professionals that I have spoken to consider it to be nonsense.

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>Consider the following article:

>http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candida.html

>

>Any responses?

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>Thanks in advance,

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[Guest guest]

I must admit that I was skeptical of these theories when I first heard of

them. I am now more skeptical of the medical community and their easy

dismissal of possible causes simply because there have not been sufficient

studies to prove them. The problem is that until more studies are now, all

these theories can be dismissed as based on ancedoctal evidence - studies

cost a lot of money. I read a synopsis of the hearing before Congress

concerning money to fund such studies (the bill was passed and signed by the

president) - in this transcript which was written I believe by the mother

who started the GFCF diet ( S??? - can't recall her name), you can

really see the conflict between the conservative medical community who won't

move off of a twenty year old understanding of autism and a more

progressive group of doctors, led mainly by Dr Micheal Goldberg of NIDS. (I

will try to find the link to it and post it later) The progressive group has

impressive credentials. Look at the list of doctors who attending this

biological/autism conference in Florida http://www.autismconference.org .

I believe the yeast theory is considered plausible by these doctors. As

parents of autistic children, we have to be skeptical of treatments because

there are some out there that shouldn't be tried. But we also must be

skeptical of those who easily dismiss our concerns. I am learning this the

hard way - this is why my autistic son was not diagnosed until this year -

he is five. Good luck to all of you and Happy New Year.

Joy

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