Is the Key to Treating Autism in the Gut?

Is the key to treating autism hidden in the gut? Pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Kara Margolis joins The Doctors to share just how common GI issues are with people with autism. She shares the gut-mind connection and how treating a psychiatric condition with medication can often lead to serious gastrointestinal issues.

How to Optimize Nutrition for a Child with Autism

About The Doctors: The Doctors is an Emmy award-winning daytime talk show in its 14th season. The Doctors helps you understand the latest health headlines, delivers exclusive interviews with celebrities dealing with health issues, debates and investigates health and safety claims, explains the latest viral videos and how you can avoid emergency situations, and serves up celebrity chefs to share the hottest and healthiest recipes and foods.

[nick-qtjk]

This has been known for over 20 years. Sydney Feingold and Derek McCabe have been saying this forever. There are diets out there such as the body ecology diet, gaps diet, and wahls protocol. Often asd ppl are full of candida and forms of Clostridium that are present in others. They're missing bacteria involved in body detoxification.

[Kales]

I have autism, & everyone I know who is also autistic has a long list of other health issues. It’s not just issues. A lot of us have seizure disorders. Heck, I have cardiac issues, seizures, & just a long list of medical conditions.

[michelleemenecker]

So how do we detox them??? Leaky gut is horrible!

[RichyFourVideos]

These "Doctors" are about as trustworthy with regards to medicine, as Woopy Goldberg and the women at the view are with regards to politics.

[laramacd]

Doctors please work faster! We need a cure like an