Guest guest Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 >Finally, how do I know if my boys would benefit from taking enzymes to help with digestive issues? What enzymes have people have success with? Where are they available?< First of all you should join the enzymesandautism list. (Yahoo) There are many archives to explain enzymes. I recommend the Houston Neutraceutical brand. You can go to the website www.houstonni.com. not sure if I spelled it right. There may be only one n. The enzymes group is great for any questions we have before starting and also during. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Message: 12 Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 17:07:42 -0600 Subject: FW: My Daughter is having remarkable results with Houston Enzymes http://216.114.78.114/webcenter/sites/HNI/ Well, after giving up on the other cheaper cost enzymes and my daughters building emotions and problems at school and home and the good advice of another Parent we purchased all 3 Houston Enzymes and used them over the 3 week Holiday break. Ok some want to know what the other brands were, we tried Kirkmans http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/ and generic ones from Puritans Pride http://www.puritanspride.com . We had no effect with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Have you experienced constipation while using the enzymes? FW: My Daughter is having remarkable results with Houston > Enzymes http://216.114.78.114/webcenter/sites/HNI/ > > Well, after giving up on the other cheaper cost enzymes and my daughters > building emotions and problems at school and home and the good advice of > another Parent we purchased all 3 Houston Enzymes and used them over the > 3 week Holiday break. > > Ok some want to know what the other brands were, we tried Kirkmans > http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/ and generic ones from Puritans Pride > http://www.puritanspride.com . We had no effect with them. > > Unlocking Autism > www.UnlockingAutism.org > > Autism-Awareness-Action > Worldwide internet group for parents who have a > child with AUTISM. > > SeekingJoyinDisability - Prayer support for those touched by Disability: > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SeekingJoyinDisability/ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Hi , I noticed no one had answered your response, so I thought I should give you a heads up that I have heard some kids are bit more constipated but I mostly have heard good things about bms. We have been on Houston enzymes for so long it is hard to think back to pre- enzymes---we started Houston enzymes Dec. 2001. My son has some constipation issues that impact his behavior and performance but I am not sure if it is from the enzyme use. This is something I would closely monitor if you start any new vitamin or enzyme treatment--you are such a smart cookie to be concerned with this. I hope you notice something good. We started slow with just the Zyme and then added the Pep 1/4 of a capsule at a time. We are still on a special diet so we do not use the enzymes in place of diet restrictions. We have had occasional infractions with enzymes with no negative response but it is not something I would dive into regulary. I do want to remind anyone that is thinking about starting enzymes that there are parents out there that have said enzymes have not helped their kids. Some parents have said that Kirkmans worked better than Houstons so it is also trial and error. I also feel that my son is very dependent on the enzymes and I don't view this as an ideal situation. After seeing Dr. Jaqueline McCandless, a food sensitivity test showed him reactive to aspergillus which can be related back to the enzymes--they are derived from this. On her advice we stopped the enzymes but stayed GFCF soy, beef, yeast, sugar free. Within 2 weeks he stopped talking completely. I called Devin and he said he didn't feel that the enzymes caused the aspergillus positive reaction. Dr. McCandless said to go back on the enzymes and see what happens and within a few days he was talking again. When we started the enzymes over 2 years ago, he was talking with over 100 words so I am not sure what to conclude here. Overall he is doing very well right now and I know enzymes are a part of the success but for my son, but it did not heal his gut or he would not regress so dramatically when off of them (he is a MMR child with high levels of measles and rubella). It is also not the only reason why he is doing as well as he is. We anticipate staying on the enzymes forever. I highly recommend reading the FILES from the http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EnzymesandAutism/ list. Good luck, Theresa, SA > Have you experienced constipation while using the enzymes? > > > FW: My Daughter is having remarkable results with Houston > > Enzymes http://216.114.78.114/webcenter/sites/HNI/ > > > > Well, after giving up on the other cheaper cost enzymes and my daughters > > building emotions and problems at school and home and the good advice of > > another Parent we purchased all 3 Houston Enzymes and used them over the > > 3 week Holiday break. > > > > Ok some want to know what the other brands were, we tried Kirkmans > > http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/ and generic ones from Puritans Pride > > http://www.puritanspride.com . We had no effect with them. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 No we have not had any change such as constipation with the enzymes. , C.P.M. pwatson@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 I have a new question about enzymes. Did anyone find that although their lil one was communicating more, they were also stimming more when they started enzymes? Is that related? Does it die off? Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 > I have a new question about enzymes. Did anyone find that although their lil > one was communicating more, they were also stimming more when they started > enzymes? Is that related? Does it die off? > > Val Yes. It gave him diahhrea too. I didn't stick with it long enough to see if it would go away. It was early in my son's PDD diagnosis so I didn't know as much as I do now. Turns out he was reacting to the bromelain, which is made from pineapples. He tested moderately intolerant to all citrus fruits on his IgG/IgE Food Panel. I forgot that little fact when I ordered it. FYI I sent an email today to Dr. Houston about this issue. He emailed back saying that they were coming up with a new HP-Zyme Prime formula without papaya (papain) or pineapple (bromelain). Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hi, Enzymes have also been attributed to destroying the outer cell of yeast which can cause stimming and other such things as a " die-off " toxin effect. If your child has had a recent clear urine test then the stimming is probably not related to that. Also, if a child was not purely GFCF before starting the enzymes, there will probably be withdrawals from the lack of peptides, which could have behavior implications. Good luck, Theresa > > I have a new question about enzymes. Did anyone find that > although their lil > > one was communicating more, they were also stimming more when they > started > > enzymes? Is that related? Does it die off? > > > > Val > > Yes. It gave him diahhrea too. I didn't stick with it long enough > to see if it would go away. It was early in my son's PDD diagnosis > so I didn't know as much as I do now. Turns out he was reacting to > the bromelain, which is made from pineapples. He tested moderately > intolerant to all citrus fruits on his IgG/IgE Food Panel. I forgot > that little fact when I ordered it. > > FYI I sent an email today to Dr. Houston about this issue. He > emailed back saying that they were coming up with a new HP-Zyme > Prime formula without papaya (papain) or pineapple (bromelain). > > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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