Losing Weight With AS...Diet, and exercise.. that's what people tell us. But, how do you lose weight and keep in shape when low energy and...reactions12repliesExerciseDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
My Symptom Tracking Method...I used to loathe the idea of symptom tracking. It stressed me out to think of making a list of all the...reactions13comments
4 Video Games That Help Me Get Through High Pain Days...Over the last two years, I’ve had to say goodbye (or hopefully just "see you later") to some of my favorite hobbies...reactions3comments
Taking a Moment To See the Lightness in the Darkness...To preface, I would just like to quickly say that no, of course we will not feel positive 24/7 while struggling with...reactions1comment
Gut Issues and Trying to Find Answers...If I were told to choose one system that I didn’t want to malfunction and impede on my daily life, the digestive...reactions6comments
New City, New Rheumatologist...In many ways, your quality of life with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) depends on your rheumatologist. That’s why it was nerve-wracking when I...reactions6comments
How has being a woman shaped your AxSpa journey?...Women tend to experience the journey of living with AxSpa differently than men -- it often takes much longer for women to...reactions4repliesAwarenessIntimacyTips & Advice
The Year of Living Painlessly...I’m firmly knocking on wood as a write this, but it’s been 12 months without a flare. Apart from two pregnancies, during...reactions5comments
Humira for the first time...Hi Guys! I was diagnosed 8 years ago and now I have decided to start biological treatment, more specifically with humira. the...reactions1replyAlternative Treatment
My New Dose of Cosentyx Put Me Into a Flare...Once a month on Fridays I have picked to have my injection day. You would say I have gotten use to it...reactions10comments
International Women's Day Instagram Live...On Tuesday, March 8th at 6:30 PM EST, please join us on @axspa_healthunion for a special Instagram Live for International Women's Day!...reactionsrepliesCaregivingAwarenessTips & Advice
Cymbalta...Hi everyone, I am currently on Cipralex for anxiety & depression, and my GP (who I love) is recommending I try switching...reactions4repliesDepressionMental HealthComplimentary Treatment
The Animals Who Sit At Our Side ...Hello all, I just found this forum today and am so stoked to have people to talk to about ankylosing spondylitis who...reactions13repliesCopingDiagnosisMental Health
Stomach Issues with AS...Hello Friends! About a year ago I was diagnosed with AS. Since then I have put in SO much work to feeling...reactions5repliesMedical MarijuanaSymptomsTips & Advice
Speaking A Shared Language of Pain...Lately, I’ve been in an endless flare-up — one of those flare-ups that change shape every day. It's my neck or my...reactions6comments
Experimenting With CBN...Here in Canada, Cannabis is legal. For a while now I have been using cannabis as a way to cope with my...reactions3comments
The Fear of My Symptoms Getting Bad Again...If you live with AS or any chronic illness, I’m sure you know the feeling of what I’m about to talk about...reactions5comments
The Fear of Going Abroad With AxSpa...As I lie here in bed, listening to a Chili Peppers record, thoughts of worries fill my head. Since I became sick...reactions6comments
Do any of you have these symptoms?...All of you nonradiographic, seronegative ankylosing spondylitis friends and friends of friends…. I keep typing, deleting, and then trying again to get...reactions3repliesMisunderstood SymptomsTips & Advice
Multiple Meds...Hi all, first time poster but I have been reading your stories and posts so thank you for sharing, it helps you...reactions2repliesAxial Spondyloarthritis Comorbidities
