Prevalence of chronic gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism and autistic spectrum disorders.

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Prevalence of chronic gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism and autistic spectrum disorders.

Molloy CA, Manning-Courtney P.

Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH 45229-3039, USA. Cynthia.molloy@chmcc.org

The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic gastrointestinal symptoms in a general population of children with autism or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). The study site was a clinic specializing in ASD in a large pediatric medical center serving a 10 county area in the midwestern USA. In a sample of 137 children, age 24-96 months, classified as having autism or ASD by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic, 24 percent had a history of at least one chronic gastrointestinal symptom. The most common symptom was diarrhea, which occurred in 17 percent. There was no association between chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of developmental regression. The potential phenotypic association between autism and gastrointestinal symptoms is discussed.

PMID: 12846385 [PubMed - in process]

 

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