I have 2 autistic sons - both adults (I’m autistic too).
one of my sons has struggled with digestive issues for years - about 15 years - and is still struggling to improve matters. He went gluten free which helped for a while - but doesn’t seem to working anymore. He has a dairy allergy (and avoids dairy) - and has asthma. Up to about the age of four he had bad eczema too - which thank goodness went away.
what hasn’t gone away is problems with digestion - nausea, abdominal pain, weight loss, upset stomach - he has such frequent bouts of these issues. His doctor put him on PPIs for ages - which only provided some relief - but he had to come off these as it’s not safe to stay on them for years (and he took them for about 4 years off and on - which is a worry).
I’ve sometimes read that autistic people more commonly have digestive issues - has this been other peoples experience? And if so - has anything helped?
Thanks.
