The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Autism

What role do antibiotics play in the development and treatment of autism spectrum disorder?

Sorry! Poop jokes—like poop itself—can be a little corny :)

Tons of other videos on sprucing up your friendly flora, for example:

For those interested in trying to prevent or treat autism (I completely respect not everyone is), you may want to check out my videos, such as:

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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[philddlesticks]

Ray Peat talks about serotonin and endotoxins from the gut causing issues, and he suggests eating a raw carrot salad with vinegar and coconut oil to help reduce the bacterial load thus reducing the amounts of endotoxin from the gut. He could be onto something since these 3 foods are somewhat antibiotic.

[DivyneDonofrio]

I just watched it again for the first time....never get tired of the almighty Dr. Gregor. My phone even auto spells it cos it knows what I like. Lol

[danielgilliland]

What is different in this version from the one a few days ago?

[justincurry]

Dr. Gregor you need to watch the Rich Roll and Zach Bush podcast on the gut biome and study into that more and make videos and content. I believe you would do so much good for people by doing so. Thank you for everything you do.

[suzeqb]

My son is moderately autistic, I have not had a c-section, but both family's have all different immune system disorders.... ones linked to the microbiome. I normally love your studies but I feel in this case you have drilled it down to some types of ways that the microbiome can be disturbed.... but not all ways. My son's behaviour has changed for the better and I have done this with supplementation of nutrition that he is not getting from his restricted diet but I have also massively increased his fiber intake. No one wants to pay for autism studies because no one can make money from finding the answers. To other ASD parents out there this study may also be of interest. Admittedly a small study but no big pharma wants to fund this stuff... I wonder why?
"Conclusions
Together, these findings suggest that MTT is safe and well-tolerated in children with ASD ages 7–16 years. MTT led to significant improvements in both GI- and ASD-related symptoms, and the improvements were sustained at least 8 weeks after treatment. "

[yonatanmyers]

Wouldn't this suggest also the two following or (harder to prove or research) a combination of the two:
(a) Non-organic food, mainly plants spared with substances that could also kill flora (e.g. glifosate) could deliver toxins to the gut killing off a significant amount of good flora.
(b) Vaccination could in some cases send the immune system of a"rampage" killing of gut flora.

One would need a four group study with n>20 for each. So a large study. But considering the cost of treating an autistic child (not to mention the emotional burden), I think this should be done.

[-_soy_-]

I love why he says “Until Now”
It’s like a charge going up my spine

[ap]

This was very powerful video. thank you for sharing.

[komalthecoolk]

What about the studies showing Ketogenic diets as a cure for severe mental illnesses in children n also a good cure or control of cancer?

[BlackStar-ffkn]

I've seen brain inflammation links to autism. The nemceck protocol seems to have good case studies.

[timcepin]

How do you heal a bloated gut? I mean, will probiotics seal the gut lining?

[DivyneDonofrio]

I would like to learn more about cadmium and manganese. I read an article from the CDC about cadmium found in flax cashews peanuts sunflower seeds etc. They say something like our bodies absorb approximately .5mcg a day of cadmium environmentally and in food but only can rid .
05mcg. And in a human lifetime has max capacity for 2 grams. I might be way off but I'd like to know what say he.

[SaleXchannel]

brown market... omg i laughed out so loud

[DivyneDonofrio]

I can't help but wonder if gut biome was a factor in the death of Anthony Bourdain.

[Torch_Vs]

Dr Greger please make videos debunking the nonsense "Dr Eric Berg" is spreading

[aaronverran]

wonder if this happens in normal carnists, the things they will say....

[kombinatsiya]

"an n = 1 case" where the author is the parent of the child in question is a super weak scientific study.