No immune system or digestive problems?

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ocdgirl123
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26 Oct 2016, 10:47 pm

I don't have any of the non-psychological "symptoms" of autism. I don't have an impaired immune system or digestive issues. My immune system is probably average. I have never been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and have no symptoms of any. I also have no digestive issues. It seems like most others have either autoimmune system or digestive issues expect me.

Anyone else?'

EDIT: My mom didn't have any autoimmune system disorder either. And she took no medication at all during pregnancy. And wasn't in any car accidents or have any serious illnesses.


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26 Oct 2016, 11:30 pm

I didn't have any pronounced GI symptoms until I'd been on Adderall for a couple of years, but to this day I get sick enough to need a doctor maybe every 3 or 3 years. When I did notice digestive issues it was after the physician said I contracted H. pylori. I took the 14-day course of medicine but I still get heartburn, gas and occasional diarrhea if I don't take 4o mg of Omaprazole twice a day


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27 Oct 2016, 5:40 am

I have a very strong immune system.

I don't have digestive issues either. I know I get constipated quite a lot, but it doesn't cause me any health issues.


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27 Oct 2016, 1:34 pm

I've always had digestive issues. I don't think I had any major immune issues till my mid-late twenties. Now I've started to develop a few.



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27 Oct 2016, 2:59 pm

I have no medical conditions. No immune system issues or digestive issues or bowels or bladder or any seizures or heart problems or blood problems.


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27 Oct 2016, 4:17 pm

ocdgirl123 wrote:
I don't have any of the non-psychological "symptoms" of autism. I don't have an impaired immune system or digestive issues.

Who says autistic people have reduced immunity or digestive issues? The only place I see these arguments are related to quack science.



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29 Oct 2016, 3:24 pm

I have ulcerative colitis, so I guess that counts as both an immune disorder and digestive disorder.



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29 Oct 2016, 6:29 pm

I have GI issues that we are trying to figure out. Getting scoped from both ends on the 15th. Hopefully will find something out.


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30 Oct 2016, 12:03 am

last time I checked there is nothing about immune systems or digestion in the diagnostic criteria for autism. Most of the time I have ever read of those things being mentioned in regards to autism was in regards to hacks peddling fake treatments for autism.



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30 Oct 2016, 4:38 am

I didn't know aspies were supposed to have immune system and digestive problems.


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