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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've always had some level of digestive discomfort, but nothing too bad compared to some. I think it is mostly stress and dehydration related. Is uncomfortable most evenings, I think from the stress of the day, and most comfortable in the morning.

    The most serious issue was appendicitis and peritonitis when I was 10, was given 50:50 chance and hospital chaplain came to see me. I didn't know who the strange person was, I just wanted him to go away.

    I had been an issue a number times, but I expect due me not showing pain like most people the doctor ignored it. The final time he still didn't think it was that bad, but my mum dialled 999.

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  • I've always had some level of digestive discomfort, but nothing too bad compared to some. I think it is mostly stress and dehydration related. Is uncomfortable most evenings, I think from the stress of the day, and most comfortable in the morning.

    The most serious issue was appendicitis and peritonitis when I was 10, was given 50:50 chance and hospital chaplain came to see me. I didn't know who the strange person was, I just wanted him to go away.

    I had been an issue a number times, but I expect due me not showing pain like most people the doctor ignored it. The final time he still didn't think it was that bad, but my mum dialled 999.

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