Repeated Doses of Porcine Secretin in the Treatment of Autism
This study found no benefit to the use of secretin for autism. Hopefully one day soon medicine will begin to address the biological individuality of its patients. Secretin is a hormone that stimulates the production of pancreatic enzymes for digestion. We have previously discussed the phenomena of certain milk proteins making it to the brain IN SUSEPTABLE INDIVIDUALS and causing morphine-like effects. Pull these kids off of milk and it’s like a miracle how they recover. But it may only be a select few that response to this. I feel that secretin is no different. This study included 64 children and found no benefit. What if only 1 in 100 autistics would benefit from secretin use? It would not show up in any study because the incidence is too low. There’s a reason why some parents claim that it works–probably because it has!
Pediatrics — Abstracts: Roberts et al. 107 (5): e71