Kickas.org Forums Treatments, Drugs and Alternatives NSD and diet-related; Frustrating relapse - any advice?

IF by 'too much protein' you mean red meat...then, yes. Red meat is an inflammatory food - see this, just in:-
http://thehealtheducation.com/scientist-finally-discover-eating-red-meat-causes-cancer/

Humans are the only animals that have a higher risk of cancer when it comes to eating red meat, as other carnivores eat red meat naturally with no ill side effects. The study, which was published December 29 in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,” discovered that a unique sugar named Neu5Gc, found in most mammals but not in humans, triggers an immune response that in turn causes inflammation

As for alcohol, beer is starchy. A glass of cold beer on a hot day is pretty good, but just not worth the after effects !

I have kicked off some fasting to try to get back to a baseline of zero pain. Going on 48 hours, and I did have a spinach salad with olive oil about 24 hours in.

Strange thing is that I probably had my most intense pain of the past 6 months last night. Possible healing crisis? I hope so.

Just take some painkillers do you more good than all the spinach salad and olive oil in the world Well possibly that is

I started eating again yesterday. Feel a lot better for whatever reason.

I am definitely far from giving up on experimentation with diet and lifestyle as a way to better manage the disease. I do not want to start the NSAIDs because I am concerned that it will make it more difficult to determine the cause/effect of diet & lifestyle (if it exists), and long term damage to my digestive system.

I am on Enbrel, so I am certainly not adverse to taking pharmaceuticals.

Hi Exacta - sounds like the fast was helpful? How long did you make it in the end?

I've been reading up on fasting and have seen many report that after a few days their aches and pains seem to get worse or even old injury sites flare up. This is interpreted as the body repairing those sites. I wonder if this was what was happening to you.

I fasted about 55 hours (minus the spinach salad). I actually feel great right now. I have been eating normally for 48 hours and went mountain biking yesterday.

I also started eating Natto on Monday based on another thread.

I got my lab results back from when I was flaring up a few weeks ago.

My sed rate was a 2. I understand that this is normal and pretty low. Anything that I can conclude from this? Like I said, I know I was suffering back and neck pain at the time the blood was drawn.

I think that less notice is taken of Blood Sedimentation Rate these days. Whether high or low you can still have flare ups. As it is normal best just ignore it.

Hi, Exacta:


ESR is a reliable test for disease activity in about 60% of AS patients; regret many patients cannot learn anything useful from this test.

I am glad You are doing so much better now, and it looks like You are narrowing in on the culprit(s)!

HEALTH,
John

Regret that I am now flared back up. I have some natural anti-bacteria stuff on its way: Tanalbit, Biofilm defense, Berberine, & Uva Ursi.

If I cannot get some relief by my next Dr. appt in July, I am going to request a round of Cipro.