Leaky Gut Syndrome

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Well some of you may know that many autistics also suffer from Leaky Gut Syndrome which contributes to autistic symptoms.

I've read the benefits of curing Leaky Gut are extremely beneficial but that's about it.
Over the hundreds of articles I've read regarding it I have not seen a single story of an autistic individual explaining what symptoms it exactly cures.

So has anyone on here had leaky gut and fixed it? And if so what symptoms improved? I know my GFCF diet had drastic improvements but the leaky gut diet is far more stricter and has to last at least a year to properly work, which is a big commitment to make for unexpected results.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

Apologies for being blunt - I mean this to be helpful:

As far as I know, this is an incorrect, widely held belief. There is no statistical evidence that people with autism have more gastrointestinal issues, or that gastrointestinal issues contribute in any way to autism. In addition, the phrase "leaky gut syndrome" has no scientific foundation. Obviously, any bowel irregularity and any pain have a greater impact on individuals with impaired communication.

(Incidentally, I have ASD and suffer abdominal pain and digestive issues that have been labelled IBS, and have not found any useful scientific information beyond diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight).

Just a point of interest. My IBS kicked in just before I hit the point of breakdown.

Could be stress. Could not. I'm just saying....

No, that is definitely not true. The association of "leaky gut syndrome" and autism was part of 'Dr.' Andrew Wakefield's discredited hypothesis that the MMR vaccine causes autism. In reality it has not been shown that gastrointestinal problems are any more common in those with autism than neurotypical individuals.

Wrong, there was 1 study that showed no peptides in urine. It's a poor and ignorant testing method for testing the enzyme and an extremely poor method of testing leaky gut,
There has been more studies than that one showing autistics actually do have peptides in their urine.

There are many factors as to why the test can fail.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 37,1476212

Here's an article stating the opposite of the one you posted.

There are many reasons as to why the urine test failed in the study you refer too.

1. The body if swamped by these peptides is unable to dump them in the urine. Gluten is a funny chemical and can be stored for years.
2. The study assumes that peptides are always in the urine which is ridiculous.
3. They can all be absorbed into the gut, due to leaky gut syndrome.
4. They are hard to detect in the first place due to them only being in urine after eating gluten/dairy, really to be certain you'd have to test every milliliter of urine from the patient
for the next few days.

That article in the link above found peptides in 21 out of 25 autistic patients. Pretty big numbers, and it cannot be wrong.

If the peptides are in the urine and have been observed by a study then it's impossible for it to be wrong unlike the studies denying the gut link.
There are no other factors that could give false reading of peptides being present in urine. If the peptides are in the urine then they are in the urine.