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Autism and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders

BeagleDad

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?

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  • I don't have reflex disorders, but I did have pretty bad constipation issues before I moved abroad. I think a mix of eating healthier and walking more helped me a lot, but it still flares up every so often. I'm just hoping it doesn't come back in full once I return home to the UK. 

    I can't find the video on hand but I have seen Dr.K from HealthyGamerGG give an interesting bit of analysis on why he thinks that there is a link between ASD and Gastrointestinal Disorders. I don't agree with everything there, but if I find it i'll post it as a reply to this thread.

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  • I don't have reflex disorders, but I did have pretty bad constipation issues before I moved abroad. I think a mix of eating healthier and walking more helped me a lot, but it still flares up every so often. I'm just hoping it doesn't come back in full once I return home to the UK. 

    I can't find the video on hand but I have seen Dr.K from HealthyGamerGG give an interesting bit of analysis on why he thinks that there is a link between ASD and Gastrointestinal Disorders. I don't agree with everything there, but if I find it i'll post it as a reply to this thread.

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