#gi issues

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

7 Lesser Commonly Known Autistic Traits/Experiences

Neurodivergent_lou

#autism #actually autistic #7 less common traits/experiences #safe foods #interoception #emotional dysregulation #gi issues #crashing out #different voices #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to reblog #neurodivergent_lou (Facebook)

[talkethtothehandeth]

Everyone with gi issues deserves a kiss on the forehead right now

#chronic illness #chronic pain #cripple punk #disabled #gi issues #undiagnosed #ibs #chronically ill #gastroparesis

[magnetothemagnificent]

What is it with this new framing by drug companies of gastrointestinal issues as "just girly things"???? Like. I spent last week with my grandparents which meant that live TV was on in the background at nearly all waking hours and the amount of commercials I've seen, from laxative companies to nutritional supplement companies framing chronic constipation, bloating, and other GI issues as just little things that happen when you're a woman. There was one commercial where this woman was like (paraphrased) "I get constipated a lot, like most women do". Also framing constipation as just making you feel 'heavy' and encouraging laxative and supplement use to feel 'lighter'. Chronic constipation isn't about feeling 'heavy'! It's got nothing to do with how you feel! It's often a symptom of an underlying GI disorder and not just a feeling oh my god.

Ladies. It is not a normal part of womanhood to be experiencing chronic GI issues. Talk to your doctor. Don't listen to these companies telling you to just treat yourself with OTC solutions and that your very real issues are just 'feeling heavy'. Oh my god. As someone who actually has these issues this is infuriating.

#bit of a rant #gi issues #misogyny #ableism #pharmaceutical industry #misleading marketing

[headpainmigraine]

A Note: if you have 'all the symptoms of EDS' apart from the hypermobility/dislocations/stretchy skin/collagen things, you might actually have some form of dysautonomia

EDS isn't, but theyre comorbid, so you often see massive overlap with EDS and POTS.

Gastropareisis, orthostatic intolerance, weird sweating, heat intolerance, migraines, all come with dysautonomia

MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome, think itchiness and allergies) is also very comorbid, as is IBS.

If you were sure you had EDS but have since been told you don't, or you're missing the connective tissue aspects, there's still a diagnosis out there that might apply. Don't feel disheartened!

#ehlers danlos syndrome #dysautonomia #pots #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #spoonies #chronic illness #chronic pain #allergies #gi issues

[countfagula]

HAPPY NEW YEARS! May your spoons be plenty and your meds work!

#spoonie #cpunk #cripple punk #fibromyalgia #cfs/me #hypermobility #hypermobile eds #gi issues #GERD #acid reflux #ehlers danlos syndrome #potsie #pots #pots syndrome #chronic illnesses #chronic migraine #chronic fever

[hotfudgecherryrosy]

Hot girls have GI issues pride flag

light pink: is girl

hot pink: hot

red: my tummy hurts but im being so brave about it

brown: oh my god im about to shit myself

#happy disability pride month #this was a joke i made on discoed #amost a year ago #|| #ibs #pcos #gi issues #autism #actually autism #disability #actually disabled #disabled

[tiinytulip]

As I'm in hospital rn, here are some pics of Paddington bear in hospital for all the hospital kids ❤️‍🩹

#hospital #chronically ill #paddington #paddington bear #kids illustration #healing for you #comfort corner #comfort content #safe place #disabled visibility #get well soon #disability acceptance #we will get through this #childhood illnesses #pots syndrome #gastroparesis #ehlers danlos syndrome #hes just like me fr #tiinytulip #gi issues #crps

[twisted-rat-king]

when GI issues

#shitpost #chronically ill #chronic disease #stomach issues #ibs #gi issues #chronic illness #food intolerances #food intolerance #food allergies #food allergy #meme #lactose intolerance #spoonie #spoonie memes

[ed-recovery-affirmations]

If you're trying to re-learn normal eating, peppermint tea and ginger tea are your friends! Both peppermint and ginger are known to help ease gastrointestinal issues, which you might deal with if you have been eating abnormally for an extended period of time. While your GI tract works on fixing itself, you might be experiencing discomfort, slow digestion, bloating (peppermint tea is really helpful for this one!), stomach pain, and other GI issues. Sipping on some tea slowly, especially after a meal, may give you some excellent short-term and/or long-term benefits! And as a bonus, a hot cup of tea is a great addition to your self-care routine when you're trying to create things to do that aren't linked to pursuing your ED mentality.

Just remember that tea is excellent as a supplement to your regular meals, not as a replacement for them!

#eating directives #chronic illness #gi issues #healing #ed recovery #ed cw

[mimikyu-chr]

chronic nausea is chronic nausea-ing, please give me tips for dealing with it if you have any, i genuinely don’t know what to do and it’s driving me to tears.

everything i eat or drink makes me feel 10x worse, and no one has managed to figure out what’s going on yet and because i can still manage to eat no one’s running any tests. i have an ED history so it’s just being blamed on that when i’ve been able to eat semi-healthy amounts for the past couple years and only struggle with food now because of the chronic nausea.

#cpunk #cripplepunk #physically disabled #disability #disabled #hypermobile eds #chronic illness #chronic nausea #nausea #gi issues #i don’t know what’s wrong with my stomach #but everything i eat or drink makes me nauseous #ed mention #ed mention tw #theo.chr

[jackmeowidew]

I had too much milkies and now I have milkie tummy

#i might be lactose intolerant #suspected mcas #mcas #chronically ill #gi issues

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

this is probably gross or too much information, but is chronic constipation common in autistic people? i have had all my life and it causes so much pain and discomfort. :(

Hi there,

No health question is gross, don’t worry. And yes, unfortunately it is more common to have GI problems if you’re neurodivergent. I found a blog that explained it pretty well:

Evidence suggests that autists may be over 3.5 times more likely to suffer from issues such as diarrhea, constipation, food allergies, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel diseases (i.e. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis).

The link will be below if you’d like to read through it.

If you can, get your hands on some magnesium, it helps to draw water inside the intestines making things easier. My neurologist gave me some magnesium citrate when I told her about my GI issues. And it works for me. Maybe some of my followers can give some advice too. I know we can’t be the only ones dealing with this shit (pun intended).

Thank you for the inbox. I hope this helps answer your question. And I hope you have a wonderful day/night. ❤️

#inbox #inbox reply #inbox is open #GI issues #neurodiversity and GI issues #physical health

[talkethtothehandeth]

You deserve to be comfortable in hot temperatures. In fact, it’s very dangerous if you wear clothes that prevent you from cooling off because it stops your body from being able to regulate/cool your core temperature as you’re not allowing sweat to escape properly. Not only can it worsen symptoms of already being outside in higher temperatures— such as nausea or dizziness, but it can also increase your risk of heatstroke.

If you have body hair, you deserve to be comfortable in hot weather.

If you have stretch marks, you deserve to be comfortable in hot weather.

If you have self harm scars, you deserve to be comfortable in hot weather.

If you’re fat, you deserve to be comfortable in hot weather.

If you have any other scars that you might hold shame or embarrassment over, you deserve to be comfortable in hot weather.

If you’re disabled and it affects the way your body looks, or you have additions to your person like an ostomy bag, an insulin pump/cgm, or any other extension of you, you deserve to be comfortable in hot weather.

No matter the person, what you look like, how you feel about your body (whether you hate it or love it or somewhere in between), you deserve to be comfortable.

I absolutely understand hiding under a hoodie, I used to do it too. However, when you cover your body with layers, or a hoodie or long pants whatever, you block out its own ability to help you survive. When you sweat, it cools your body down and also releases sodium and other electrolytes from your body. The harder your body works, the more you will sweat. And the more you sweat, the more fluids your body loses. Which is why you see all of those Gatorade ads for athletes. Also, your body begins to work harder when the weather becomes warmer because it’s already triggering that natural response. And if you’re not drinking at least water, you will make it worse and it can become life threatening if you’re not careful.

You do not have to be in the sunshine to get heatstroke. It can happen to anyone, anywhere— including indoors. (And that’s why you see the “don’t leave your kids or pets in the car” warnings and advisories.) Keeping yourself cool can mean life or death. You won’t ever win against the sun.

You deserve to be comfortable this summer and every summer after that. Please, take care.

#please please take care of yourself #especially when this summer hits! #long post #chronic pain #chronic illness #cripple punk #disabled #body posititivity #lgbt #summer #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #scoliosis #arthritis #ehlers danlos syndrome #gi issues

[magnetothemagnificent]

Having conditions affecting the digestive and excretory systems is just so isolating.

Because even in semi-disability-aware spaces, talking about symptoms relating to the GI and excretory systems is still treated as TMI, as gross.

Even friends and family members are grossed out just seeing us put laxative in our water, or run to the bathroom all the time, or sit weirdly because of an immensely painful gas bubble.

And we internalize this shame so much that when we actually have to describe our symptoms in a medical setting, we hold back, and use euphemisms, because we're so used to having to do so.

It's so so isolating.

#actually disabled #chronic illness #chronic pain #digestive issues #gi issues #ic #oab #ibs

[entropy-sea-system]

ARFID and IBS (and other GI issues) culture is feeling like you're "wasting food" by not eating the exact same food that the people around you are, even when you're not throwing it away, and when it would literally harm you to eat it

#vent #arfid #ibs #also when a same food triggers you ibs grrrrr.. #palate says yes intestines say no #also like. so sick of not being able to know WHICH food was the culprit #so its either trial and error or avoid one of the foods and see #and maybe tmi low key trying to be a bit of a coprologist to find out WHAT food caused your GI symptoms by looking for food bits #gi issues

[barelyfunctioning-amber]

I am often surprised at how many things I thought were "normal" about me are just... part of my disabilities, both physical and mental ones.

I found out a lot about myself this year.

I think the cane I finally got is well-deserved, because of my disabilities that with my two infections got much worse over the span of three months or so.

I did this for myself and for my own health, so I wouldn't have to worry myself so much every day at home or on my travels.

I'm learning to overcome my fight with inner ableism and the thoughts that were engraved into me by abled people who never really cared too look into my conditions at all.

I thought I wasn't disabled enough, and then I had my fainting experience after I've suffered through intense head spinning and nausea. At first I thought "I must be overreacting, it's not that bad." and then I realized wait a minute it is really that bad.

I found out that all these little things my body does are actually part of my disabilities.

As much as I force myself to be as abled as possible, I've accepted the fact that I am disabled (physically and mentally) and chronically ill.

That's it. That's my little journey.

(This post is about both physical and mental disabilities)

(This post is safe for undiagnosed and self diagnosed people, as well as diagnosed ones)

-Amber (any pronouns)

(Read my byi and dni before interacting with my posts, thank you!)

#disability #aminrecovery #recovery #important #mental health #mental health recovery #reminder #self care #self dx #undiagnosed disability #physically disabled #physical health #physical disability #chronic illness #chronic fatigue #gi issues #functional dyspepsia #undiagnosed neurodivergent #undiagnosed chronic illness #undiagnosed autistic #undiagnosed ocd #pro self diagnosis