While I do believe that the gut microbiome is to blame for most chronic illnesses and am looking forward to the day that fecal transplants are mainstream enough that I will be allowed by the medical establishment to do that, if diet alone could change our gut microbiome to eliminate inflammation, I wouldn't have needed to end up on Humira, Metformin, and Pravastatin. But I do believe a fecal transplant could change it. Yes, diet helps, but it is not the panacea that that mother jones article would have us believe, IMO.

Good article for a jumping off point though.


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)