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Many people especially those involve in the autism community is paying a lot of attention to gluten and case in. Some parents and doctors claimed that the removal of gluten and casein from their children’s diet has helped their children to improve slightly in speech and behavior. They also claimed that their children have lesser bouts of diarrhea and loose stools.

Gluten and gluten proteins are contained in food such as wheat, and grains like oats, rye, barley, bulgar, durum, kamut and spelt, and foods made from those grains. Food such as food starches, semolina, couscous, malt, some vinegars, soy sauce, flavorings, artificial colors and hydrolyzed vegetable proteins also contain gluten.

Casein is a type of protein that are contained in foods that has ingredient like milk, such as cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream, whey and even some brands of margarine.

More and more people are showing interest in the connection between autism and gastrointestinal problems. The University of California Davis Health System conducted a study and discovered that children born with autism in 1990 has higher chances of getting constipation, diarrhea, and vomiting compare to the children who are born in the early 1980s. Gluten free diet is used on children to take away gastrointestinal ailments and food allergies.

Researchers are still being conducted to determine the effectiveness of gluten free diet in autism. Gluten free diet is not yet popular among autism children in the U.S.

Allergy to food that contains casein such as eggs, soybeans and nuts can be determined by medical tests. Any pediatrician or doctor from Defeat Autism Now (DAN) can list down these medical tests before you begin on gluten free diet. Before taking on the gluten free diet, consult your doctor about the change in your child’s diet so you can provide a proper diet and nutritional substitute for your child.

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