Re: Re: Dr. Andy...question regarding ALA

[Guest guest]

If anyone thinks I am going to move more mercury into my sons gut,(by using ALA

alone), I really, REALLY want to know!

Maybe the brain is important but my son has show me that the phrase: " the gut is

the second brain " is a very true statement for him.

1. I have no doubt he has a leaky gut. Whether anyone wants to believe this or

not, when I put my son on the GFCF diet, he came back to me in a huge

way....back to the land of the living, says he loves me:), has eye contact, he

is able to LEARN!

2. WHen his yeast overgrows after I saw with 9 rounds of chelation (DMSA/ALA),

I somewhat losts my boy again for a while...less: eye contact, interest,

language, and he started to run like he had cerebal palsy or something. Again,

his gut is obviously very important to him. (Fixed all that when I fixed his

gut BTW)

3. He is 5 y.o., I feed him all damn day....he weighs 32 lbs...some one year

olds weigh this much. Tests show he is not absorbing all his nutrients

(probably why megavits help him so much). But again, his gut is very important

to him.

I dont think it would be in his best interest to screw up his gut anymore than

it seems to already be...or with how sensitive it is. When it is not right...my

sons brain isnt right either.

Since I seem to not be understanding this thread in regards to Dr Holmes......is

this what she says happens without DMSA? SOmeone PLEASE explain!!!!

Please.... . oh, ANd please dont underestimate the power of ones gut on ones

ability to think and process.

(Blake's mom who is doing everything to pull him out of the trenches)

:///group/

Answers to common questions:

/files/Mercury-Autism%20FAQ

[Guest guest]

- I have a question for you actually (Sorry I can't help with the

mercury issue and ALA alone..I DO use ALA alone on my son, and he seems

to be doing well with it, and he has THE SAME stomach saga as your

Blake) When you say you " healed the gut " does this mean your son is off

GFCF or is he still on it? Did you have your child go through a

colonoscopy, and give him antiinflammatories to heal him? Yuo can write

to me off line, I am just interested. We have done the Yeast/Bacteria

battle, chelation, diet, and our next step is colonoscopy...I am

interested in the therapies you have tried & succeded in healing the gut

with,,, thanks-Shari

Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Andy...question regarding ALA

If anyone thinks I am going to move more mercury into my sons gut,(by

using ALA alone), I really, REALLY want to know!

Maybe the brain is important but my son has show me that the phrase:

" the gut is the second brain " is a very true statement for him.

1. I have no doubt he has a leaky gut. Whether anyone wants to believe

this or not, when I put my son on the GFCF diet, he came back to me in a

huge way....back to the land of the living, says he loves me:), has eye

contact, he is able to LEARN!

2. WHen his yeast overgrows after I saw with 9 rounds of chelation

(DMSA/ALA), I somewhat losts my boy again for a while...less: eye

contact, interest, language, and he started to run like he had cerebal

palsy or something. Again, his gut is obviously very important to him.

(Fixed all that when I fixed his gut BTW)

3. He is 5 y.o., I feed him all damn day....he weighs 32 lbs...some one

year olds weigh this much. Tests show he is not absorbing all his

nutrients (probably why megavits help him so much). But again, his gut

is very important to him.

I dont think it would be in his best interest to screw up his gut

anymore than it seems to already be...or with how sensitive it is. When

it is not right...my sons brain isnt right either.

Since I seem to not be understanding this thread in regards to Dr

Holmes......is this what she says happens without DMSA? SOmeone PLEASE

explain!!!! Please.... . oh, ANd please dont underestimate the power

of ones gut on ones ability to think and process.

(Blake's mom who is doing everything to pull him out of the

trenches)

:///group/

Answers to common questions:

/files/Mercury-Autism%20FAQ

[Guest guest]

Oh Shari, I am very sorry for this misleading statement...what I was trying to

say was that I rebalanced his gut with yeast treatments etc and he stopped doing

all that yucky stuff. Healed his gut from that yeasty moment with diet,

diflucan and probiotics, colostrom. Worried he will still have these gut

problems...thats why I dont want to chelate in a way to make them worse for the

rest of his life.

Are you seeing yeast problems with using ALA only? How are you keeping things

in check?

Havent heard of colonoscopy...what have you learned? SOrry I didnt explain

myself well and maybe got your hopes up. Unfortunately, I am still sitting in

the same boat you are and with little direction besides this...

Take care and interested in knowing about yeast with ALA for your son...,

Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Andy...question regarding ALA

If anyone thinks I am going to move more mercury into my sons gut,(by

using ALA alone), I really, REALLY want to know!

Maybe the brain is important but my son has show me that the phrase:

" the gut is the second brain " is a very true statement for him.

1. I have no doubt he has a leaky gut. Whether anyone wants to believe

this or not, when I put my son on the GFCF diet, he came back to me in a

huge way....back to the land of the living, says he loves me:), has eye

contact, he is able to LEARN!

2. WHen his yeast overgrows after I saw with 9 rounds of chelation

(DMSA/ALA), I somewhat losts my boy again for a while...less: eye

contact, interest, language, and he started to run like he had cerebal

palsy or something. Again, his gut is obviously very important to him.

(Fixed all that when I fixed his gut BTW)

3. He is 5 y.o., I feed him all damn day....he weighs 32 lbs...some one

year olds weigh this much. Tests show he is not absorbing all his

nutrients (probably why megavits help him so much). But again, his gut

is very important to him.

I dont think it would be in his best interest to screw up his gut

anymore than it seems to already be...or with how sensitive it is. When

it is not right...my sons brain isnt right either.

Since I seem to not be understanding this thread in regards to Dr

Holmes......is this what she says happens without DMSA? SOmeone PLEASE

explain!!!! Please.... . oh, ANd please dont underestimate the power

of ones gut on ones ability to think and process.

(Blake's mom who is doing everything to pull him out of the

trenches)

:///group/

Answers to common questions:

/files/Mercury-Autism%20FAQ

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/23/02 8:50:29 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

tntpilger@... writes:

> 1. I have no doubt he has a leaky gut. Whether anyone wants to believe

> this or not, when I put my son on the GFCF diet, he came back to me in a

> huge way....back to the land of the living, says he loves me:), has eye

> contact, he is able to LEARN!

The one great thing about having a colonoscopy done on my son was to finally

have proof that I wasn't crazy and that there was indeed something wrong with

him. I have pictures that show horrible inflammation and his biopsy showed

Colitis. It was tough to go through but my son did amazingly well and had no

problems with the procedure. This alone makes we so much more credible and I

can now get anything I want from his Ped. who now feels so guilty because he

told us my son wasn't autistic and never wondered why his bowels were so

messed up.

Jo

Representative for Unlocking Autism in South Carolina

www.unlockingautism.org

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/23/02 6:08:53 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

JMcCandless@... writes:

> Do you know how your Ped

> Gastro doc gives azulfidine (classified as an anti-inflammatory and

> immunomodulatory agent - probably what many of our kids need!) to kids who

> can't swallow pills, since this med is time release enteric coated?

This is what Dr. Krigsman prescribes for children who can't swallow capsules.

It's the only one that can be ground up and given in something. He prescribed

Asacol for Hunter because he can swallow capsules and this one is timed to

release at the ileum and has fewer side effects. I still haven't started it

as I'm waiting on his Plasma Amino Acid 40 and numerous tests to come back

but I'm anxious to see if it'll help his gut.

Jo

Representative for Unlocking Autism in South Carolina

www.unlockingautism.org

[Guest guest]

That's Ok ...Healing the gut from yeast is part of the

puzzle... I have seen yeast flare ups, but I can't point at the ALA

alone. He still has sugar, a LOT of carbohydrates, etc...BUT I have NOT

seen a Yeast flare up since using Probiotics & Transfer factor & No

Fenol enzymes (which one helps, who knows...BUT I won't stop any...)

Transfer factor supposedly stregthens the immune system, No Fenol helps

digest the corn/carrots/soy proteins, and the probiotics help keep good

bacteria in check. MY DAN Dr. referred me to a Pediatric Gastro and he

is biopsying (is that a word?) children with similar bowel

problems/behaviors ( stomach cramps, blood in stool, loose stool, etc..)

and finding a HIGH incidence of colitus. (Inflamtion of the bowel,

similar to Krohns) They are finding that by putting the children on

Asulphadine, the stools are improving, and so is the

discomfort...Hopefully it will come to the point that their digestion is

on track, and maybe can go off the diet...who knows...Hope this

helps-Shari

Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Andy...question regarding ALA

Oh Shari, I am very sorry for this misleading statement...what I was

trying to say was that I rebalanced his gut with yeast treatments etc

and he stopped doing all that yucky stuff. Healed his gut from that

yeasty moment with diet, diflucan and probiotics, colostrom. Worried

he will still have these gut problems...thats why I dont want to chelate

in a way to make them worse for the rest of his life.

Are you seeing yeast problems with using ALA only? How are you keeping

things in check?

Havent heard of colonoscopy...what have you learned? SOrry I didnt

explain myself well and maybe got your hopes up. Unfortunately, I am

still sitting in the same boat you are and with little direction besides

this...

Take care and interested in knowing about yeast with ALA for your

son...,

Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Andy...question regarding ALA

If anyone thinks I am going to move more mercury into my sons gut,(by

using ALA alone), I really, REALLY want to know!

Maybe the brain is important but my son has show me that the phrase:

" the gut is the second brain " is a very true statement for him.

1. I have no doubt he has a leaky gut. Whether anyone wants to

believe

this or not, when I put my son on the GFCF diet, he came back to me in

a

huge way....back to the land of the living, says he loves me:), has

eye

contact, he is able to LEARN!

2. WHen his yeast overgrows after I saw with 9 rounds of chelation

(DMSA/ALA), I somewhat losts my boy again for a while...less: eye

contact, interest, language, and he started to run like he had cerebal

palsy or something. Again, his gut is obviously very important to

him.

(Fixed all that when I fixed his gut BTW)

3. He is 5 y.o., I feed him all damn day....he weighs 32 lbs...some

one

year olds weigh this much. Tests show he is not absorbing all his

nutrients (probably why megavits help him so much). But again, his

gut

is very important to him.

I dont think it would be in his best interest to screw up his gut

anymore than it seems to already be...or with how sensitive it is.

When

it is not right...my sons brain isnt right either.

Since I seem to not be understanding this thread in regards to Dr

Holmes......is this what she says happens without DMSA? SOmeone

PLEASE

explain!!!! Please.... . oh, ANd please dont underestimate the

power

of ones gut on ones ability to think and process.

(Blake's mom who is doing everything to pull him out of the

trenches)

:///group/

Answers to common questions:

/files/Mercury-Autism%20FAQ

[Guest guest]

Dear Shari: I appreciate your sharing the info. Do you know how your Ped

Gastro doc gives azulfidine (classified as an anti-inflammatory and

immunomodulatory agent - probably what many of our kids need!) to kids who

can't swallow pills, since this med is time release enteric coated? Thanks,

Jaquelyn

Re: [ ] Re: Dr. Andy...question regarding ALA

>

>

> If anyone thinks I am going to move more mercury into my sons gut,(by

> using ALA alone), I really, REALLY want to know!

>

> Maybe the brain is important but my son has show me that the phrase:

> " the gut is the second brain " is a very true statement for him.

>

> 1. I have no doubt he has a leaky gut. Whether anyone wants to

> believe

> this or not, when I put my son on the GFCF diet, he came back to me in

> a

> huge way....back to the land of the living, says he loves me:), has

> eye

> contact, he is able to LEARN!

>

> 2. WHen his yeast overgrows after I saw with 9 rounds of chelation

> (DMSA/ALA), I somewhat losts my boy again for a while...less: eye

> contact, interest, language, and he started to run like he had cerebal

> palsy or something. Again, his gut is obviously very important to

> him.

> (Fixed all that when I fixed his gut BTW)

>

> 3. He is 5 y.o., I feed him all damn day....he weighs 32 lbs...some

> one

> year olds weigh this much. Tests show he is not absorbing all his

> nutrients (probably why megavits help him so much). But again, his

> gut

> is very important to him.

>

> I dont think it would be in his best interest to screw up his gut

> anymore than it seems to already be...or with how sensitive it is.

> When

> it is not right...my sons brain isnt right either.

>

> Since I seem to not be understanding this thread in regards to Dr

> Holmes......is this what she says happens without DMSA? SOmeone

> PLEASE

> explain!!!! Please.... . oh, ANd please dont underestimate the

> power

> of ones gut on ones ability to think and process.

>

> (Blake's mom who is doing everything to pull him out of the

> trenches)

>

>

> :///group/

> Answers to common questions:

>

>

> /files/Mercury-Autism%20FAQ

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 6/23/02 11:26:23 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

andyg@... writes:

> How is your son doing now? Better, I hope.

,

Thanks for asking. He's still not doing too well. He's unable to tolerate any

supplements at this point. He wants to wear his shoes 24 hrs. a day, wants to

watch Teletubbies over and over, and has started pulling his sister's hair

and pushes her constantly now. We're still doing the SCD diet for his Colitis

and are waiting on test results before starting an anti-inflammatory.

I had a long conversation with Owens last night and we're going to

start looking for markers for Cystinosis. My brother has Pituitary Dwarfism

which means he could have been wasting phosphate since he was helped by

growth hormones. Both Hunter and my daughter are very low on the

growth charts which might point to Cystinosis. I'm going to try giving him

phosphate (Andy, what type of supplement should I get) to see if that might

get his system going again since it appears to have shut down. I'm taking him

today to run a bunch of tests and will get some strips from the drug store to

check pH, etc.

I WON'T GIVE UP!

Jo

Representative for Unlocking Autism in South Carolina

www.unlockingautism.org

[Guest guest]

I also understand the huge power the gut can have over the mind and overall

body, but if a person is metals toxic, you will be continually healing and

fixing gut leaks until the toxins are removed. You may think you've fixed

the gut but it will come back to haunt you in a few months or a year.

It does seem that DMPS has less bad gut side effects than DMSA and ALA so

perhaps it would be the wiser choice for the first few rounds for very

sensative gut kids. Then, once they've released enough metals, they can move

on to DMSA and/or ALA.

One other thought on the gut bug issue. I think some people may be thinking

that their kids are having yeast and gut bug issues when they are really

experiencing weakened immune systems or mineral defficiencies. It seems alot

of folks immediately think yeast when they see " regressions " or worsening of

symptoms. Sometimes a break from chelation and remineralizing will rebalance

the kids very quickly. Just something else to consider.

Gaylen