Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Advice about stiffness and pain

Yes I have seen them growing on the trees on the farm. There are a lot of wild mushrooms that grow there.

Hi,
Sensitive topic but so necessary. I do yoga and my AS has been mistakenly diagnosed as Hypermobility/Double-jointedness but in the morning during flare-ups I can't 'reach back' either. I've found that the bidet mini-shower option is cleanest, which means a plastic bottle filled with water next to the toilet.
(But then I'm from France, where the bidet is common, but some U.S. American friends seem to be opposed to bidet mini-showers because they think it's a Muslim thing that means that you're wiping yourself with your hand... which makes me then wonder how they wash themselves (or don't) in the shower.)
But I understand your frustration! The simplest things become so difficult.

Well, am sure that people utilise their showers to great effect. The bidi is not too well utilised outside of France, and to have a bidet means, a larger bathroom - most bathroom (especially in the UK) are small (shoot, even the bedrooms are microscopic.)! I live in France and there sure aint room in my bathroom for a bidet : answer, step into the shower ! (Which I do.) And, 'washing' is not that a 'Muslim' methodology (Hindus would not dream of 'not' *washing - anathema to the Hindu). The Romans washed with a sponge attached to a stick - their own sponge/stick, much like having one's own toothbrush.

Gotta keep that bumm squeaky clean... You know it makes sense !