Comments on: Ankylosing Spondylitis MECHANISM

By: ookkonaaoulusta

ookkonaaoulusta — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:59:22 +0000

i have this disease. starch has something to do with it. i get hemorhoids if eat pizza or potatoes or anything like that. could that be so easy explanation that the bacteria get into blood, i have noticed that very often when i pooh there is blood in the tissue, especially if i eat potatos etc.

By: ReWir3d

ReWir3d — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:35:28 +0000

@nirvanaforsale Of course the biologics should be used in conjunction with diet, although these drugs do not address the cause of AS, they could have some beneficial–DMARD–activity as has been shown in RA.

Some people with AS have been on Enbrel for example more than a decade, combined with their own version/convenient modification of starch-restrictive diet. When eating less starch they take less drug and it has not lost efficacy even without MTX.

Better option (for some): Antibiotics!

By: nirvanaforsale

nirvanaforsale — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:43:18 +0000

so TNF blockers can be tried at the initial stages to produce some positive outcomes,right?

By: ReWir3d

ReWir3d — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:55:06 +0000

@missshebella
Well, although I like and appreciate the tnf-a blockers, they do not really treat the cause of AS and do not actually prevent cell death.

I like the combination of dietary starch elimination and antibiotics; these are certainly better options for AS, specifically. Long-term fasting and fruit monodiets (The Edgar Cayce Three Day Apple Diet, is the best example) are also important tools, but supplementation and doing gut-healing are also very helpful as is basic exercise.

By: missshebella

missshebella — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:33:59 +0000

So besides the TNF blockers what other better options do you suggest?

By: NewRiverAngel

NewRiverAngel — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:48:29 +0000

terrible visuals. sound could use some help too.
VERY informative if you understand the lingo.

By: NewRiverAngel

NewRiverAngel — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:47:28 +0000

great. so you’ve listed all closely related medical disorders.. was this supposed to be helpful in some way i missed? or was this everything you put up on the blurry screen?

By: leegallacher

leegallacher — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:22:54 +0000

cant see anything

By: ReWir3d

ReWir3d — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:23:38 +0000

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