Does anyone have knowledge of treatment for ankylosing spondylitis? My 39 year old daughter was recently tested positive for autoimmune disease and now tested positive for this form of arthritis! Her father died when he was just 47 years old with ankylosing spondylitis, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, but the cause of death was uremia from kidney failure. He took 16 aspirin a day and drank alcohol for the pain which went against all of his other problems.

I also was told a few years ago that I had calcium spurs on my neck and I'm beginning to wonder if there was something in the environment that caused us both to get that particular form of arthritis and pass it on to our family. I have had pain and stiffness in my neck for about 4 years and in the beginning it felt like my neck was teetering and almost disconnecting. After two allopathic doctors and two x-ray sessions, I still don't have answers as to what's going on with me. About two weeks ago, I ran across an article that actually gave a name to a condition where the head does separate from the top of the spine, but of course, when I want to add it to this post, I can't find it! That sensation has improved, but I still have stiffnes, soreness and restricted movement in my neck on the back left side.

In the last year or two I've ran across articles about successful treatments for ankylosiing spondylitis so I know help is out there, but can't remember what I read very long. Does anyone have any information on the subject?

Thanks,
nightowl

Hey, Nightowl,

What kind of test is done to show that someone has "autoimmune disease?" Doug Kaufmann at Know the cause Home Page Hosted by Doug Kaufmann says that autoimmune disorders/diseases are caused from fungus! Fungus hangs out in the lining of the digestive tract where it "eats" holes through the lining. Undigested foods are leaked through these holes, causing "leaking gut", into the blood stream. The immune system doesn't recognize the undigested food and considers it the enemy and attacks it, thus causing an autoimmune disorder. Doug says that diabetes and arthritis are caused from fungus as well as cardiovascular disease.

Also Doug says that allergies are caused from fungus. There is a good chance you all have been exposed to some mold spores floating in the air of your home possibly hidden behind the walls from an unseen leak. Although, there are many ways for mold to enter the body such as from antibiotics which are made from fungus. I highly recommend reading Doug's books. I have read them all and watch him daily on tv. If you have high speed internet you can watch his show on his website Know the cause Home Page Hosted by Doug Kaufmann

Doug's antifungal diet would be something you should consider as well as antifungals. He often recommends Nystatin and Diflucan which are the least harmful prescription antifungals. Natural antifungals work well, but take longer. Probiotics would be very useful, too.

Fungus can cause damage to every part of the human body. I have heard many astonishing testimonials on Know the Cause from people who were sent home to die because their doctors couldn't help them. After going on the antifungal diet and using antifungals they became healthy again. It's worth giving it a shot. There are no bad side effects either!

Sally B.

Hi Sally B.,

I remember hearing what Doug Kaufmann says about autoimmune disease being caused by a fungus, and I agree that the leaky gut syndrome is probably the beginning. Not only does undigested food leak through the gut, and possibly set up food allergies, but vitamins and minerals, which the immune system may attack and block, causing vitamin and mineral deficiencies. It not only leaks into the blood stream, but more likely it leaks into the cavity of the body that fills the spaces around major organs where it fements and sets up inflammation.

I believe my daughter had an ANA test for antibodies. My sister, who had full blown internal-type lupus for about 35 years, until she passed away 3 years ago, mostly from all the side affects of taking prednisone, suggested that I should have the ANA test many years ago, so it's a standard one that's been around for a long time.

There's only one question in my mind about the fungus theory, and I don't mean to sound disrespectful of Doug, because I like him a lot...but if a fungus is the culprit, why doesn't the immune system attack it and irradicate it?

I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to follow the links yet but I'm not feeling up to snuff tonight...a little too much wonderful homemade gumbo from my other daughter last night. She married a Cajun and picked right up on the new style of cooking and seasoning! But I over-did it.

Thanks for your input and for caring Sally B. More tomorrow.

nightowl

In Doug's book The Germ that Causes Cancer he explains how fungal DNA is almost identical to human DNA and that it is capable of bonding with human DNA creating a hybrid DNA. Often, our immune system cannot detect fungus, because it is so similar to human DNA.

The harmful by-products produced by fungi, Mycotoxins, are immune-suppressing, anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-human. Fungi don't have an immune system and rely on these poisonous toxins to compete with other organisms for food.

Our immune system does not need to be suppressed for fungi to become a problem in the body. Not only can we acquire fungi from foods we eat, but from the environment and hospitals. Prednisone is made from a toxic form of fungi as well as antibiotics, organ-rejection drugs, chemotherapy and radiation which causes immune suppression that leads to increased risk of developing a fungal infection in or on the body.

As you can see, the more drugs we take which are made from fungi this will cause an overgrowth. The foods we eat especially sugar and grains which contain fungi as well as feed it and meats which are fed grains and antibiotics, only contribute to the mass amounts of fungi in our bodies. Our immune systems can't compete against fungi and mycotoxins. This is why I recommend Doug's antifungal diet, probiotics and antifungals as a way to strengthen our immune systems by killing off the fungi and mycotoxins that cannot live without sugar and grains.

Beta glucan is an antifungal and it also strengthens the immune system by helping the body to create more t-cells. I use Frank Jordons nsc24 beta glucan product.
NSC IMMUNITION SUPPLEMENTS Frank also keeps his asthma under control by using his own asthma product which contains beta glucan as well as some other ingredients. Check it out!

I realize the fungal issue is much more complicated, but these are some of the highlights. If you want to learn more, I suggest buying his books or CD's. I wish everyone would try Doug's diet who has health issues as well as those who are healthy so they can stay that way. Anyway, hope you find this helpful!!!

Sally B.

Sally B.,

I really do appreciate the time and thought you put into this post and I'm sorry I've taken so long to reply, but I've been having problems with my computer and worked all day trying to solve it. It's harder when you don't know much about computers in the first place.

The information about funges' is very interesting. I will try to spend some time at Doug's site tomorrow and read up on it, but for now I've had a long day and am nodding off to sleep, so thank you very much for the good advice.

nightowl

There are Rife machine frequencies for Alkylosing Spondylitis. Any decent frequency generator can reproduce these frequencies. They supposedly dissolve the calcification and there is a little anecdotal evidence that they work.

I have never treated for this, but it could be in my future given it is a possibility for someone with Crohn's disease.

Here is a link to the site that discusses it.

EMEM2+ / EM+ Anecdotes & Discussions

To find the specific anecdotal results click on edit at the list at the top of your browser and find. Type in Alkylosing and click find. This will bring you to the specific anecdote.

I do not have permission to copy it, so this is the best I can do.

I also may have more frequencies for this if you are interested.


You can also use a frequency machine to treat arthritis.


You both should supplement with Magnesium, Zinc, (vitamin D3 in higher doses) to help the immune system and the proper absorption and use of calcium

Also, consider using Low Dose Naltrexone to correct the immune system. Then it can take care of the pathogens involved with the disease.
Dan

Thank you Dan!

I've always been really curious about the Rife machine. The problem may be finding access to one. They are kind of expensive to buy if I understand it right. Sometimes price doesn't mean much when it comes to the pain and suffering it can eliminate. The concept isn't new. Edgar Cayce used, or prescribed treatment with, what he called the Radiac Machine. I don't think they had controles for different frequencies, but had to do with electrical energy impulses traveling through the body. Some of those devices are still available.

I went to the site after clicking on your link and found a lot of interesting information there. Thank you for teaching me how to search a word using the Edit button! I found one hit on each of two pages and I found out after many years that I have been spelling alkylosing wrong...only because when I removed the first part, spondylitis showed up. It's true that we learn something new every day!

I took high dose Vitamin D3 till my test came back 144 ng/mL on 1-14-2009, then decided to cut back to 2,000 I.U. until I test again in a week or two to see if I need to stay on a higher dose. I can only tollerate 250 mg at a time of magnesium but have been using transdermal magnesium oil on my arms and legs fairly often. I'm going to try taking the oral magnesium more than once a day too. I'm supposed to take 5 Country Life mineral capsuls at a time, but only take 3 or 4 with the extra magnesium. I have extra zink, besides what is in the mineral supplement, but I'm unsure how much is too much. The main reason I take the minerals is for calcium but I understand you shouldn't take as much calcium as they used to prescribe...especially not with high dose D3.

I'll have to look into Naltrexone. I'm always looking for things that repair or rebuild the immune system, because it's dangerous to try to increase an already damaged immune system. I've been interested in Transfer Factor for that reason.

Thanks again,
nightowl

Naltrexone IS pretty interesting, for sure! I watched a few videos on You Tube about it, but this man tells it best. He mentions his book, but isn't pushing it at all. He's determined to help people. It's in 3 parts. Finding a doctor that will prescribe it is another story!


YouTube - Google LDN ! Part One

YouTube - Google LDN ! Part Two

YouTube - Google LDN ! Part Three

I am sure you know this already, but I will mention it for anyone who does not. Be careful not to take too much Zinc. It is toxic in high doses.

You can get an EMEM Rife device for around $800.00. They will do just about anything the more expensive ones will do.

Dan

I believe Life Extension recommended 1 or 2 mg of copper if you take over 15 or 20 mg of zink. I'm not sure what it does. The daily dose of my multi-mineral supplement has 15 mg zink and 1 mg copper, but my TwinLabs zink capsules are 30 mg. with no copper.

The Rife machine sounds tempting.

Industrial zinc is toxic, such as from welders, however, zinc gluconate is safe at 50mg per day. You could take up to 100mg per day for a year and it would not harm you.

Zinc is the bodys best chelator of heavy metals. It chelates cadmium, lead, arsenic, and mercury. That makes it essential, especially if you have amalgam fillings!

25 mg per day is the "normal" dose of zinc. (I use 50mg/day)

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Nightowl,

Your daughter is most likely suffering from yeast/fungus.

It would be unwise for her to take aspirin. She should go on a phase 1 diet, and treat herself as though she has a fungal invasion.

If she follows an antifungal diet for a month, and takes antifungal supplements such as oil of oregano capsules, grapefruit seed extract, and olive leaf extract, she will notice a big difference. If she has a history of taking antibiotics, then she should get her doctor to put her on antifungal drugs, such as Diflucan or Nystatin, or BOTH.

I agree with Sally B. and also what she stated about Frank. He knows his stuff.

I'll be sure to tell my daughter about the yeast/fungus. She doesn't use aspirin since high school when she overdosed on 22 aspirin and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. She had a terrible headache and she was desperate. She has migranes still. She had really bad growing pains from when she was very young.

That's good to know about the zink for chelation. I will start taking it more. I've been taking 200 mg selenium since reading that it's good for chelating mercury. I like to take cilantro extract too because it's supposed to be good for chelating aluminum, but I also heard that you should take chlorella with it to flush the toxins out of the body so they don't get stuck in the tissues, since it can break the blood/brain barrier.

I really have to get away from this computer for a few hours! Thank you all so much for being so helpful!!

i want to tell you that we were helping a woman of 27 with Ankylosing spondylitis and a lot of pain.she got celeberx and it did not help,and they were going to give her something like humira.with cleaning candida going gluten free and low dose naltrexone ,she is pain frr no other medecines and she can ride horses and play tennis.someting she could not do for a long time.

Thank you z1000a, and welcome to the forum! I have been doing a lot of reading about low dose naltrexone and watching a lot of videos about it on You Tube the past few days, but haven't had a chance to talk to my daughter. She works full time and I don't drive anymore but I talk to her on the phone fairly often. If I can find a doctor that will prescribe it, I think we both could benefit by taking LDN. It's been around for several years. I'm wondering why I haven't heard about it until the past week or two?!