It is difficult to imagine the degree of despair that can affect a family where there is a child with autism. Parents sometimes search for alternative treatment methods to try to treat this condition for which there is really no cure. A dangerous fashion that has been spreading for some time is that of making children drink bleach.
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It is difficult to imagine the degree of despair that can affect a family where there is a child suffering from autism. Parents sometimes search for alternative treatment methods to try to treat this condition for which there is really no cure. A dangerous "fashion" that has been spreading for some time is that of making drink bleach to the little ones.
The unhealthy belief that autism can be cured with bleach comes from the United States, but is now spreading in Great Britain as well. Desperate parents are deceived by crumbling online experts who propose the use of bleach as a miraculous remedy for autism as the pathology would be caused by a series of parasites that would be burned by the active ingredients present in the well-known cleaning product.
The treatment to which even very small children (about 2 years old) are subjected is based on CD (Chloride Dioxide) or MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution), substances that are administered orally or through an enema.
MMS, which is unlicensed and has no proven medical benefits, is a potent cocktail of sodium chlorite mixed with citric acid powder, a sort of industrial bleach.
There also seems to be a secret Facebook group in which this remedy is recommended for the treatment of autism but obviously the real experts, who we remember being doctors, point out that there is no cure for autism and warn about the dangers of relying on it. to such treatment.
For example, Dr. Jeff Foster stated that:
“Autism is a neuro-developmental disease that is not subject to any form of treatment. It developed in the womb or early in life. (…) When you have very extreme measures like these to 'cure' a condition is just a roulette wheel. Eventually someone will die. It is only a matter of time. (…) Chlorine dioxide causes abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. If you drink it in the long term it causes inflammation of the stomach, esophagus and intestines ”.
Both the Food Standards Authority (FSA) and the Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warn against the use of this practice. The FSA, in particular, warns that using those products could lead to nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, reduced blood pressure and, when undiluted, damage the intestines or cause respiratory failure. Despite this, the product is available for sale in the UK on the internet and it appears that it can also be purchased in some stores.
To propose it is, on some websites based in the UK, Danny Glass a former drug addict who currently lives in Thailand and who obviously has no medical expertise. Also flanking it, across the ocean, is the "Archbishop" of the American Church, Jim Humble, a former Scientology member who claims that MMS cures almost every disease and disorder, including autism.
The fact is that this treatment is currently not illegal in Britain even though the use of MMS is finally starting to come under scrutiny by the authorities and there are campaigns that intend to remove it (hopefully soon) from the market.
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