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Ankylosing Spondylitis...Try Saying That Three Times Fast, Part 2

Written by Samara Kelly on December 23, 2009 - 9:36am

After I spent some time reading more research and testimonials from those suffering with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), I still don’t think I am pronouncing it correctly, but I am beginning to think more and more that there is in fact a connection with AS and a gastrointestinal disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The correlation between these two is profound when it comes to starch. Yes, starch. Who would have thought, considering AS is an autoimmune disease and IBS is a bowel disorder, right?

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Ankylosing Spondylitis...Try Saying That Three Times Fast, Part 1

Written by Samara Kelly on December 21, 2009 - 6:29am

Even though I have yet to pronounce ankylosing spondylitis correctly -- much less say it three times fast -- at least now I have a grasp on what this disease is all about. Although not extremely popular in comparison to the likes of another arthritis family member -- rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing sponylitis is indeed a form of arthritis and effects about a half million people in the United States in a very debilitating way. Shockingly, AS strikes more people than Lou Gherig’s disease, multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis combined. That’s a scary fact to keep in the back of your mind.

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