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[@donovanwilliamsroker4734]

Suffering with this since 36. Finally diagnosed at 53. Thank you Doctor! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Vixinaful]

53...Im going for a diagnosis tomorrow. Im 47. Been in pain since -08 off and on in periods.

[@MG63]

I'm 54. I was diagnosed a few years ago. Started having back pain since my teens but just thought it was normal back pain. The pain would just come and go so I never thought anything about it. As the years went by it gradually got worse with the stiffness. Been on NSAIDs for several years but had MRIs which confirmed AS. To add insult to injury, I also have osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine and SI joints as well. Currently waitng for adalimumab. Hope it helps because the stiffness is driving me crazy.

[@eviemaddox3038]

I am 53 and started having back pain at 11. After watching how my undiagnosed mom ended up before she passed, I figured out what is going on. I am taking many supplements which are TNF inhibitors. When I hurt my back at work, the doctor/PT told me it is not a mechanical injury, but chronic inflammation. The PT told me not to quit my job since it kept me moving. So many people want desk jobs but that would just make it worse.

[@patrick12-bmbm]

Take care! wishing u pain-free future as much as possible :)

[@DanPlugaru]

​@@MG63 spondylithis is when you are young....at 50 years is not SA....is a spondyloarthropatie. ..but not spondylithis ankilosant.....with spine fusion...

[@nickyannajones]

Thank you for your channel. I just got diagnosed in 2021. I've dealing with symptoms since i was a kid. I got diagnosed at 52 years old and misdiagnosed at age 28 with fibromyalgia.

[@blueband8114]

I got a very fast diagnosis, 1 month from seeing a doctor and the initial blood tests, to full amount of tests and consultant diagnosis.

[@blueSkies777]

I'm calling it, you're the best medical channel on yt.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Many thanks. Please share my videos with your friends.

[@Eraeni2013]

I have AS as well as rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. This video is so spot on. I'm always looking for ways to educate myself, so I'm able to communicate more clearly to my Dr on what I'm experiencing that month. At this point it's all I can do. Good luck to those who have it as well. May you find some relief today. ❤

[@AnkylosingSpondylitisMan]

Excellent video. I have ankylosing spondylitis, been diagnosed since 2017. It's painful, but there are some great exercises & stretches to help.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jacquihoy4021]

What type of medical professional can diagnose this condition?

[@Centrist01]

@@jacquihoy4021 Rheumatologist

[@timsmith894]

@@jacquihoy4021 l was referred to a rumatoligest 1986

[@ConqueringSpiritwithK]

Hmmm didn’t know about AS and that it’s an autoimmune disease, but only spondylitis. Will definitely ask the Rheumatologist and Neurosurgeon about it during my next appointments. Thank you Dr Andrea!

[@johnnydough6244]

Currently 37 years old. Diagnosed at age 34. Symptoms started as early as 14 years old. Disease went untreated and undiagnosed for nearly 2 decades. This resulted in a slow but gradual fusion of my entire spine, SI joints and neck. Has begun to creep into ribs more recently. No longer can move my head as it’s in a fixed downward angle and protrudes a solid 4-6 inches past my centerline if looking at my profile from side. This leaves me staring at the ground and an off centered posture. This leads to a cascade of problems all the way down to my ankles and toes due to weight imbalance of head over shoulders which domino effects the rest of my thoracic and lower back into my hips. Have been working physical labor jobs and struggling with a drug addiction since around the age of 16-17 years old. Didn’t realize I was self medicating my undiagnosed disease for the longest time. So of course addiction has been a journey through hell all on its own let alone having this curse of a disease. I have experienced withdrawal countless times before getting proper treatment and God only knows how that accelerated my disease as well. Doing a fair bit better now but everyday is still chronic pain. Some days worse than others. Always the worst in mornings when first waking and towards end of day or after any moderate amount of physical exertion to attempt to stand as straight as I can, particularly in public as I don’t think I’ll ever accept how I’ve come to look at the age of 37. More OK with and have accepted this is my life now and that my once not disabled, healthy body was a thing of the past. In the end it is what it is. It’s finding the strength to persevere everyday after being worn down minute after minute, day after day by chronic pain that is the struggle. Movement is key. It’s gonna hurt and a lot at first but it does get easier once you get out of that stiff, rigid bodied state. Light general stretching based on your limitations. Progress was slow and very gradual but once I loosened up the relief was incredible. Stretching must be maintained every day. Don’t over do but progress can easily be lost if not disciplined about frequency of daily stretching and overall movement/activity.

[@angela_7_7_7]

❤

[@Hanna2988]

I have AS. Symptoms started when I was about 17 and got diagnosed at 33 by a rheumatologist

[@சூகபா]

Me also brother.. very painfull brother

[@jbdt1]

Thx for sharing this. So educational and valuable for ourselves but also for our relatives. You don’t speak (if I’m not mistaken) about the correlations between inflammation and the weather ( pressure, rain, etc). Any chance of a video about that? :-) I’d like to know more about this topic. Thx again. I do your exercises everyday and it makes a huge difference in my daily life.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Hi, I don't have a video about weather changes. I'm glad you are doing the exercises and getting better. Thank you for sharing with me.

[@TB-11-11]

I have been waiting 8 years for a confirmed diagnosis. Have been told it'd nerve/disc as often as I've been told it's ankylosing spondylitis. It impacts the days I work/work I can do, which results in workplace treating me like a liar - because it's invisible pain. It is frustrating not knowing for sure.

[@priyaakther3083]

It’s more frustrating when the doctors don’t want to help and diagnose it properly

[@ItsJustMe-nq1dg]

It took me 20 years to get an AS diagnosis. Was diagnosed November 2022. Now I am in pain 24/7. Good luck.

[@ryangulley2051]

I delt with it for 20 years before diagnosed.lifting weighs and doing construction.always in terrible pain

[@ryangulley2051]

​@@ItsJustMe-nq1dgsame here in constant pain and tired all the time still trying to work construction

[@majiddar5695]

​@@ryangulley2051avoid starchy foods

[@mikemeier7228]

had such a weird case with my si joints. I don't have AS but for some reason my si joints flare up all the time, after lifting heavy weights, I did everything to manage it but ultimately had to stop lifting. I 100% don't have it but there was a time in my life that I believe a had so im super greatfull.

[@daltoncuellar4580]

@mikemeier7228 I have the same issue with having pain in my SI joint area. Strangely, upper body workouts irritate me and most lower body workouts don't.

[@pallas5446]

Thank you Dr. Excellent explantion of AS. I am 57 male and my sacrillac joints are fused and whole spine is fused along with shoulder replacements. I currently take Zeljanz it helps. Thank you again Dr.

[@nataliegist2014]

Thank you Dr. You explained AS very well.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lisastephanija]

Thank you! This was very informative!

[@rbk7876]

I had a failed fusion surgery at L-5 S-1, failed back surgery syndrome is what they call it, no feeling in left thigh, very stressful, very well video, very informitive. Thank You.

[@nikeolufon2787]

Thank you Dr I have been to the clinic severally, rheumatoid factor and uric acid is negative but still having triggered fingers, so I will talk to my doctor again with this advice.

[@elainegoad9777]

Thank you for all your presentations.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔 on youTube. so you get notified when I post new videos. And please remember, I do not give individual medical advice via social media or email.

[@Tinyteacher1111]

I had back pain since I was 14, and was diagnosed 2 years ago. I’m 69, and can hardly do anything that requires spine movement, standing, sitting, or coking.

[@karentatum2827]

Similar story. Pain since a young teen. Finally diagnosed in my 50's

[@StanleyCharles-h3r]

Nice video Dr Andrea Furlan and see you next week as well

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks

[@StanleyCharles-h3r]

@@DrAndreaFurlan you welcome see you sunday

[@lawrenceyolles9541]

excellent presentation and clear explanation of the disease. thank you very much.

[@MandinaCasas]

i also have histamine and allergic reactions. we have to heal our gut people!!

[@AndrewKNI]

A very informative video thank you. I have this condition and have never been given any information on how to manage it, aside from being given the medication Celebrex. The greatest fear for any patient is the long term progression of AS and related spinal issues.

[@ItsJustMe-nq1dg]

I am on Cosentyx which helps somewhat. This disease makes life very difficult doesn’t it?

[@ekscentar1]

I am currently experiencing pain from AS and am not able to do any exercises because then it hurts even more. When the inflammation is in progress, it dont't hurts only when I lie in a specific position so that I don't press on the source of the pain. All the time, I take ketoprofen 100 mg 3 times a day. When I don't take it, it hurts excruciatingly. They left me with a suspicious AS diagnosis forever. I had my first pain when I was 24, and now I'm 57. In the meantime, I also got type 2 diabetes. What saddens me the most is that I love working in the garden, but everything in the garden has to be done in a bent position, which causes a new series of pains. This series that is going on now is the worst so far because it has been going on for a month. I wait for it to pass completely, and then I throw myself into the exercises, I hope they will help me.

[@kamiaries9073]

Marvelous video doc diet also play major role in this condition

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks!

[@TyphoonVstrom]

Thank you for the video Dr Furlan.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you for watching the video and writing this comment. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔 And please remember, I do not give individual medical advice via social media or email.

[@indradevpandey8257]

Superb video very informative Thanxx

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Most welcome

[@SRGupta-g5y]

Hi Doctor, Great information & Thanks for the Video! I ve been diagnosed with AS recently, had to go through bilateral hips replacement surgeries as my both joints were stiffed. Now the pain is getting worse on my back, im 25yo hunched back disable guy. I been taking ADALIMUMAB EXEMPTIA Injection before this i was taking ADALIPCA, already taken 30-35 injections. Nothing happened

[@zsokadancsi4692]

Thank you Dr Andrea! Nagyon hasznosak a tanacsaid! 👍💖

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are welcome.

[@sangamnagarikisandhya]

Beautifully explained ❤

[@carrielisi7124]

I was just diagnosed a couple months ago from my rumo they basically told me the pain In my legs and hip and that explains the pain never told what why n how to handle it

[@carrielisi7124]

Mine was done by an mri and an Ana

[@deidragreer2691]

I really needed to hear this and thank you for sharing this with us

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are welcome.

[@delmar418]

I can't GET a diagnosis. So I will diagnose myself and demand the doctor prove that I don't have it.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

I am sorry to hear that. This is not the best way to diagnose a disease.

[@teresacrowley4076]

Thank you Dr Andrea.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks

[@peterkelly5672]

I started getting neck spine and hip pain in my early 20s took doctors 15 years to diagnose from age 37 to 56 I’ve had 2 hip replacement’s and on anti TNF therapy 😂😂😂

[@Zemunica]

Kako ste sada?Da li ste uzimali biološku terapiju?Ima li nešto što vam prija mimo lekova?Pozdrav

[@MimiDidi121]

I was misdiagnosed until both si joints were fused and my neck and upper spine with hyper kyphosis! This despite my brother having full body psoriasis and Psoriatic arthritis to severely he had to have his feet deboned at 33. Both his thumbs were reattached and his wrists were gone. They would not fuse his wrists because it limits too much. I had sever sacroiliitis/sciatica. They kept giving me epidural injections at L4/L5 to no avail. They diagnosed me with fibromyalgia 🤦‍♀️ I kept searching and searching my symptoms. After several years I stumbled on Ankylosing Spondylitis. When I read one woman’s progression going from SI joint then to the neck downward, I cried. It was like my story! It took me more than 2 more years to get a real diagnosis because of limited rheumatologists who took Medicare! I was diagnosed with AS, PsA, Sjogren’s and already had a decades old diagnosis of Reynauds phenomenon and IBD.

[@sameerghogale1905]

🙏 Namaste/Hello Respected Dr. Andrea Furlan. About a year ago I requested you to make a vlog on ankylosing spondylitis and keeping that request in mind, you made a vlog on the subject and released it today. I really appreciate your memory. You are a Great ! God_Bless_You ever⚘⚘ Regards, Sameer Ghogale From India, Maharashtra State.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

You are welcome.

[@tt_looking_glass]

Who would be the specialist I would see to diagnose or rule out AS? I have the majority of the symptoms you mentioned and have just been seen by a rheumatologist because of a very serious and unexplained case of uveitis that nearly costed my vision but they only seemed to be concerned in ruling out RA. What can I do to make sure that it’s not being missed if I do have it? Thank you.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Please talk to a rheumatologist. Are you in the US? Check Dr. Diana Girnita, she does video consults. @rheumatologistoncall

[@tt_looking_glass]

@@DrAndreaFurlan thank you. I’m in Burlington Ontario. I just saw a rheumatologist because I had a very serious case of uveitis that almost costed my vision and they couldn’t find out what caused it. So the rheumatologist was ruling out auto immune diseases. I haven’t done all of the tests she ordered yet but she never mentioned AS, the focus was more on RA. I fit with most of the other symptoms you mentioned. BTW, I’m Brazilian too.

[@ItsJustMe-nq1dg]

@@tt_looking_glasshave you had an mri?

[@cheyenneburgess9717]

My father had AS which caused uveitis.

[@Rene_Christensen]

@@tt_looking_glasswith uveitis you should really go see a rheumatologist. MR of spine, x ray of pelvis, Hla b27 dna test, and inflammation blood tests.

[@MalaGupta-i4c]

Thank you

[@spindleblood]

What happens if you have both AS and hypermobility? Stretching isn't great for hypermobility. 😢

[@Cyanpatagonus]

Appropriate stretching IS helpful for people with hypermobility. We have to be cautious not to hyperextend our joints, but ironically we often end up with extremely tight muscles because our connective tissue is faulty. We need to be able to stretch out our muscles carefully and intentionally.

[@mfer6122]

I have read that dynamic stretching is preferred to static stretches in that case

[@duduaz3247]

Dear docter can we do exercises at acute stage of the disease

[@Vixinaful]

I thought the pain came from my urinary tract so went for UVI's but there was no bacteria in it. Now I know what it was and that it isnt normal to always be in pain..

[@janiehalstead3581]

The belly dancing has given me better balance and better mobility and it’s fun. It puts no pressure on the lower spine. I used to not be able to move in the mornings. My son would have to put a pain pill along with excedrin in my mouth and bring my water to my mouth. I would cry every morning and hurt so much during the day. My ESR was in the 90’s. The enbrel improved my life so much. And being able to move with belly dance with Portia on KZbin has allowed me to move without pain. I strongly recommend belly dancing with Portia on youtube

[@SatnamSingh-ds9dc]

Hello 👋 I have too much pain this both side back

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Oh, sorry to hear that.

[@SatnamSingh-ds9dc]

Mam, Hip pain (if I press my hip) both side Ok

[@sharmisthapancholi3109]

Nice video 👍🙏🌹💕

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thank you

[@dr.vigneshkumarphdphysioth6585]

Excellent video on AS ( bamboo spine) ..well said dr andrea actually once the problem becomes chronic like formation of gibbus deformity ( angular kyphosis) then only our drs suggested blood test hlab27 ....and mri si joint to confirm ....here patients 2 to 3 percent approximately in India ...doing trying all therapy including dmd ....swimming mostly advised ....yoga therapy ...like ...as you said mind body therapy and exercises plays a key role .awaiting for that 12 exercises demo from yours ...madam ....great

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

The next video will be the exercises!

[@dr.vigneshkumarphdphysioth6585]

@@DrAndreaFurlan great

[@avijitgoswami3082]

It will take 14 years to diagnose, then wrong treatment then corona 2 years then another 2 years block because of office politics ( not getting leaves ) ... My life is destroyed .. being born super talented and thinker which i am not now , now i am dumb .. I also had to fights against narcissist environment .. Both kill my nervous system .... Delay of treatment and narcissist atmosphere and chain incidents finished me ... Last bullet came from soulmate ( i thought ) , injustice ... And when i am going towards death, i saw my close peoples .. like they wanted to fall me down ... I never thought people envy me so much, jealous people doesn't like those happy people who never out of smile even in bad situation .. So they want me to see in that situation ... Unfortunately ... I can't broke 100 bones my own people ... But some people will get punishment who either block or create problems in my treatment ... Ankylosing spondylitis is pain .. along with heart pain ... And now i lost my super brain and cool happy naive attitude ... Already spend near million rupees ... Even i had a good job .. but no money .. no time ... And might be had to lose job .... Just desease give everry opportunity to destroy you ...

[@Rene_Christensen]

31 years for me to get AS diagnosis. Record?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Wow, that is really a record breaking.

[@amarghosh8663]

Can u help me sir for my son?

[@Jaybgood74]

❤💕you 💕 look so beautiful take care of yourself Dr❤❤

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Thanks

[@mariateresaspagliardi4692]

Video molto interessante 👍❤️🤗🙋🏼

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Obrigada

[@priyaakther3083]

My moms been complaining to her pcp about back pain and he does X-rays and that’s it doesn’t want to get to the bottom of why she’s having this pain and i feel bad she’s always complaining about it

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

Please ask her doctor.

[@ItsJustMe-nq1dg]

She needs to get an mri.

[@nicoleloeffler9867]

Look up Non-radiographic ankylosing spondylitis !

[@mdumar9628]

Can Spinal fusion, SI joint fusion and knee fusion decrease our body height if it does how would we know what is our actual height without Ankylosing Spondylitis is there any way available please reply.

[@dc.pentrumesteri4893]

Yes

[@mollyvarughese7312]

Does Mild posterior disc bulge can cause lBS doctor?

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

No, disc bulge does not cause irritable bowel syndrome

[@mollyvarughese7312]

@@DrAndreaFurlan Thankyou so much doctor for the timely reply❤

[@timsmith894]

@2:25 it can't be detected with a blood test 🤷 l was diagnosed after having blood tests and x-rays, l was told l was carrying a certain gene that was found in the blood and that was way back in 1986.

[@JerryMain1]

yeah but 20% with this gene from blood test have it so it's just a clue

[@arokianathanjoseph6460]

Bending exercises are vital to overcome the issue, apart from a body massage.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

That is great to hear. Please share this video with your friends. I have lots of videos about chronic pain on my channel kzbin.info And don't forget to turn on the notifications 🔔 Did you know that I have a website where all of my videos are organized by topics, and you can download all my handouts, worksheets and booklets for FREE. Visit www.doctorandreafurlan.com

[@ericalabeau3742]

Do you mean cartilage?

[@WileCoyoteMoncure-Smith]

It is taking some time to be able to get in for an MRI. I just hope they ordered the right one and actually put in the notes what to look for. X-rays are getting worse quickly. My neck looks like I'm 90 years old. In my 20s, they say 80 years old. 😂

[@Mdkhan1-q2g]

Can you help me.

[@janiehalstead3581]

Enbrel has been life changing. I’ve found an exercise I can do. Belly dancing on KZbin with Portia.

[@sarahhuntley9304]

I belly danced before diagnosis and I felt wonderful!

[@sabrulalam3267]

Autoimmune disease can be turn into remission by changing lifestyle . Simply healing gut ,optimise mitrocondral health ,proper nutrition , detoxifiying body . Whats your comment about this ? Finally found any allopathic doctor who atleast say food can play role.Most of the doctor in the allopathic world say food can do nothing in these condition .

[@RohitKumar-mb1js]

You are right .. This disease can be reveresed with proper lifestyle & yoga exercises..

[@pallavipimpare7528]

​@@RohitKumar-mb1jsis it really true?? Pls guide me. My 20year old son recently diagnosed the AS with negative hla 27b

[@nataliegist2014]

I’m working on reversing your AS with the carnivore diet and Physical therapy. I undiagnosed for well over 35 years.

[@Sakthi-yl9ld]

​@@nataliegist2014which meat mostly eat,currently your age,any spinal fusion happened

[@annap.974]

​@@Sakthi-yl9ldLook up (e.g. on KZbin) exercises to loosen/stretch the hip area as they also include back and leg muscles. Eating beef and drinking water will be very helpful as both is not inflammatory. 👍

[@muhammadrashad912]

Beautiful as your skills ❤❤

[@samirpawan6484]

I am 40 male. Hbb27 is positive and I have mild symptom of A S . How long should I take medicine to overcome this disease ? Is it possible to cure only by strechting exercise ?

[@Chiroman527]

Hi Dr Furlan, I am a Follower of your Channel. I'm 71 YO, male, suffering with Chronic Pain and stiffness for Decades. I have a 1.15" shorter right leg sustained after fracturing my right Femur in 1966 playing HS Football. It was left Unaddressed by the Doctor at that time, as they knew Nothing of Bone Growth plates back then. After about 15 years or so, without a prescribed adjusted shoe, the lower back pains started. Over the years, they gravitated to the the neck (even to the top of my head. Finally, after suffering progressivley, I went to see an Othorpedic Dr. in 2011. he detected that i had a Dextroscoliosis of 22 degrees (now 25 degrees), prescribed a shoe adjustment which wa done to my business dress shoes. But, interestingly, it was a little shy of the total height needed. Why? Because as he said, if we push that adjustment, similar to fixiing a crooked house beam, many other settled in areas can be affected. I was directed to Pain Management Dr. he took a series of my first MRIs: Cerrvical, and Lumbar (and much later Thoracic). The Cervical MRI showed that I had a More Narrow than Normal Spinal Canal (which i only learned of 8 months ago). I have numerous Disc issues of Bulges, Hernaitians, Spondyliosis throughout the spine, facet joint arthritis , OA in the Cervical Spne C2-C7 affected with spurs , etc. And as one doctor said .....I have Mighty Thin Spinal Discs... so DDD througout. In 2018, I went to see a Rheumatologist who examined me and was assessing whether I had AS or RA. The gene test HB-27b (?) was negative. her exam revealed that I did Not have AS in her opinion. She did detect that I had SI joint inflammation : Sacroiliitis. She told me that the SI Joints are Ground Zero for all Spinal Ailments! I am Bone on Bone in the right Knee (Fractured Femur) , deteriorating left knee, and OA in my left Hip. The OA is encroaching in my fingers too. L2 and L3 Discs are Bulging into the front (into the stomach area) and into the rear (into the spinal canal), L5 -S1 has Spondyloethesis of about 25%. The one thing I feel you Don't point out is.....The compression of the spine greatly affects the Central and Peripheral Nervous systems. I have lost all reflexes, the peripheral and central nervous sytems are "Merging" as my Neurologist told me (in practice for over 50 years at Co;umbia Pres in NY). And I experience neuropathy pains in my legs and feet. There is No surgery to help - went to 6 different spinal & Neruo Surgeons for opinions. I do not take Meds (I stopped the Gabapentin a year ago) only occassional Advil or Alleve. Last point, a working carpenter told me that to deal with his arthritis pains, he took 1 or 2 Advil in combo with 1 Extra Strength Tylenol and it worked very well. I tried that and he was Right. Each med deals with the pains in different manners. I continue to watch your channel and that of others for all tghe Info I can Get !! THX

[@josettebassett3734]

@chiroman527 I3m gonna try that Advil/Tyleno combo.

[@Chiroman527]

Glad You examined my advice. I should point out that in 2018 after an examination and a test for the HLA-b27 gene (NEG) by my Rheumatologist which included her review of various MRIs, and SI Joint XRays, the Rheumatologist said that I have SI Joint Inflammation (I have lots of Inflammation throughout my body) is "Ground Zero" for most, if not ALL, back issues. The problems generated by the SI Joints traverse up the spine to the top fo your neck - that's me. Plenty of Cervical Instabilities which really started about 30 years ago. I have advanced Degenerative Disc Disease too! - very Thin vertebraeal discs, Regarding the Combo of Meds I mentioned, It does Help Me. But you should advise your doctor about it - too mauch Tylenol & Advil can and does Damage your Liver and/or Kidneys.... I do try Turmeric & Ginger Combos too. But in my case, I find the Turmeric upsets my digestive system with lots of gas, Flatulense.. Can't Win. My Pain Management Doctor who really has little to offer other than getting periodic Epidurals or facet Joint injections. This doctor seems to offer some real help which I intend to follow more strictly. FWIW, I do Experience IBS (or IBD) for decades, lately it has increased in intensity, I have increasing BPH (enlarged Prostate), for some 20 years I have experienced Bouts of Bladder Incontinence - and no Bowel is affected as well. My GI has told me that I pelvic Floor issues affecting defaction and a Over active Bladder. It;s a Freaking Mess - and throw in Fibromyalgia - muscle and joint tenderness and overactivity throughout my body.

[@alisondaniels8406]

I have every symptom and the HLA marker but its early and nothing showing up in scans. Frustrated my GP says it sounds like it, the rheumatologist says no it will show up in the scans. It doesn't unless you're advanced. Get a second or third opinion people.

[@jayadama1301]

Dr.Furlan what is ankylosing spondylitis?

[@cindygardner5864]

Can DDD be this disease you are talking about.

[@DrAndreaFurlan]

No, they are different conditions

[@Spectre2434]

❤❤❤

[@LanaMyslyvetsPlanners]

True story: I had some back issue from a fall on my hip, and I developed a painful spinal arthritis that was causing locking, and other things...I was told the type of arthritis I had would only get worse and my pain was only going to get worse, and one surgeon told me I better start taking pills, I am going to have a hard time doing anything. Never did, the side effects of these pills were early death. I just quit grains 7 (?) weeks ago for weight loss, and within days my pain, and "seized up morning-sunshine-spine" was totally Gone! I feel like a 30 year old, pain wise. 🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️

[@PrimalHealthGuy]

That’s awesome. There’s the starch free diet for AS if you haven’t heard of it yet.

[@xrhstosskylias3769]

What is grains

[@Jana-oj7zq]

You don’t have ankylosing spondylitis-there is no cure. But I’m glad you’re feeling so good.

[@martinlanigan803]

Exercise does nothing for that

[@marwadi_6103]

Suffering from 2005 (age14) ... Finally diagnosed 2023 ☹️

[@georgerichardson8575]

When someone asks me a question and I don't know the answer I just say autoimmune disease. What is the National Bird of Canada? Autoimmune disease. Who was the 27th President of the United States? Until I google it, I have to go with autoimmune disease. What caused my AS? No one really knows although I suspect the advent of the computer age causing tech neck.

[@andreeadinu7228]

10 years With this, and Im feeling like a zombii.....😢

[@lusilayla9440]

Hlw mam my fiance suffering in this deases... please help me 😢

[@Ajhc73]

What about when eyes are attacked ? Bowels ? Not just the pain its a degenerative disease

[@klb9142]

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[@DrAndreaFurlan]

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