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IBS / Stomach issues and autism

Billy87

Does anyone else on here experience extreme Irritable Bowel Syndrome or other stomach issues?
I've read a lot about the links between these conditions and Autism, possibly because of the stress for us of trying to navigate the NT world. 

I have extremely bad IBS, have done for over 12 years but lately my symptoms have become far worse. I was in hospital Thursday and Friday having tests because of nausea, light headedness, bad stomach pain and constant diorrehea. At one point they thought I had appendicitis. Even now I am awaiting further scans and tests to see what's wrong even though I suspect it is a very bad flare up of my IBS. (For context, I have been under a great deal of stress lately)

My question is does anyone else on here have similar things? Would be useful to know

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  • Billy87 said:
    I was in hospital Thursday and Friday having tests because of nausea, light headedness, bad stomach pain and constant diorrehea

    Quite a few of my family here in Brazil had this recently and while initial coronavirus tests were negative, the doctors said it was highly likely to be the latest strain of Coronavirus which isn't picked up by older tests.

    https://www.cdc.gov/covid/signs-symptoms/index.html

    Possible symptoms include:

    • Nausea or vomiting
      • Diarrhea
      • Fatigue
      • Muscle or body aches

      Sounds like all the symptoms (your IBS probably influenced the stomach pains).

      It has taken me nearly 3 weeks to get over it.

    • in reply to Iain

      Sorry to hear you have been ill with this, I hope you are feeling better now. Didn't know you lived in Brazil. 

      I've had most of these symptoms with my IBS for 12 years but have been an awful lot worse lately. Thanks for the tip, I will look into it

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    • in reply to Iain

      Sorry to hear you have been ill with this, I hope you are feeling better now. Didn't know you lived in Brazil. 

      I've had most of these symptoms with my IBS for 12 years but have been an awful lot worse lately. Thanks for the tip, I will look into it

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