NEED TED'S HELP FOR AILMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
11/12/2010: Joe from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "Hi, I live in Bangkok and just found out I have Ankylosing Spondilitis at age 37. Basically now after a life of Kleibsella bacteria hell, I am being completely overwhelmed by various microorganisms and am struggling with associated ulcers, intestinal permeability, toxic gas etc. I have so many problems I don't even know where to begin and Ted from Bangkok is easily one of the most knowledgeable of all the people posting on the internet. As I live in Bangkok, how can I meet him? Does he work somewhere?

Doctors are useless... Even though a guy from England proved arthritic conditions are due to microorganism linkages before I was even born.

Thanks,
Joe"

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, AUTO IMMUNE OR JOINT DISEASE (2)
09/01/2008: Sarah from Los Angeles, US writes: "Hi Ted, I wanted to follow up. I tried the 1/2 teaspoon potassium chloride and 1/2 teapoon salt, and it did not work for me, so I wonder if my problem is indeed autoimmune? I put 1/8 teaspoon of borax in 1 liter of water and drank one cup with lunch. I was so tired within 1 and 1/2 hours, I went home and straight to bed for the next four hours. Can I start with this low dose and work up? Because of the Uveitis do you think it is systemic fungi? Baking soda helps the flares and if it is fungi, can I continue or am I making the fungi problem worse for myself. (Also, Ted, with the baking soda, I do notice a odd smell in my urine and some thick discharge which is rare for me). I take about 1/2 teaspoon 4x per day to control flares, now. Before I was taking 220 mg of Alleve and 60 mg of Sudafed (psuedophedrine) to control the flares. (I don't know why Sudafed had worked but it did reduce swelling for me not the redness or bruising). I like being off the alleve and sudafed, and the Baking Soda feels soothing to me. I have also eliminated all sugars and starches from my diet for many months.

Final thing, I read on this site that for thyroid antibodies one of your readers had taken kombucha tea with great help, can I take that with the borax, peroxide and baking soda remedies? I forgot to mention, I also showed thyroid antibodies in a test, but did not show actual thyroid dysfunction - thyroid was slightly enlarged in a ultrasound scan, and the doctor said it was only a matter of time before I had hypothyroidism.

Final question, I promise... could fungi or mycoplasma bring about thyroid antibodies, uveitis and the swelling and redness in joints that lasts for months? Or does this sound more like mycoplasma or bacteria? Is borax my best course regardless?

Thank you, Ted for reading the follow up of the info I forgot to include. So sorry this is long and detailed. God Bless for taking the time to help.

Sarah
in Los Angeles"

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, AUTO IMMUNE OR JOINT DISEASE
08/27/2008: Sarah from Los Angeles, USA writes: "Ted, please help me. I have had Irritable Bowl Syndrome on and off for 8 years, low bone density for 10 years which is now osteoporosis and the HBLA-27 gene marker usually found in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) along with joint stiffness and swelling and redness in the joints that lasts for approx 6-12 months, starting about 3 years ago. The doctors did MRI and said ligaments and tendons were also involved in the swelling. I have also had swelling of the iris of the eye (Uveitis), one time and currently feel jaw pain. Uniquely, I have had this condition of "AS" for 2-3 years, but in my case, once a joint has been affected for 6 months or more (swelled turned red and bruised especially in the fingers toes ankles and achilles tendons), the problem never comes back to that particular joint (which makes me think it is reactive arthritis, and the doctors might be wrong on AS). People without my gene marker can also get AS, but they tell me it is prevalent in my gene marker, and the body gets confused because some bacteria from bowel gets into body and dies and body attacks HBLA-27 gene thinking it is bacteria because they are similar DNA or something... it sounds crazy to me. 8% of the world population has this gene. 1 out of 20 people get AS out of that gene pool. Doesn't make sense. The doctors say AS is auto-immune, and stick to that since I have had Uveitis. Are they right? I don't trust them anymore, they want to put me on either steroids or injectable NSAIDS, both of which turn off your immune system, and if you have a bacteria or cancer it can grow and spread rapidly. I have read your articles extensively on Lupus and was ready to follow guidelines for H202 3%, baking soda and Borax, then I saw your article on Ankylosing, and wonder if I should do one or both or something else? Please, please help me. The medical community has put me so far in debt, I will never see daylight again and I have grown so tired of trying to find a remedy, a cure. You make sense to me, and I desparately need guidance. Any advice from you would be a miracle God send and deeply appreciated. I am going to try the 1/2 teaspoon sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon potassium chloride tonight if I can find both at the health food store. I did find when I took potassium iodide (PI) as a preparation to try to stop mercury from entering my body during amalgam tooth filling removal - I felt better, but I can't be sure it was due to PI. Since the mercury filling removal, my energy is back, but the pain is not gone. By the way, you said for AS use Magnesium Chloride (MC) 250 mg/day, but how much potassium chloride should be used to balance the MC? I hope you can help me... Also, I am taking Calcium Orotate, serrapeptase enzymes (both orginated by Dr. Hans Napier of Germany) systemic enzymes, and probiotics - is that a contradiction to either your auto-immune or ankyloosing remedies?

God Bless You for all the work you have done here. Thank you so much. I am praying you answer... please let me know when you answer, so I can go to your website. I don't mind if you post to the Earthclinic Website.

Sarah in Los Angeles"