O.K. guys who is saying what about inulin? I thought John says onions and garlic are safe. Also, I want to get this one brand of pro-biotic that has inulin in it. Researching it I find "inulin is a preferred food for the lactobacilli in the intestine and can improve the balance of friendly bacteria in the bowel". So, isn't that what we want? Those of you who react to this are you the same ones reporting reactions to pro-biotics? That makes sense if this is feeding the pro-biotics that you would also have the same response to it. But the big question is WHY? If A.S. is largely due to an unhealthy colon then why would restoring essential flora aggravate it? And if it does maybe it's a rebalancing and not necessarily a bad thing? I don't know what do you all think?