My Autism Life After Diagnosis

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My name is Louise. I was diagnosed with autism in my late forties.

This blog is my journey from late diagnosis, how I navigate the ups and downs of life, and the strategies I use to cope.

I also write about my lifestyle, my life experiences, and raising neurodiversity awareness.

Autism is a spectrum, and it can look different in each person. This is one way autism can present.

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My Solution to Gut Problems

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This is a short blog post, but maybe helpful for some of you. I have had gut problems all my life, and I often got an upset stomach eating foods I wasn’t familiar with. I will spare you the details, but I think it is what has caused anxiety about food.

I am not good at trying new foods. I like to eat what I know I have eaten before. This seems to have gotten worse as I have got older, as when I was younger, I was not as bad as I am today. It has spoiled my enjoyment of food and of going out to restaurants. There are also times when I have eaten a meal, and it has caused an upset stomach.

However, I have found a solution that works for me. I am not sure if this will be the case for everyone, but it is worth a try. I have a small cup of kefir milk a day. I also enjoy the kefir yoghurt. Since I have done this, I have had no negative episodes with my gut. It is not to say that I won’t have in the future, but it has definitely helped. I am enjoying a wider range of foods. I am still not experimental, but I am more relaxed about what I am eating.

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3 responses to “My Solution to Gut Problems”

  1. Warren avatar
    Warren

    do you get used to the taste? my autistic daughter’s diet revolves around grilled cheese sandwiches, peanut butter, jam sandwiches, cheese pizza and a huge amount milk…my autistic son, meat and potatoes as long as he doesn’t have to eat the potatoes….neither will try anything new, no matter hw many times I explain to them they never know if you’d like something if you don’t try

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      Louise

      I did after a while. I used to have it with honey, but apparently honey can affect the good bacteria, so I don’t take it with honey now. The original is a little sour. However, there are kefir yoghurts that are flavoured and also the same with the milk, so it is a better taste. My daughter doesn’t like the milk so I give her the flavoured yoghurts.

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      Louise

      Hi, I have been learning that using a little honey is fine and it won’t disrupt the probiotic benefits. It is during fermentation that honey can disrupt it. I might go back to adding a little to the original milk. I sometimes have it with fruit too. There can be lots of ways to sweeten the original kefir :).

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