A DAN (Defeit Autism Now) Doctor is out of pocket and expensive and some are con artists for the money so look up parent reviews if there are any in your area. Their stool and bloodwork tests what " regular" doctors dont. And regular doctors claim to not be able to read lab results...BS...I can read it. This will find yeast overgrowths, bacterias etc that are more GI related. Mine is homeopathis and everything is treated with supplements.

My son is 14 and only has solid stools (sometimes now) on antibiotics. For some kids its diet. For my son is IGg deficiency (need bloodwork to know). Beware of the moronic drs that blame it on juice. Go to a DAN Doctor and get stool test and bloodwork.

I would try to slowly introduce gut biome probiotics. L. Reuteri can help because it is a gut bacteria found in neurotypicals, less common in Autistics. However, despite being a universal human gut bacteria found in healthy men and women, I have only found it in the refrigerated probiotics at whole foods, marketed to women (presumably for feminine health.)

But first see a pediatrician to determine that loose stools are not due to diet. ( too much fruit juice, raisins, plums or other types of foods known to induce loose stools)

I would request that the primary physician refer you to a Gastroenterologist (GI doctor) Then ask the GI doctor to test a stool sample to see if there is something abnormal that can be addressed.

I don’t know much about celiac disease but I think I have heard somewhere that gluten sensitivity might result in loose stools.

And if your child prefers a lot of ripe fruit, well, ripe fruit is known to cause watery stools.

A referral to a nutritionist can also help because they can help customize a diet for your child to plan a balance of foods at each meal to encourage a firmer stool.

Although my son is autistic, I am neurotypical. So my personal gut experience might not help. Nevertheless, i will share that I have found when I have experienced a period of loose stools, I will consume psyllium fiber. Psyllium fiber is the hull from the psyllium seed which is a desert plant...the hulls are like little sponges which absorb liquids. In the intestinal tract this witks amazingly well, and in my case, I believe it helps to cleanse the colon.

If your child has taken antibiotic medicine to fight the an infection the antibiotics most certainly have destroyed his gut biome and so you will find that adding even a tiny amount of live culture yogurt to his diet along with some probiotic supplements will eventually improve his gastrointestinal health.

Please consult a GI doctor however, because loose stools can also arise from a food allergy.

My son hasn't been getting constipated just has very loose stools all the time. Even when we give him cheese because he loves it so much it doesn't do anything. We've also tried the gluten free casein free diets and he just stops eating altogether so we can't do those. He doesn't eat fast food or greasy foods he doesn't like the texture, and I've kept a food journal and his pediatrician doesn't see why he would still be having such loose stools but won't test for anything.

Geez that does seem weird no one did an x-ray or at least an ultrasound to see what is going on. He's been diagnosed before with mild GERD but when we told his doctor at the time that the medication was making him sicker she said that the must have out grown the GERD and didn't do any other tests then we switched doctors again and again so maybe when my husband gets back from out of town we will talk about taking him back in to see if he's still got GERD and see if it got worse. Thank you so much everyone for all the helpful answers! This is has been on my mind for awhile and it's nice to finally have some suggestions on what to do about it!! xoxo