Hi Seb.
Sorry to ear you are having a hard time with the people around you...and you know, similar story here.
I am 27 years old, and after 7 years of pain, AS came full speed on my hip as well. Can't walk right now, so i had looooads of time to do some research and found the diet. It gave me hope and I decided to give it a go...
All around me, my parents, my friends and doctors, at the beggining where very sceptical. People care, they are worried that you are doing something that can harm you. Taking pills is the norm, and doing something "strange", that they don't know about, that they never heard about, brings fear to those who love you. It's the fear of the unknown i guess..."What if?"
It was a big struggle for me. Everyone, everyday, trying to make me change my mind, trying to make me "eat properly" and not geting on with my "crazy ideas". As time went by, with information and patient, I managed to convince the people most dear to me, my parents and my closest friends. There are still many who don't agree, who try to take me off this path, but i am more stubborn then them
why? because of all the people in kickas and their stories, because of the evidence that this diet can work, because of dr. ebringer studies and carol sinclar book, and because after two months on the diet i can feel some improvements, and my body seems to be reacting and healing...that said, keep on talking everybody, I need to give myself a chance of living painfree so I will stay on the diet
I know it's hard enough to struggle with AS, and having an extra concern is not very pleasent, specially when you are doing it for your health and well being. I know you are still young, but try to keep it positive anyway, as if life gave you a small challenge
if you believe the diet can work, if you believe that this solution is for you, than I'd say...fight for what you believe in seb, and follow your heart.
Like many told you, try to bring your mum here. Try to talk to her, explain her your motivation, show her evidence, everything you can do to make her jump in the same boat with you.
Don't give up seb!
Good luck
