GUT disease does not make children more likely to develop autism. The new finding undermines a crucial link in the argument that the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine can cause autism.
Critics of the MMR vaccine argue that it aggravates chronic gut disease, which subsequently triggers autism. But by analysing data from British GPs, Corri Black’s team at Boston University has shown that children who developed autism were no more likely than others to have had gut disorders (British Medical Journal, vol 325, p 419). The results show that about 9 per cent of vaccinated children suffer gut problems,…
