Published on 12, July, 2020
My son is 10 and has been diagnosed with ASD and motor/vocal tics. He has been suffering from bowel issues for about 3/4 years but only recently did I realise there is a link between ASD and the gut so his psychologist has only been focusing on the ASD and we have been seeing a paediatrician about is stomach. He suffers from chronic loose stools and can spend hours on the loo with an upset tummy. We are currently under the hospital but I'm getting frustrated that the consultants seem to dismiss the issue as trivial. We last had an app in Feb and the next one isn't until May! Has anyone else had issues with the NHS taking the bowel issues seriously? I'm definitely going to mention the ASD next time we go. I'm starting to lose faith in the NHS as it's been three years since I first raised it with my Dr and they have only carried out a handful of minor tests in all that time. They seem to think that because he's growing and putting on weight he's fine
Hi,
I have a 3yr old with Autism. He always had loose stools but I just put it down to baby poo. Then I changed his diet to Gluten and dairy free and within 2 days he did his first solid stool of his life! A few months on and he is much more engaged with more eye contact and I put this down to the diet too. I have had him tested for allergies and he is not allergic to gluten or dairy but this does not mean he isn't highly sensitive. An allergy reaction is not what he is experiencing. Have you researched leaky gut syndrome? Because this is what i'm getting at really. Particles leak from the gut and go places they shouldn't, including the brain. This can have an opiate effect - spaced out, like they are 'high' because essentially they are- with symptoms that are associated with Autism.