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Food intolerances & sensitivities

JT

I seem to suffer from a lot of these, do you? Is this common in ASC?

I can't eat gluten, dairy, eggs, onions, anything spicey, mustard, and nuts & other fibre scratch my insides so it flares up inflammation in my intestine (IBD).

I was only diagnosed with ASC this year, but was curious if these issues with digestion I've had since 2012 were common for those on the spectrum?

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  • Yes, I struggle a lot with digestion too- It is apparently very common in autistic people- I don't think anyone knows why this is though. I also cannot do garlic and onion at all. Wheat pasta is also not good for me, dairy is problematic too etc. I go through phases though where I can tolerate a bit more- I think stress makes it even worse for me. I have a tendency as well to eat the same thing over and over again. 

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  • Yes, I struggle a lot with digestion too- It is apparently very common in autistic people- I don't think anyone knows why this is though. I also cannot do garlic and onion at all. Wheat pasta is also not good for me, dairy is problematic too etc. I go through phases though where I can tolerate a bit more- I think stress makes it even worse for me. I have a tendency as well to eat the same thing over and over again. 

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  • in reply to Ann :)

    Same with garlic and onions, i have to substitute celery in recipes.

    And stress is definitely an enigmatic player in all this too. Bodily inflammation seems independent of diet sometimes, or in collusion with it. Days where a rejaxed state and extremely disciplined diet are in perfect tandem are rare. It’s exhausting and upsetting that I’m in worse physical disrepair as a sensible eater who doesn’t smoke or drink than many people who do all those things. But the fight must go on, as to slide into eating any old rubbish will hit ten times as hard as it would most people.