I can relate - not to the same extent - My little miss gets very cranky when she hasn't done a poo.
I think she sort of gets a uncomfortable feeling and just loses the plot at everything.
Hope you can get him on a good 'poo schedule' to prevent problems.
i'm sorry i didnt realise that this thread was for spectrum kids...i saw the thread title and yelled: "YES!". so i apologise for sharing our account but thought it an interesting connection...
my DD1 has lately been really rotten. unbelievably so. to the point where DH said yesterday that he doesnt recognise this new person. she had been complaining of a sore belly off and on and then would do a poo. yesterday she had to go a few times (and sorry if TMI...) and it all looked normal. then today she really hit the ceiling with her aggression and well what i can only describe as hatred at the world. all day has been a battle (spitting at us when angry, yelling back, slamming doors etc etc). unrecognisable behaviour. she even delibrately hurt her friend today just for the sake of it and then stomped on a snail for the same reason...totally out of character.
THEN she said she had a sore belly, went to the loo and WHAMMO. massive poo. DH dealt with it and reckons that even he would of been challenged doing one like that lol.
After that she was a great deal calmer and easier to talk with (before i swear that she couldnt hear us or at the very least was tuning us out to an unbelievable degree)....and was exhausted. in bed just before 7pm...
i reckon there has to be a connection...will be interesting to hear what the doc has to say!
maz I have worked with a few spectrum bunnies, and I have seen this SO MUCH. Have also seen it in other kids but the reaction doesn't seem to be as intense. If you think about it, when you've got a *ahem* "turtle poking its head out"... it's a very distinct physical feeling, and I guess you can understand why that's just one more thing he has to process, and hence starts to wig out.
Can you sneak some psyllium husk in with his milo? Or somehow get it into him before bed the night before? Definitely will nto hurt him to up his natural fibre intake, and good thinking on the banana.
I know I've read about a link between the gut and spectrum disorders, I just can't remember where... I'll go searching.
It's interesting what the information above says about heavy metals. I've recently had a hair analysis done and found out I'm overloaded with heavy metals. The guy who's treating me mentioned a link between heavy metals and my ADD and that treatment can reduce ASD behavious. He also said in my case with really high levels of copper, it's got something to do with developing food intolerances/gut problems. We were on the phone, so I didn't get the details. I'll ask more when I see him.
I know my mum's always said there's a link between constipation and brain function. Something to do with staying hydrated.
well....J and I had a discussion on a form of attack for M.
We wont be letting him sleep longer then 8am...yes the kid can sleep for hours if we let him (not a good sign with his known brain damage)
and first thing we do is offer him a banana or apple cause we know it makes him poo within 10mins.
No loud harsh voice tones when we tell him off..remove him from the situation, tell him its no and then ask him to hug the person he has hurt to say sorry.
This morning he woke at 8am by himself and i quickly lobbed a banana his way and B.I.N.G.O poo from hell!!!!!!!
We have had such a calmer day...only one melt down which was quickly nibbed in the bud with 'lets share' with a big smile on my dial. He hurt V once and once I said no you hurt V she is crying, give her a hug better he did.
Who would have thought that poo would do this?? honestly its madness
Mate I found M had serious issues with Poo.... it wasn't until we did a yeast detox that she settled. I upped the probiotics and used special ones from a naturopath, I then got some herbs from my chinese medicine doctor which literally flushed out the yeast. Her poo smelled of rising bread dough for 3 days. It was awesome..... then in her bath we put bicarb soda which apparently helps detox heavy metals from their bodies. Whatever one worked.... it really worked. We were off dairy as well, but gees she became a regular gal then and hasn't looked back at all.
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and i quickly lobbed a banana his way and B.I.N.G.O poo from hell!!!!!!!
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