Since doing so I have been in (almost) complete remission from AS ??? after twenty years of constant pain, cutting out starch foods has stopped the spinal fusion, chronic constrocondritus, sciatica, constant stomach and colon pain; I can now eat the odd piece of toast or cake without harm; if I was to do so constantly, however, I would experience a flare, i.e. night sweats, pain, fusion and be bac