Parents of autistic children sometimes find that their situation will get worse after eating certain foods in their children's daily diet. Although the foods that affect every autistic child are not exactly the same, several foods are the same. Studies have shown that protein has a long chain, which consists of many small units called amino acids. When protein is digested, it will be broken down into various amino acids. However, some protein did not decompose completely, forming short titanium chains. Some of these short titanium chains have opium activity and can imitate the function of endorphins produced automatically in the human brain. This endorphin contains morphine, which can stimulate the central nervous system of the human brain. When excessive short titanium chains with opium activity enter the blood through the digestive tract, and then enter the brain through the brain-blood barrier (the biochemical tissue that protects the brain from harmful substances), it may affect the whole central nervous system of human beings, eventually leading to impaired human development and dysfunction of the body.
One of the simplest methods of diet therapy is to eliminate those influential foods from the foods eaten by autistic children. This process can last for 6- 12 months, as follows:
1, cereal
When we say grains, we mainly refer to foods made of barley, oats and rye, excluding foods we often eat, such as rice and potatoes. Therefore, parents with autism should pay attention to avoid giving their children brown bread, oatmeal and pasta (such as steamed bread, steamed bread and biscuits).
2. Casein food
Because autistic children can't completely decompose casein in milk, short titanium chains with opium activity increase in digestive tract, which affects their symptoms. Therefore, it is beneficial for autistic children to control not eating or eating dairy products as little as possible. In addition, eggs, fresh milk cakes, cheese, ice cream, yogurt and other foods are also rich in casein, and parents should control their children's intake of these foods. It is worth mentioning that because milk is rich in nutrition, parents should pay attention to supplementing various substitutes, such as soybean milk or vegetables, while controlling these foods.
3. Foods containing pigments
Sulfate plays a very important role in human digestive function. If the human gastrointestinal tract lacks sulfate, the permeability of the digestive tract will increase, titanium with opium activity will easily enter the blood, and the symptoms of autistic patients will be aggravated. Therefore, in the process of digestion, any food that needs to use sulfate is not conducive to the improvement of autistic patients. Both natural and synthetic pigment foods need sulfate when they are digested in human body. These foods include chocolate, orange juice, colored bubble gum and so on. Therefore, these foods should be avoided for children.
4, salicylate food
Foods with high salicylic acid content have bad effects on autistic patients. Because salicylic acid has a serious negative effect on the human gastrointestinal tract, it will lead to an increase in the permeability of the digestive tract. These foods include oranges, oranges, pomelo, lemons and tomatoes. It is worth reminding parents that aspirin also contains a lot of salicylic acid. Therefore, parents should not only pay attention to avoid giving their children this kind of food, but also try not to use aspirin when their children have a cold and fever.
After controlling the above four foods, parents can also choose other foods to control according to their children's different reactions to food. For example, some autistic children will have bad emotional or behavioral reactions after eating beef and eggplant. Make a record, write down the food your child eats every day, and the emotional and behavioral performance of that day. Observing for 3-6 months to see if the symptoms of autistic children have improved will help you find these specific foods that have an impact on your child.
Many diseases are directly caused by unbalanced intake of amino acids. Experts found that the level of glutamic acid in the blood of autistic children is low, and supplementing appropriate amount of glutamic acid can help these children. In medicine, glutamic acid is often used to promote the growth of villi in digestive wall, so it can improve the absorption function of digestive tract.
If our digestive tract lacks digestive enzymes, then we can't completely decompose short titanium chains. Research shows that. Enzymes extracted from pineapple are effective in treating autistic children.
Green leafy vegetables are alkaline foods, which can neutralize sugar, meat, eggs and excessive acidic substances produced by metabolism in the diet and remove toxins from the blood. Children with autism eat more coarse grains and green leafy vegetables on weekdays, which is conducive to physical and mental rehabilitation.
Such as vegetables: radish, green vegetables, rape, spinach, indigo, Chinese cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, olives and so on.
Coarse grains: sweet potato, potato, corn, buckwheat, etc.
Fruits: juice (raw juice), sugar cane, green plum, apple, banana, etc.
Diet therapy is only one of the treatment methods for children with autism. Parents should combine other therapies to treat children with autism comprehensively. However, because scientists still have no definite conclusion about the cause of autism, all these treatments are still in the exploratory stage, and no specific medicine can completely cure autism. For autism, parents should still spend more time on education and training.