My First Trips With AS...Doctors diagnosed me with ankylosing spondylitis at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, everything was closed, and we...reactions3comments
Preparing For My First Trip Post Diagnosis and Pandemic...Editor's note: Read how James' trip went in his follow up article, "Going on My First Trip Post Diagnosis and Pandemic." Prior...reactions2comments
Preparing For A Flight With AxSpa...Ever since AS started making a real appearance in my life, I started dreading flights. This is sad to me because I...reactions7comments
Humira As Treatment For AS: My Experience...When I was 18 years old, I developed ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a genetic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the spine. The...reactionscomments
My Biologic Keeps My Flares Away...I got a reminder this summer about how effective my biologic is at keeping my flares at bay. To give a bit...reactions2comments
Summer Travels With AS...Summer time for me always comes with a lot of traveling. Day trips, extended weekends trip, or a quick flight somewhere. Over...reactions3comments
Sex! (And Ankylosing Spondylitis)...There. I’ve said it. Not out loud, of course, but on the page. Sex. It’s a great word when you think about...reactions1comment
How I Manage My AxSpa Without Biologics (part 2)...This is a continuation of How I Manage My AxSpa Without Biologics: Nutrition and Movement. In the first part, I talked about...reactions2comments
Does Ankylosing Spondylitis Cause Nausea?...There are many unwelcomed symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The fatigue, brain fog, and pain are enough to cope with. But many...reactions5comments
Researching Axial Spondyloarthritis For Myself...One of the most critical issues I think we've all been facing in the past few years is the regularity of disinformation...reactions5comments
General Mental Health Resources...Living with a mental health condition may pose many challenges. It requires coping, finding treatment, and managing the impact of the condition...
Ali Long...Ali was previously a health leader on AxialSpondyloarthritis.net. Hello! My name is Ali, I am a 23-year-old student studying Social Care Work...
Alternative Treatment: My AS Suffering Is Over...I am 67 years old. I have been diagnosed with AS since 1982. I experienced great pain in my hips, SI joints...reactions6comments
How I Manage My AxSpa Without Biologics: Nutrition and Movement...2025 marks 10 years since my AxSpa diagnosis! What a journey! Once I got the diagnosis, my rheumatologist suggested strong anti-inflammatory medication...reactions4comments
Food Allergies, Gut Inflammation, And AxSpA...Scientists do not fully know how food allergies affect inflammation in axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). However, researchers believe there is a link between...reactions2comments
Histamines, Autoimmune Conditions, and Axial Spondyloarthritis...Histamine is a chemical that plays a key role in allergies. It is also involved in inflammation and autoimmune conditions. When it...reactions1comment
Finding Credible Health Information...There's a lot of health information available on the internet these days. From personal blogs to online magazines to government websites and...reactions2comments
Dating While Young and Disabled...When I think of dating in my 20s, it looks different than I expected in a lot of ways. So much of...reactions1comment
Being Unable To Exercise As I Want...Something that has been difficult for me ever since becoming chronically ill with AxSpA is the change of lifestyle – particularly working...reactions17comments
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