9. Bowel syndrome, intestines
There are various reasons why irritable bowel syndrome is such a prominent factor in an AS person's life: the head and the gut are directly linked and have a crucial influence on one another. Gut dysfunction, including its flora, porous walls, cytokine levels, neurotransmitter production, toxin elimination and mitochondrial functioning, is essential to understand. The intestines play a central role in various physiological aspects of AS, autism itself. Gut dysfunction leads to irritation; it is therefore essential to learn to care for it by following dietary do's and don'ts to support it.
Blood sugar
To balance blood sugar, it is recommended to eat less wheat and fruit late in the day, reduce gluten and lactose, increase vegetable consumption (which can be complicated with autism) and favour better proteins. Everything organic; avoid sweets and processed food. Preferably prepare meals yourself.
Gluten and AS
Gluten is a bomb of glucosides that causes an insulin overdose and has the effect of opening the intestinal walls. One consequence is developmental disorders; this is not yet very well known. In the case of autism spectrum disorders, it is recommended to adopt a diet free of gluten, lactose and casein, while supplementing plant-based milk with calcium and magnesium. This diet has the effect of considerably reducing these disorders. Any product that causes inflammation (in the intestines) should be avoided!
The gut must be brought into good condition before results can be obtained. There are enough accounts in France pointing in this direction. People describe complementary treatments, sometimes a course of antibiotics targeted at the gut, others vitamin B12 injections.
Nathalie Champoux has written two books on this subject: the first is a recipe book (Santé, le guide pour toute la famille) and the booklet (Être ou ne plus être autiste).
The intestines are the key and the sounding board of the brain.
The ‘glymphatic’ system (the lymphatic connection between brain and intestines) must be detoxified, and the same is true of the intestines.
The intestines are where serotonin and dopamine are produced. Scientific research at the University of Virginia has shown that this is the key to reducing mental disorders (also known in Ayurvedic medicine).
During sleep, many detoxification processes take place and neurotransmitters are produced. Even body position during sleep matters for more effective detoxification: 25% of people sleep on their side rather than on their back or stomach.
Every morning he got up at seven to go to secondary school. His social anxiety prevented him from seeing school as a welcoming place of learning, even though he loved discovering new things and was among the best in his class. Before he could even make his way to the toilet, cramps were already starting to torment him. As soon as he sat down there, everything seized up: nothing could be done, it was over, ruined, over. He could not be on time, and the idea of spending an entire day with this pain was unbearable. Alas, the school toilets had become the scene of real social terrorism: another classmate had already had his head plunged into the bowl by the little demons of the class, and books had been thrown in before the toilet was flushed. So he arrived only after eleven in the morning, and almost every day his parents found themselves in complete disarray.