Re: [Autism-Mercury] Possible Failure to Thrive?

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Thanks for all the responses. is totally GF/CF and I have never

supplemented her with any formula. I use water to mix her baby cereal. I've

tried giving her probiotics but they didn't seem to make a difference. I do

take a prenatal vitamin which I'm sure is loaded with iron. I do feel like

yeast might be an issue with her. She's never had any antibiotics but always

seems congested. She has a little bit of psorriasis that's starting around

her nose. She spits up after most meals because she eats so much. She got the

Hib shot yesterday so that's not a factor since this has been going on for so

long and she had no reaction at all to the vaccine (Dr. Holmes suggested she

get the Hib). I never ate tuna fish and no Rh- shots.

I feel like I'm doing everything right with her but there's obviously

something I'm missing. What scares me is that her bowels are so much like my

ASD sons were when he was a baby. I was always asking the doctor why they

were green. I wonder if I should go ahead and get her hair tested along with

other things. Thanks again for all of your kind responses.

Jo (South Carolina)

In a message dated 3/15/01 8:28:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,

vze2cfw8@... writes:

<< > I'm very concerned about my 9 mos. old daughter. She was born a

healthy 8

> lbs. 1 oz. and was in the 75th percentile until she was 2 months old. She

has

> steadily gone down the chart until she's now in the 5th percentile. I am

> breastfeeding her but she eats solids and has a great appetite. Her bowels

> have always been abnormal since she was born. They were always watery

until

> she started eating solids. They're usually green or black and most of the

> time she's constipated since we've started solids. She had terrible colic

> until I went completely GF/CF when she was 1 month old. After all the

> problems with my 3 yr. old ASD son, I'm really concerned about her. She's

> doing great developmentally and is ahead actually. Her head circumference

is

> fine but height and weight is where her problem is. I would like to hear

> experiences from other parents who have been through this and what I

should

> do. My doctor said if she's not gaining by next month, he was going to

send

> her to a Specialist. Yesterday I started supplementing her with Cod Liver

Oil

> and Calcium with D because I heard a Vit. D deficiency can sometimes cause

> failure to thrive. Could it be a Zinc deficiency? Could it be mercury

> problems (she's only had one Hib shot so far). I have 7 amalgams. What

tests

> should we do? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fatten her up?

> Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

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