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10 Jan 2020, 6:43 am

B.C. naturopath's pricey fecal transplants for autism are experimental and risky, scientists say

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A Vancouver naturopath who charges $15,000 US for children with autism to have fecal transplants at a clinic near Tijuana, Mexico could put them at serious risk of infection with an unproven treatment, according to doctors and scientists.

Jason Klop claims in Facebook videos that he's treated kids as young as two from across the world using pills and liquids made from the stool of two American adolescents. He says he's seen "dramatic improvements" in symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5420048


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10 Jan 2020, 11:14 am

The sad part is that some parents are so desperate for their children to be 'normal' that they will try anything that will actually harm their children in the process (i.e., the "bleach cure", the Rottenburg Center, et cetera).


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10 Jan 2020, 11:19 am

Yep....we have to watch out for the Snake Oil Salespeople....and research thoroughly.



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10 Jan 2020, 11:22 am

Unscrupulous people who prey on those parent's vulnerabilities are, to put it bluntly, scum .


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10 Jan 2020, 11:24 am

An overpriced load of crap, to put it simply.


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10 Jan 2020, 11:28 am

Execrable concept, definately!


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10 Jan 2020, 11:37 am

Rectum? damn near killed 'em!


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10 Jan 2020, 12:23 pm

Here's a new quack hypothesis to throw out there: Antibiotics cause autism. At least this idea might have a positive effect on public health, instead of the negative effect the vaccine theory had :roll:.


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