Hi Paula,

Sorry to hear in a flare... I have been there now and again pushing the limits with the diet a bit and paying some small consequences afterwards..... I agree it is rather easy to forget at times that you have AS when the diet works so well.

Here is a thread from Dragonslayer on "Flares" a bit.... may be of interest.

https://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/showfla...true#Post129854

Me personally... first thing I do to try and combat is the 3 day apple fast... some times have luck, but if I cheated quite a bit, I may need a few fasts on successive weekends.

I also may bump up my probiotic supplements... but at times these seem to increase symptoms as well. So generally I go to very strict NSD and then begin to work on improvement (supplementing).

A last resort for me is a colonic. This does work everytime like magic for me... I ensure I have a probiotic infusion afterwards to replinish the friendly guys.

Best wishes to you on getting out of the flare!

Tim

AS may win some battles, but I will win the war.

KONK - Keep ON Kicking