I think the main thing that made them decide it wasn't AS is that I didn't have problems with my eyes (I believe this is a main concern with AS sufferers).
Whilst eye complications are common in AS, sites like wikipedia and others state that they occur in up to 40% of AS patients, so the majority of AS'ers do not get eye symptoms.
there was a thread on lectins here a while back that has some good links -
https://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/ubbthre...true#Post386161