Hi Alinus
I am interested to know why you think this will not help with AS. It is my understanding and belief that AS and the gut go hand in hand.
If you have an allergy or sensitivity to certain foods, then it is pretty easy to cut those foods out and carry on with your life. But what if you have this problem with whole groups of foods, until what you can eat becomes very limited? You have to find another approach to dealing with the problem. Using enzymes to help digest certain foods and increasing flora in the gut, seem to be options worth pursing, in my opinion.
Just one other thing, not meaning to interfer (I know Sunny can speak for herself) but I just wanted to point out that Sunny has AS pains in her neck, shoulders, back and hips - these symptoms get worse as well as her knees swelling up, as a direct result of eating certain foods. It is not specifically a gut reaction. So I would argue that reducing the food sensitivity issue would indeed help her AS pains.
I am happy to be proved wrong

I desperately want to try to help Sunny with this ongoing and worsening problem, the last thing I would want to do it make her worse. She has consulted a doctor though and is reading up on the subject extensively.
How are you doing at the moment btw Alinus?