Re: Adrenal/Adaptogenic formula & Autoimmune conditions

Hv: “They can both be triggered by mycobacterium, but I would not say they are the same.”

- I was quoting an article that says: “There now appears to be a connection between IBS and the arthritic condition known as Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) – diagnosed in 1 in 200 adults – with the discovery that IBS and AS are often the same autoimmune disease.”

http://www.everydiet.org/diet/low-starch-diet


HV: “I think what you are referring to are ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease.”

- The interesting part is that I had UC for 10 years, from 1991-2001. A friend from Canada told me about a book “Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health through Diet”, by the late Elaine Gottschall. I followed the SCD diet with a fanatic zest and 3 months later I was free of all symptoms. I kept the diet for about a year. After that, I drink and eat without limitations (except good sense). There’s plenty of information online about this diet (and the science that supports it) for those who don’t want to buy the book.

http://www.scdiet.com/gottschall.html


When I met my woman, I’ve read about how AS patients could also contract UC or Crohn’s disease. Initially, I thought she could try the SCD diet, but she was intolerant to some components of my SCD diet.

Then I found the book “The IBS Low-Starch Diet, by Carol Sinclair”. Sinclair suffered badly from AS and IBS symptoms for years, and discovered her own version of the Low-Starch Diet to control the IBS, before she realized she also had AS.

Hv: “Spodylitis is triggered off by Mycobacterium xenopi or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.”

- Not sure if it is the same beast… my source of information was mostly based in the research started in 1976, that shows that Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. It also points that “the two main theories trying to explain the association of HLA-B27 with AS are the receptor theory and the molecular mimicry theory.”

http://www.kickas.org/medical/11.shtml


All I know is that the diet is working for her. My instincts are usually good enough to point me in the right direction. That’s why I am here - eager to learn more and hopeful that your book will come out soon!

Thank you for all your help and sharing!!!

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