AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis) starch free diet | Riccardo Barbieri

Referentie in het Nederlands: 

• http://www.bechterewforum.nl/viewtopic.php?t=609
• http://www.xs4all.nl/~dfd1

Hieronder, uit http://www.kickas.org/londondiet.shtml

Avoid starch. The higher the intake of starchy foods, the higher the inflammatory activity.
You can eat SMALL amounts of starchy foods but it the AS is very active, it is best to eat a lot more protein and vegetables.
However, if the AS is inactive, the diet can be less rigidly followed.
Essentially, it means REDUCE BREAD, POTATOES, CAKES and PASTA and INCREASE the intake of MEAT, FISH, FRUITS and VEGETABLES.

REDUCE THE FOLLOWING
Bread and flour products:
Bread (white, brown, wholemeal, etc.) in very limited amounts.
Crispbreads, biscuits, cream crakers, twiglets.
Cakes, puddings and pies.
Pastas, spaghetti, noodles, macaronis, pizzas, chappati, pitta bread, popcorn.
Rice
Brown, white, boiled, fried or in puddings.
Potatoes
Chips, baked, boiled, roasted or mashed potatoes, and potato crisps to be avoided.

INCREASE THE FOLLOWING: EAT PLENTY OF PROTEINS, VEGEATABLES, AND FRUITS:
Meat
Beef, pork, lamb, sausages, bacon, salami, pate, corned beef, potted meats, ham and veal. Venison. Chicken, turkey, duck or any other poultry meats.
Fish
White fish: Cod, haddock, plaice, dover sole.
Herring, salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines fresh or tinned in oil, brine, or tomato.
Shellfish: Crab, lobster, prawns, scampi, cockles mussels, oysters.
Milk and Milk Products
Eggs
Prepared in any manner.
Vegetables
All green vegetables, cabbage, cauliflower, sprouts, courgettes, peppers, mushrooms, spinach, broccoli or carrots.
Fruits
All kinds of fruits.

[>=better at some times (can help), <=best in moderation, <<=extreme moderation.]
*=extra caution and extra moderation if Crohn's Disease present.
**=Proscribed by Dr. Campbell until symptoms subside.

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http://www.everydiet.org/diet/low-starch-diet
There now appears to be a connection between IBS and the arthritic condition known as Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
Asocia Colon irritable con Espondilitis Anquilosante
De http://forums.spondylitis.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Forum=1&topic=...

This diet requires avoidance of all unnatural starches (flour), and soluble starches (potatoes), and limits refined and complex sugars (lactose and galactose, for example) and even all natural—albeit high-concentration—starches (cashews, eggplant, unripened nectarines and mangoes, beans, etc) plus dairy (cheese, milk, etc).
ESR, or ‘sed rate’ = Sedimentation Rate


Foods can trigger a flare. These are usually fried starches, but even dry starches, in combination with other denatured fats, can also trigger flares.

AXIOM ONE: If a massive dosage of French fries and onion rings does not cause a severe flare, you are probably already fully flared with pain meters either pegged or pain sensation dulled by NSAIDs, steroids, or other drugs; you cannot properly evaluate whether you are better or worse from any given stimulus.


A flare can be triggered within 3 hours, but can take 200 hours to subside, even under the best circumstances.

In the past seven years that I have been mostly starch-free, NSAID-free, and often taking antibiotics to control AS symptoms caused by inflammation, I have not had any familiar sequelae that were previously recurrent and persistent:

• Iritis (AAU)
• Plantar fasciitis (heel spurs)
• Costochondritis (gone 6 months after starting NSD and antibiotics)
• TMJ pain (returns when I eat a little bit of starch—supplements adulterated with fillers)
• Asthma (both seasonal and triggered by foods I now eat often)
• GERD (exacerbated by NSAIDs)
• Knee edema (from septic hip or colitis)
• Kidney stones (supplementation with calcium helped before NSD)
• Shoulder bursitis
• Hip bursitis
• Tendonitis
• Enthesitis
• Groin pain
• Extreme exhaustion
• Shin splints (periostitis)

I am an ‘indicator;’ my AS activity is directly related to ESR. During the time I lived in The Philippines, I could have my ESR test performed on a walk-in basis (about $8). At times when I was not strict with diet (had a pizza slice at the new Shakey’s they opened in town, also eating peanut butter on occasion and eggplant) my ESR increased to 28 and I started having much pain until I fasted and became more strict with diet. Three weeks of this and my ESR clocked in at 18. The fellow who introduced me to the NSD had ESR over 100 in the same year I did, but the difference was that he found out about Ebringer and diet and I did not. Today his ESR is below 7 and he has less than 15% of the kyphosis I now ‘enjoy.’


Those electrical-shock type pains that used to happen upon movement became milder, and when the bursitis and other pains used to occur due to instant, break-away movements—like when a bolt breaks loose or ice on top of snow breaks through while walking on it—still hurt, but the pains would not last very long as they once did, throbbing for hours or even days later.






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http://www.spondylitis.org/about/diet.aspx
Whatever you decide, expert agree that there are basic guidelines to good nutrition, which are:
Eat a variety of foods that make you feel good - avoid those that do not.
Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products.
Use fat (especially saturated fat found in animal products), cholesterol, sugar, and salt in moderation.
Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day.
Most people receive daily requirements of vitamins and minerals by eating a well-balanced diet, but others need to take vitamin supplements.
Avoid alcohol or foods that can interact with your medication. Talk with your doctor and/or pharmacist about potential interactions.

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http://www.windowonwoking.org.uk/sites/nass/Starch_Free_Diet
Basically, you just need to replace the starch you would normally eat with increased amounts of other
food e.g. meat, fish, milk products, eggs, vegetables and fruits which are generally all low in starch and
are therefore the things to eat.
There are some food items that are surprisingly starchy and thus best avoided (*):
Fruit - rhubarb & bananas
Veg - cauliflower, corn, parsnip
Beans (e.g. baked beans, kidney beans)
Lentils
Nuts & Seeds - walnut skins, peanuts, cashew nuts, chestnuts, sunflower

Most processed foods contain some form of starch – and the EU does not require starch to be marked –
so be warned! Modified starches can be listed in ingredients via their “E” numbers. The following are “E”
numbers to avoid: E1400 to E1404, E1410 to E1414, E1420 to E1423, E1430 and E1440 to E1442. I
drink cider (which has no starch) instead of beer which I am not entirely happy with as I have had one or
two tummy upsets when I have drunk it (although I don't believe it to be starch necessarily). Wine is fine.
 
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