Do you have GI issues?

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I hear lots of people on the spectrum experience one form or another of GI issues. Back in 2006, my heartburn was so bad that I had to have surgery for it. Earlier this year, I began to experience some sensitivity to gluten. Do you have digestion/GI issues too?

Yesterday, my husband showed me a video about Dr. Gundry’s supplements, which are supposed to help digestion and boost energy, etc. I think he also has a book with recipes that are supposed to help digestion as well. I haven’t done the research just yet but was wondering if you guys knew about this already.

I used to be badly constipated
I had a bathroom training delay
And now I get some abdominal pain and too much diarrhea that I frankly ignore

I'm one of the seemingly rare ones who doesn't have any kind of GI issues, unless you include having a small appetite.

Lets see, I am hypoglycemic, I can't digest eggs so they give me a rash, I can't eat red meat due to a histamine intolerance, I can't eat anything made with white flour which also gives me a hypoglycemic reaction. I think these are the kind of things you are looking for?

One time I was at an event and I had one. First I had a fainting spell and couldn't eat anything else after that.

Is it known why people on the spectrum so commonly have GI problems?

Many times, bowel movement, over on hour

Straining

As a result, banned from:
Cafe Leila
Office Depot
Bed bath




Escorted out of:
Food Maxx
Cathedral
Best buy
Walmart
Tuesday morning

Not sure if it is common but for many years of my life I have had on and off runs. I could even (Before I knew the feeling was called anxiety) give myself anxiety on purpose where green leaves would come straight through undigested. A padt doctor I told this to said it was impossible. I know I could do it if I wanted to in under 5 minutes...
When I get nurvous I get a dry mouth and throat so I have to drink plenty of wzter... So I always carry a drink with me wherever I go. This means I am restricted to where I can go as I need frequent toilet stops etc.

Things such as heartburn, gluten/lactose intolerances, Celiac Disease, IBS etc are all very prevalent in those on the spectrum. There's a strong link between anxiety and Gastrointestinal Disorders, the mind/gut connection. I put the following together quite awhile ago now ...
http://www.aspie-editorial.com/autismas-ibs/

Here's a further link to one of the threads here on this same topic, with others who contributed back then(2006) ...
https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21538

I am amazed at how many of these symptoms I’ve had all my life are so common on the spectrum. As I said on another thread, up to a month ago I had never considered the possibility of me being on the spectrum. But it explains so much!

Depending on what I eat, I need to go to the restroom a few minutes after. I haven’t identified what it is just yet. But it is definitely annoying...

My 9-year old boy has had gastritis on and off since he was 6. Already had 2 upper endoscopies. We are not sure yet if he is on the spectrum or if it’s anxiety alone. He is just beginning his assessment.

One thing which helps me. Leave it half an hour or more after a meal before you have anything to drink.

Good point ... "why should one not drink water instantly after eating food? First of all, it's not just after food that water should be avoided, it's a threefold process. Water should be avoided before food, during food and after food. One should wait at least half an hour after eating dinner to drink water. This is because it takes around two hours for us to digest our food. The food goes through our oesophagus to our stomach, then to our colon, before being finally flushed out of our body.

Read more at: https://www.boldsky.com/health/wellness ... 23989.html

^^^^^ ? From the article: How does undigested food get converted into fat and glucose? If it is not digested, it just passes out.

I used to drink lots of water straight after a meal after either a doctor or a health professional told me I needed to do it. I think it was after I mentioned getting the runs... Well. For something like 25 to 30 years I had continual runs and felt washed out. It was only my Mum mentioning that one should not drink straight after having a meal.... I sometimes forget... Like this morning!

What the author wrote : 'This is really horrible for our bodies as it makes us obese. The obesity can also be explained in the terms that water hampers with the process of digestion which leaves a lot of undigested food in the system. The glucose from the undigested food stored in our body is converted into fat, which remains in our body."

The author could have put this in clearer terms. You're absolutely right - she could/should have said "... which leaves a lot of undigested food in the system for longer.

Further to that ... How long it takes for food to become fat in the body depends on many factors. The digestion process takes about 8-10 hours for food to pass through the stomach to be absorbed from the small intestine.

Once the food is broken down into single molecules and available for the body to use, the body can use it for immediate fuel or store as fat or glycogen.