Bowel virus, autism and MMR

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Article Date: 15 Jan 2004 - 0:00 PDT

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The news that a bowel virus has been found in children with autism who had the MMR jab was reported by the Daily Mail (UK newspaper) on 13 January 2004. The laboratory study, on which the newspaper article was based, did not investigate links between MMR and bowel disease.

The Daily Mail reported that a study has detected a viral infection in the bowels of children who 'became autistic' after the MMR jab.

The research, published in November 2003, was an in vitro laboratory study in which biopsy specimens of the bowel were obtained from 131 children undergoing investigation for gastrointestinal symptoms.

Of these children, 52 had autistic spectrum disorder and 79 were developmentally normal and formed a control group. Of the 79, 25 had normal and 54 had abnormal histological findings.

The study found evidence of a distinct pattern of immune system response in children with autism compared to those in the control group.

The research did not investigate links between MMR and bowel disease. There was no record in the paper of whether the children had received MMR and no information to suggest that the children had developed autism after vaccination.

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There were no related systematic reviews identified on the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), although there is one review which is currently being completed and will be available in the future (3). No related systematic reviews were found on the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE).

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Vaccines Are Unrelated To Autism

posted by Jay Aysch on 15 Jan 2012 at 9:01 pm

There is no evidence whatsoever linking vaccines with Autism, or any other neurophysiological condition.

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Aspergers Syndrome and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

posted by Emily on 24 Jan 2006 at 10:03 am

Hello,

Speaking from the point of view of a teenager diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome and Irritable Bowel Syndrome, after reading your article I found it quite believable. I also believe that my 'high-functioning autism' had been caused by the MMR vaccine, as symptoms only occured afterwards.

I do believe that I have 'grown out' of the autistic condition almost completely now, but I still have IBS. I have been browsing websites looking for information on links between the three factors and I came across this. I'm unsure as to what exactly caused the IBS, but it could well be down to a virus in the bladder.

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