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Asd and health problems

Abi

I'm not sure if anyone else here suffers like I do but I thought I throw this out here, a to get it of my chest and b hopefully if you do you have some helpful tips to ease it tho I feel it will help loads just hearing I'm not alone. Tho I hope you guys don't suffer like me because it's total bollocks. Okie so this is what's happening with me. My problems is mostly with my stomach and digestive system I guess. Basically my stomach feels weird, like kind of sickly and empty. Not sure if it's something you guys experience as well. When I eat it makes loads of weird noises like I've got a stomach upset but it's not upset so I don't get that. After eating I don't feel very well or full for ages. Usually after an hour or two it gets a little better. Without tmi here when I go to the toilet there's a lot of mucus, but here's the thing I've been to the GP many times and tests always come back fine. So I don't understand what's going on. The GP seems to think a lot of it is in my head but I know how I feel and when something's not right. I feel like I'm crying wolf but no one is listening or cares. All this really puts me of of eating and drinking because every time I do this happens and it makes me feel like there's something wrong going on in my body. But I swear it's not in my head, they say you know when something's not right and I'm sure something's not right here.

You guys ever feel like this?

  • It ‘could’ be Irritable Bowel syndrome. I have that, and when it flares up, I have an uncomfortable stomach. Sometimes I can only eat or drink a little bit, as I feel so full. I can also feel slightly sickly when it’s bad. Going to the loo can be difficult, with either constipation, or the need to empty my bowels immediately!

    Mucus is actually a common symptom of constipation, so how is your diet otherwise? Are you drinking enough, and moving enough? Of course I’m not a dr, and this is my own experience. 

    Things to try is lots of fibre, or only soluable  fibre. Drink plenty of fluids and keep active. Try kefir first thing every morning, or Symprove and see if it helps. Also keep a food diary, so you can see if anything sets you off.

    My triggers are simply stress etc, or foods like banana, beef, rice, baked beans, coffee….

  • It could be food intolerances, I have them to pineapple, spinach, yeast (so no leavened bread or cask-conditioned beer) and potatoes (which is pretty rare as they are mostly starch). The best thing to do is to keep a food diary, record what you ate and what you felt like afterwards. It is a pain, but might be useful in eliminating anything that might be triggering an intolerance reaction.

  • NOT A PROFESSIONAL BUT I DO SUFFER WITH STOMACH PROBLEMS 

    It's not in your head, You may have Bile Acid Malabsorption which wouldn't show up on an ordinary blood or fecal test.

    You may also be intolerant and not allergic to something you regularly consuming like lactose, gluten, fructose, red meat and certain vegetables. you may also have PCOS which can cause stomach upset due to hormone balance irregulates.

    I would ask someone to advocate for you when seeing your doctor, avoid older male doctors and request a female doctor as they more likely to listen and you can ask a doctor to see a gastrologist, they have to have a really good reason to deny you.