As areis has said, Kirkman sells digestive enzymes with DPPIV. Houston Nutracuticals sells digestive enzymes for kids. They even have a chewable that your girls will probably take...it taste like berries. Another good one is DigestRight, which has some DPPIV but also has enzymes that break down carbs.
I think all of these you'd have to order from online though. I am pasting some info for you as well as online places you can purchase them. You may find some other things you might want to try or products you are already using that may be cheapers, such as the CLO.
Digestive Enzymes:
http://www.enzymestuff.com/basicswhichenzyme.htm
http://www.enzymestuff.com/conditionbacteria.htm (yeast/ bacteria in gut)
http://www.enzymedica.com/newsletter_download.php?id=5
http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/book/bk8sect1.html
http://www.enzymeuniversity.com/artman/publish/article_116.s html
http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/autism/durham95.html
Books (digestive enzymes):
Enzymes for Autism and other Neurological Conditions: A Practical Guide by Karen L DeFelice.
Message Board (digestive enzymes): http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EnzymesandAutism/?yguid =136552797
Purchasing Digestive Enzymes online:
http://www.ecolifeus.com/index.asp
http://www.houstonni.com/ (AFP Peptizyde, No-Phenol, Zyme Prime)
ASDmarket and ourkids are sites that sell a variety of supplements catered to asd kids.
Ecolife is a coop where you can get supplements at almost wholesale price, but it does take 2-3 weeks to get the product.
I use Kirkmans DDPIV and hide them in melted down gfcf chocolate. However, we use so many supplements hidden in things that I also buy Houstons chewable enzymes to digest any gluten soy or casein that may sneak into his diet. HOwever, we do the full diet and will do so until he is about 6 and then just use enzymes.
We used probiotics while his gut was healing from the gluten and casein then dropped them.
From Kirkmans, I ship in yeast aid, iron, acetyl L carnitine, vit C powder. I also use no fenol enzymes from Houston plus from my own country, I get fish oils, vit A and E periodically,
We use pfeiffer products as well from the states.
A lot of supplements depends on your own child and their needs though. That is where a knowledgeable doctor is good and some basic testing. However, I do my own reading and have done some things for myself without testing because it costs too much to send it to the states all the time.
DPPIV is the enzyme that breaks down gluten and casien. I truely believe that any good digestive enzyme will be beneficial simply because it will help your girls completely digest their foods so that it is easliy absorbed into their bodies for use. Not only that, depending on the enzyme, it can help break down yeast if your girls might have a candida overgrowth problem. www.enzymestuff.com has some great info
As for probiotics, it is great the girls get some through their yogurt. If you want to supplement that, try to get a probiotic that is refrigerated vs on the shelf. THere is a good one that is called primal defense that is sold in many health food stores. IT is a little expensive and it tastes like dirt (just giving you fair warning)
Thanks Jenni,
I was hoping you'd chime in. Do you have a specific brand name for the DPPIV that you could recommend? Thanks also for the primal defense rec. The girls happily down fish oil, raw, so I don't think they'd have a problem with dirt :)
The best place to buy supplements is from Kirkman Labs online. You have to wait for them to be shipped, but they are more geared toward kids. Many come in powdered form so you can mix them in drinks/food. They have great digestive enzymes...these will def. help try to break down casein and gluten. We use the powdered achidopholis (probiotic). They also have a yeast aid that is homeopathic that might be worth a try. Also, I hear people rave about B12 supplements. I think I am going to try this out. We just started the GFCF 2 days ago, and have an appointment with a DAN dr. next month. I am interested in seeing what he has to say! Good luck!Hi,
I'm pretty doubtful that diet modification would help the girls, but since it's pretty harmless and inexpensive, I was willing to give it a try to see if anything happened. Problem is, their mother is adamant about not trying any special diets, and it would be impossible without her cooperation.
I have a very good health and supplement store down the street from my house. What would you folks who are knowledgeable about this stuff recommend for supplements that would target the same things that the special diets would - I'm guessing enzymes and some sort of probiotic?
Can you recommend any specific brands that are likely to be carried in a good health food store?
PS - the girls eat a lot of organic yogurt (Brown Cow), so maybe probiotics aren't neccessary?