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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 have IBS, it too gets a whole lot worse under stress, usually it’s being in situations I am not comfortable with. I get a grinding stomach and excessive wind along with chronic constipation. I’ve taken Fybogel sachets for these issues which does seem to dull the symptoms and help move things a long a bit although they are not the greatest tasting. Physical triggers for me are too much dairy, any processed foods especially potato and meats. Fizzy drinks also set it off along with certain types of coffee, usually the cheaper brands.

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  • I have IBS, it too gets a whole lot worse under stress, usually it’s being in situations I am not comfortable with. I get a grinding stomach and excessive wind along with chronic constipation. I’ve taken Fybogel sachets for these issues which does seem to dull the symptoms and help move things a long a bit although they are not the greatest tasting. Physical triggers for me are too much dairy, any processed foods especially potato and meats. Fizzy drinks also set it off along with certain types of coffee, usually the cheaper brands.

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