| Many parents of children with Autism report that their | | | | vegetables and other foods. Adults who have high |
| child has stools with a sand-like appearance. This can | | | | absorption rates of oxalates can be predisposed to |
| be very concerning for parents who want to know | | | | suffering from kidney stones. Oxalates can combine |
| what is causing this. There are a couple of very | | | | with other minerals to create a crystal like structures |
| common reasons why children with Autism have | | | | that can look like sand in stools. |
| sandy stools. | | | | There are various resources on the internet to learn |
| One of the most common causes of these comes | | | | more about oxalates and what foods they are found |
| from a lack of bile acid formation in the liver. Bile acid | | | | in and give information on a low oxalate diet. Often |
| formation is required for fat soluble vitamin absorption. | | | | times reducing the consumption of these foods can |
| When there is a problem with bile acid formation, you | | | | reduce the oxalate level and in return, can eliminate the |
| will see sandy stools. One of the common remedies | | | | stools your child may be having. So to recap, sandy |
| for this is from lack of bile acid formation is to treat | | | | stools can often times have two common causes. |
| with a supplement called Taurine. | | | | One cause may be a lack of bile acid formation in the |
| Taurine is an amino acid that helps with bile acid | | | | liver. Supplementation with the amino acid Taurine can |
| formation and taking a supplement daily can help | | | | be very helpful in reducing it. Another common cause |
| resolve the stools with a sand-like appearance. | | | | is a high level of oxalates in the diet. Reducing the |
| Another common cause of sandy stools is high | | | | amount of oxalates consumed can reduce it as well. |
| oxalate levels. Oxalates are found in many leafy green | | | | |