Just wondering....

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I was diagnosed with AS, but also in my health I have heart disease as well it called "Hypertrophic Cardiomopathy." I am just wondering if other health problems often come with AS, or if I am just one of the unlucky genetic few. Sorry if you feel i am asking you a personal question........but does anyone share my experience in any way?

Any thoughts?

I'd have to say you're one of likely the unlucky, normally health conditions don't run with ASD unless it's issues with digestive tract, I've never heard of heart problems and such ever being linked. Sorry.

what's the digestive tract connection, Mish?

I think I know what she's saying: Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS). It's something caused by either intestinal walls that are too thin or too much yeast in your intestines which has the effect of plasting at your intestinal walls like an old Atari game and allowing much larger particles to pass through the natural barriers. Usually these particles are said to be opiate-like but you'd probably feel sick as a dog in addition to smacked-out. I used to wonder about whether or not I had this condition but I found out otherwise when I tried taking acidophilus and such.

hmmm... don't think that's me. i'm more your IBS type. and a right royal pain that is, too

actually, i wonder if anyone else recognises this: within minutes, literally, of eating, my abdomen swells up, and is hard as you like. pulling in my stomach muscles only alleviates it a bit, and it's quite uncomfortable (high pain threshold, me, so that may mean agony - i dunno). there isn't enough time for any digestion to take place to produce gas, so can't be that. the only way to avoid it is to not eat anything at all. can't be a dairy thing, cos i still drink loads of milk, and can't be wheat, cos it happens after i eat anything. done all the nonsensical food combination rubbish, too - what a waste of time THAT is.

anyone shed any light?

edit: oh no! have i hijacked this thread? sorry

Last edited by vetivert on 26 Aug 2005, 9:56 am, edited 1 time in total.

IBS, Leaky Gut and all tend to be linked in, it seems that digestive tract issues like celiac, yeast overgrowth and all and others caused by autoimmune issues seem to have a higher precence in the ASD community. I'm pretty certain if someone put up a poll, you'd find a good few at least that do have issues.

I have IBS, a gluten sensitivity (supposedly by allergy testing in teen years, everything got worse as I got older, could be Celiac unsure, need testing), and possible lactose intolerance.

Most of my problems happen not long after drinking/eating dairy products and wheat products. I get severe abdominal pain, bloating, gas, chronic diarrhea (not going into further details), headaches, tiredness, generally feeling yucky.

I think there is a research study at Harvard that is starting or already started on looking at digestive tract issues (problems with stomach down through to bowels and such) in autistic children.

I've put this in the other thread on digestive problems but I'll put it here too:

From what I know and have read/heard, IBS seems more connected to Anxiety Disorders. And Anxiety Disorders are very prominant in ASDs. I truly believe this because I only have IBS problems when I experience heightened levels of anxiety. Even when I have a panic attack, I can feel my entire stomach and digestive tract clench up. And then an hour or so later (or even sooner) BAM!! ! Diarrhea.