Originally Posted By: DragonSlayer
Hello, alibat:


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Not surprised really, as I'm HLA-B27 neg, at the success of this seems to depend on you being HLA-B27 positive.


This is NOT TRUE. MANY people who are confirmed B27- have had success using NSD.

So I am surprised that the NSD did not offer at least some relief. But curious about how long until You decided NSD was of no value for You, and whether You were doing NSD or LSD or had any diet troubleshooting done.

I just don't remember Your posting on the NSD Forum; sorry if I missed it. I am not that much of an expert on specifics about the most strict diet, but would appreciate some clarity.

Regards,
John



Ok, I never posted on the NSD forum, but I cut out as much starch as possible (I would like to say all but I suspect there was some hidden ingredients somewhere, I can't be 100%) for a month. I still had bowel problems. I will say however, that although I still try and limit starch in my diet for general health reasons, on the occassions I slip up I am worse. I am also always bad the first day of my period, not sure why. In summary, I have a certain level of bowel issues that i cannot improve with cutting out starch, but become worse if my starch intake increases. This level can still be disabiling, making me late for work for example because I need to empty my bowels 5 times in the morning.

I am curious that some neg AS sufferers have had success. Everything I've read about it suggests that it is the interaction of kiebsiella with the HLA- B27 molecule that is believed to be the basis of the success in some individuals of the diet, so being negative I wouldn't expect it to work if this is indeed the basis of it's success.