Waverunner
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We have been discussing the importance of food several times here. Many people report that they feel better while fasting or restricting food. In my eyes this has to do with a decreased LPS and cytokine load. Since the intestines of many PWCs are highly damaged I would like to know what dietary restrictions would be recommended in order to heal the gut. I see several problems and have several questions
1) Carbohydrates seem to be a problem because many pathogenic bacteria feed on them. Are complex carbs more problematic than monosaccharide carbs?
"The complex carbohydrates are much more difficult to digest than simple carbohydrates because they must be split into simple sugars before entering the blood stream. This is a problem for a compromised digestive system. Carbohydrates not absorbed into the blood stream become available food for harmful gut bacteria. Only monosaccharide carbohydrates do not become food for the bacteria. The monosaccharide are the type easy to digest because once absorbed, they vanish into the bloodstream before the bacteria can access them."
2) A low carb diet should be beneficial but is connected to several problems:
a) Meat is hard to digest (at least red meat)
b) Raw vegetables are hard to digest and are likely to increase intestinal damage
c) Fermentation will be a problem
d) Food intolerances are common for vegetables and other healthy food
e) Many low carb foods seem to be very problematic e.g. cheese, eggs, milk
So my main question would be: How does a PWC adapted diet look like?
It does not contain many carbs but it has to be easy to digest as well and it has to take into account that food intolerances are a problem. Would it be worth a try to reduce mealtimes (e.g. lunch and dinner only) in order to put less strain on digestion and not eating too late to reduce fermentation over night?
Here's an interesting excerpt about LPS, e.coli and autism:
http://www.microbialinfluence.com/SCD.html
"Children with autism have 10,000 times as many gram negative bacterias as typical children.
Several studies have found out that compared to typical children, autistic children have more pathogenic intestinal flora. Several types of bacteria have been found to be abnormally abnormally elevated in the guts of ASD kids. Sophie Rosseneu and collaborators examined the GI bacteria in 69 children with regressive autism and constipation. They found the following result:
95% of children with autism had 10,000x normal level of E. coli (Aerobic Gram Negative Bacteria) and 40% also had overgrowth of similar bacteria (Aerobic Gram Negative Bacteria).
Aerobic Gram Negative Bacteria have a very potent endotoxin (LPS) that can cause damage to the gut, brain, thyroid, liver and other parts of the body.
Explanation for this increase in bacteria
It is astonishing that children with autism would have 10,000 times as many gram negative bacterias as typical children. We know from biology that the food supply is a very important determinant for the number of organisms that may survive. We also know that gram negative bacteria (the bacteria that contain LPS )are carbohydrate eaters. The majority of ASD children have carbohydrate malabsorption [2]; thus they have problems digesting starch and other complex carbohydrates because their guts are extremely damaged. Thus the gram negative bacteria will flourish, feasting on a multitude of available unabsorbed carbs and consequently emit the LPS which poisons the gut and brain.
The complex carbohydrates are much more difficult to digest than simple carbohydrates because they must be split into simple sugars before entering the blood stream. This is a problem for a compromised digestive system. Carbohydrates not absorbed into the blood stream become available food for harmful gut bacteria. Only monosaccharide carbohydrates do not become food for the bacteria. The monosaccharide are the type easy to digest because once absorbed, they vanish into the bloodstream before the bacteria can access them."
1) Carbohydrates seem to be a problem because many pathogenic bacteria feed on them. Are complex carbs more problematic than monosaccharide carbs?
"The complex carbohydrates are much more difficult to digest than simple carbohydrates because they must be split into simple sugars before entering the blood stream. This is a problem for a compromised digestive system. Carbohydrates not absorbed into the blood stream become available food for harmful gut bacteria. Only monosaccharide carbohydrates do not become food for the bacteria. The monosaccharide are the type easy to digest because once absorbed, they vanish into the bloodstream before the bacteria can access them."
2) A low carb diet should be beneficial but is connected to several problems:
a) Meat is hard to digest (at least red meat)
b) Raw vegetables are hard to digest and are likely to increase intestinal damage
c) Fermentation will be a problem
d) Food intolerances are common for vegetables and other healthy food
e) Many low carb foods seem to be very problematic e.g. cheese, eggs, milk
So my main question would be: How does a PWC adapted diet look like?
It does not contain many carbs but it has to be easy to digest as well and it has to take into account that food intolerances are a problem. Would it be worth a try to reduce mealtimes (e.g. lunch and dinner only) in order to put less strain on digestion and not eating too late to reduce fermentation over night?
Here's an interesting excerpt about LPS, e.coli and autism:
http://www.microbialinfluence.com/SCD.html
"Children with autism have 10,000 times as many gram negative bacterias as typical children.
Several studies have found out that compared to typical children, autistic children have more pathogenic intestinal flora. Several types of bacteria have been found to be abnormally abnormally elevated in the guts of ASD kids. Sophie Rosseneu and collaborators examined the GI bacteria in 69 children with regressive autism and constipation. They found the following result:
95% of children with autism had 10,000x normal level of E. coli (Aerobic Gram Negative Bacteria) and 40% also had overgrowth of similar bacteria (Aerobic Gram Negative Bacteria).
Aerobic Gram Negative Bacteria have a very potent endotoxin (LPS) that can cause damage to the gut, brain, thyroid, liver and other parts of the body.
Explanation for this increase in bacteria
It is astonishing that children with autism would have 10,000 times as many gram negative bacterias as typical children. We know from biology that the food supply is a very important determinant for the number of organisms that may survive. We also know that gram negative bacteria (the bacteria that contain LPS )are carbohydrate eaters. The majority of ASD children have carbohydrate malabsorption [2]; thus they have problems digesting starch and other complex carbohydrates because their guts are extremely damaged. Thus the gram negative bacteria will flourish, feasting on a multitude of available unabsorbed carbs and consequently emit the LPS which poisons the gut and brain.
The complex carbohydrates are much more difficult to digest than simple carbohydrates because they must be split into simple sugars before entering the blood stream. This is a problem for a compromised digestive system. Carbohydrates not absorbed into the blood stream become available food for harmful gut bacteria. Only monosaccharide carbohydrates do not become food for the bacteria. The monosaccharide are the type easy to digest because once absorbed, they vanish into the bloodstream before the bacteria can access them."