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I have not tried to reduce starch, no. What I have done before is to reduce (or almost eliminate) sugar, and reduce fat, making it some sort of low calorie diet.



Sorry, I have not read the other replies to your post just yet so I may be repeating what has already been said.... but anyway....

If you want to lose weight and reduce your AS symptoms then you could try the No Starch Diet.

It's not unhealthy like the Atkins diet as you do still eat carbs... just not the starchy ones. So you can still have sweet fruit and lots of vegetables and also have sweet treats too. You can bake pancakes, muffins, cakes etc with coconut flour. Bacon and eggs for breakfast etc.

My hubby dropped 20kgs on this diet and he also pretty much eliminated his AS.

I suggest getting Carol Sinclair's book The IBS Low Starch Diet (she has AS and IBS). It's extremely helpful if you're just starting out on the diet... explains how and why it works and exactly what you can and can't eat.


All the best
Chelsea

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