April 23, 2008

Introduction

Welcome to my blog,
This site is intended to provide lots of useful information and quotes regarding the autoimmune disorder Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Make sure you check out the categories bar on the right hand side of the page to help you find the topics most relevant to you.

2005.08.03 : Another period of remission. I have not figured what has caused this remission of symptoms. For some reason I am now able to eat most starchy foods and only have very modest increase in inflammation. Also, the inflammation dies down after about 12 hours whereas such a reaction used to last 2 to 3 days.

2005.05.16 : I was having great success treating my AS with UVB radiation. Later I became quite convinced that excess UVB had weakened my immune system and that it was this which caused a temporary remission in symptoms. You can read about this here: http://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=198690

If you do suffer from Ankylosing Spondylitis then please read some of the info on Reiter's Syndrome (reactive arthritis) as I find that many people with AS suffer from one or two symptoms of reiter's syndrome whilst not being aware of the disorder or its relationship to AS. See the following link:
http://zarkas.blog.com/Research+%3A+Reiters+Syndrome/

Also, if you are interested in treating AS with dietary means then please check out my other blog: http://zarkme.blog.com/
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June 14, 2005

Does Michael Jackson have AS?

I am a sufferer of Ankylosing Spondylitis, and the symptoms being observed in Michael Jackson sound oh so very familiar. Also, Vitiligo is associated with spondyloarthropathies (see this link) and we already know that Jackson claims to have Vitiligo (as the reason why his skin is now white).

quoted from: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=52061
"The 46-year-old pop icon sat ramrod straight in his chair and dabbed his eyes [..]At times Jackson was rushed to a nearby hospital, arrived at court in pyjamas or was so zonked out on painkillers that he could barely sit.[..]The eccentric singer was obviously worn down by the long trial, losing weight as well as suffering back spasms."

quoted from: http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/special4/article.adp?id=20050608123609990001
"Anxiety has a habit of making Jackson sick. At least four times during his trial, he checked into hospital with flu, back pain or dehydration."

quoted from: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1134222.cms
" The well-known US minister, a Jackson family friend, said he met with the popstar at a hospital overnight on Sunday where Jackson received treatment for a back ailment. [...] "Physically he is in excruciating pain ... He's had these back spasms and as even we talked last night he was grimacing in physical pain," Jackson said of the world reknown singer, who left a hospital near his Neverland estate late Sunday, about six hours after he was admitted to the emergency room for back pain. "



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May 04, 2005

Interesting Links

Other web sites with Diet information (some of this is repeated in the Introduction section)
There are some great forums for people to chat about AS.
About Ankylosing Spondylitis
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April 23, 2005

Log Book

I keep a log book and make an index of which foods / supplements effect what.. and also an index of symptoms / health quirks and what effects them. I keep the info indexed by A to Z in a ring binder so that I can quickly find the info.

It's a really powerful way of attacking all those little health quirks that pop up. If I didn't write all this stuff down I would forget what it all in a month or so and have to start from square one..

* There is a file here that you can use to record your daily pain levels, etc.
http://zarkme.tripod.com/as/as.html
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