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My Son is seven. he suffers with constipation and loose stools , especially after eating lots of high sugar and high salt and high  fat foods. He is still in pull ups and when this happens he won’t let us change him or wipe him. He gets angry and distressed any advice please? We don’t know exactly why he has issues with his bowels, it could be a variety of reasons emotional, change in routine could distress him or something else 

  • It's very common for us to have gut-health issues. As of 2020 there have been more medical papers on the gut-brain axis which is directly linked to the immune system and how Autistics + ADHD'rs are different than non. I'm not a GP, but knowing what I know, most likely it sounds like a biological problem. The stools will come without warning -suddenly. There is a possibility with the right diet to fix this, though I know several autistics who spent their childhood in the loo several times a day.

    After decades of dealing with my own unknown issues I found a low FODMAP diet was a good starting point. I was hospitalised in my late teens, but it could've been much worse. Luckily, my grandmother was more keen to dietary issues. Her father had 'stomach problems' so her words around never force-feeding and mindfulness eventually helped.

    Food can be modified beyond what the human body can process, and like all other sensory issues, Autistics may be impacted first. 

    I cannot have Brassicas or Pulses or most grains except GF oats, So no Spinach, no rapeseed, no peanuts (which are a bean!). Eliminating these has helped a great deal. A friend of mine is from Italy and her doctor has put her on a no sugar, low-no histamine diet with probiotics. I do find my gut health is so much more improved with a low refined sugar diet (but never sweeteners!) so 100% juices and fruit for vitamins and fibre are great. Honey, date syrup and Maple Syrup are better than refined cane sugar. The problem with too much sugar including fuctose-glucose syrups is they can kill good bacteria in the gut. 

    It could be worth getting an allergy test and speaking with a dietician. There's still too little understanding of Autistic differences when it comes to our gut-health. But I have found anything which boosts the immune system is incredibly helpful for my own dietary health.