Published on 12, July, 2020
As an artist I also have many artist friends, many of whom I suspect would fit the diagnostic criteria for ASC.
The majority of those same people experience anxiety & stomach issues (IBS, IBD, etc).
So, this thread asks: Do any of you not get stomach issues every day/week?
...because I suspect this might be an interesting commonality between us all on the spectrum?
Could the difficulties we have to navigate day to day be interrupting our 'gut-brain-axis' and so be an easy to spot sign of an autistic person?
Sounds random now I write it, but I'm curious
There's a FODMAP chart to download here:
https://www.ibsdiets.org/fodmap-diet/fodmap-diet-chart/
Most of my safest foods are high fodmap. I've heard it can be helpful if you have constipation, which is the opposite problem to be. But I definitely got worse during the elimination phase and better after reintroducing fructans.
That's useful too as I do get the opposite to you.
Thanks.