Published on 12, July, 2020
I have been doing a lot of reading about this recently, and I am finding more and more that there are potentially significant links between people with autism and people who have gastrointestinal (GI) issues such as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
I am a 32 year old male. I have suffered from acid reflux my whole life due to being born with a hiatus hernia. I am medicated for it, and I have been told that I will always be on medication for it due to the severity of my condition. It gets worse with stress, sleeping in a different position, changes in diet... all sorts of things can trigger it to be worse.
Does anyone else, formally or self-diagnosed with autism, have any issues like this?
I have Coeliac's Disease also. I despise it. It's robbed me of all energy and ambition.
As a fellow Coeliac, I agree 100%.
Hello Nemo. I've only had it about 5 years but it has added to my problems exponentially. I had severe problems before all this ,of course.
I am sorry to say I know of his existence only, nothing else about him
I'm sorry to read that. Do you like Francis Bacon?
Don't get me started on mental health issues
Red82 (Formerly Mellowjian) said:I'm very, very tormented and miserable.
I relate to that. This is me...
I haven't had a drink in years so I don't have that issue anymore.I've had more general problems my whole life, as I have been Autistic my whole life. I've also developed Mental Health issues. Coeliac disease has left me weak and never wanting to leave the house. I'm very, very tormented and miserable.