Dear Anon:
At the Middlesex Hospital London AS Clinic, Ebringer had 600 patients over a 20 year period and each experienced some level of remission on the diet (many were not very strict with themselves). The results were so dramatic, in fact, that a classic double-blind study could not be undertaken because it would not be medically ethical (the AS positive control group would have needlessly suffered).
Perhaps prison populations could be tested. There are probably very effective ways of inducing AS in B27 positive individuals and their diets could be rigidly controlled. As much as I hate to suggest such a horrible thing, perhaps it could be an option for a guy on death row (Ok...maybe only child molesters and rapists there!).
I will write guidelines for a double-blind study (it
can actually be done with some clever methods), and a proposal will need to be made for funding such a programme. I am not restricted by medical ethics, and am satisfied that the small amount of damage done will justify the benefits to future sufferers who might then better avoid the more serious damage that drugs can cause.
TTFN,
John
