Ankylosing Spondylitis : Diet + Remission

Hello this is 'zark' and I suffer from an extremely painful disorder known as Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). The purpose of this blog is to summarise information for people who are new to AS or would like to try out the No Starch Diet (NSD). I also have another blog which will be updated more regularly here: http://zarkas.blog.com/

One of the methods of controlling inflammation is the use of diet restriction.. the diet is called the 'no starch diet' or NSD. If you have AS then make sure you check out this forum for heaps of info and support http://www.kickas.org/. That forum is where I first heard about the NSD. Thanks go to the likes of John (DragonSlayer) and Alan Ebringer (a rheumatologist) as they have been pivotal in the development of this diet. The NSD is quite good at controlling inflammation, in my case I would say that it takes away about 95% of the inflammation (or more depending on how strict I am) and along with a daily stretching / exercise routine the inflammation is reduced further up to the point where I am almost normal.

If you are trying out the No Starch Diet then check these links out :

• A food list which I am working on. Lists how much pain various foods cause:
  http://zarkme.blog.com/Ankylosing+Spondylitis+Food+List/
  
  
• The starch content of foods:
  http://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=146875
  
  
• AS Food Guide:
  http://www.kickas.org/asfood.shtml
  
  
• Recipes and important links (NSD Forum)
  http://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=19156
  
  
• NSD QuickStart and tips (NSD Forum)
  http://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=104465
  
  
• Diet-Specific Recipes forum
  http://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=DietRecipies
  
  
• I have also another blog which I update quite regularly with new information regarding diet, research, AS related health disorders, etc.
  http://zarkas.blog.com/
  
  
• Typical meals for the NSD
  http://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=174627
  
  
• Food list for Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)
  http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/legal/legal_illegal_a-c.htm
  I have noted some interesting differences. For instance their food list allows onions, peas, peanuts, lentils/beans, coffee, and swiss cheese - all of which are not ok with me (others on the NSD also find these unsafe). Meanwhile it bans some things which I find to be ok such as aloe, noni, seaweed, stevia, tofu, tomato puree.
  

My old blog can be found here:
http://zarkme.blogspot.com/