Dear John: I'm new to the site: 51 years old, had a bad case of iritis 2 years ago and diagnosed HLA-B27 then. (Found out my father has it all along, he's 76 and doing well). It was a relief to know all those aches and pains over the years had a cause. Compared to many of the other posters I read, I am in great shape. I am not under medical care, except for eye treatment, mainly because I'm not sure of finding a doc who knows much about it. Started the London Diet 4 months ago and after 4 days felt in remission for the first time in a year. I pop a couple of ibuprofen every night, I am a regular jogger, and have very little joint pain.
I still eat some starch, but it seems reading the posts that zero starch is much better. Ate a lot of trail mix at first, but the calories in the peanuts were too much. Question is this: is it enough to read the nutrition label for complex carbos to stay away from things, or are some carbos OK? I would love to get back to Bran Flakes and oatmeal which one poster says is OK.
I wish everyone on the site good luck and good health. I feel somewhat guilty even posting this, since I am in better shape than most.
One last question: do you know any AS-joggers? Running is clearly good for my flexibility, but except for the carbos, it is the worst thing for inflammation. I feel run down for a couple of days after jogging and I would like to do more.
Good luck.
Regards,
Mike (Chicago area)
