Nutrition – Specialized Nutrition | Dietary supplements | Nutri Med https://nutrimedco.com New means, new possibilities Thu, 11 Jun 2020 01:37:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://nutrimedco.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-NutriMed-logo.001-2-32x32.jpeg Nutrition – Specialized Nutrition | Dietary supplements | Nutri Med https://nutrimedco.com 32 32 194889647 Autism and Lactose https://nutrimedco.com/autism-and-lactose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=autism-and-lactose Thu, 11 Jun 2020 01:37:43 +0000 https://nutrimedco.com/?p=1020 It has been found that a majority of children with ASD display gastrointestinal symptoms, and an increased intestinal permeability. Therefore, nutrition-related factors have been hypothesized to play a causal role in the etiology of ASD and its symptoms. In addition, the GI symptoms are strongly correlated with the severity of autism.

GI abnormalities in the gut of autistic children compared with healthy or sibling controls have been widely studied. have indicated that 70 % of children with ASD report having a history of GI complaints, against 28 % of neurotypical controls, and that relationship between an improved gut health and a reduction of symptoms in some patients was evaluated. 

A recent study revealed that frequency of lactase deficiency was 58% in autistic children ≤ 5 years and 65% in autistic older patients. Lactose intolerance can lead to:

  • Abdominal bloating, pain or cramps
  • Rumbling sounds in the stomach
  • Diarrhea, flatulence or gas
  • Nausea

Eliminating lactose from autistic child diet could have positive impact not only on gastro intestinal symptoms but might improve autism traits.

What foods contain Lactose

Lactose can be found mainly in milk and milk products like yogurt,  cheese, cream, and butter. But it’s also in some breads and baked goods, pancake mixes, cookies  and candy. 

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