Hey guys,
I'm a 26 yr old male. I've had a anal fistula for probably 2 years, but it's been very active for the past year. It's the size of a pea, swells up every other day, then pops and drains. no Crohn's disease or IBS. The specialist confirmed it is a small fistula and said surgery is the only way. I really don't want to risk incontinence plus a possible new fistula from the surgery. I'm really depressed right now as I've tried many things. Below is the following with the results:
-Juice diet for 7 days... RESULT: no bowel movement for 6 days. fistula was dormant. 7th day, I had had a BM and it flared up and drained in full force.
-seaweed soup/pescatarian diet... RESULT: bowel movement every other day. fistula closed up for 2 weeks. once returning to red meats and more solids, fistula returned.
-sitz baths with 10% salt levels by weight... RESULT: fistula continued returning
-3 garlic cloves per day... RESULT: fistula returns, turns into a white cyst, then shrinks the next day. still swells but drains less frequently.
QUESTION - I'm desperate now. I read about some people who cured it by juicing and others who had their fistula close on their own when they swam in the ocean regularly. Has anyone here had their fistula close on their own WITHOUT surgery? Please, no ayurvedic doctors/spammers.
I'm a 26 yr old male. I've had a anal fistula for probably 2 years, but it's been very active for the past year. It's the size of a pea, swells up every other day, then pops and drains. no Crohn's disease or IBS. The specialist confirmed it is a small fistula and said surgery is the only way. I really don't want to risk incontinence plus a possible new fistula from the surgery. I'm really depressed right now as I've tried many things. Below is the following with the results:
-Juice diet for 7 days... RESULT: no bowel movement for 6 days. fistula was dormant. 7th day, I had had a BM and it flared up and drained in full force.
-seaweed soup/pescatarian diet... RESULT: bowel movement every other day. fistula closed up for 2 weeks. once returning to red meats and more solids, fistula returned.
-sitz baths with 10% salt levels by weight... RESULT: fistula continued returning
-3 garlic cloves per day... RESULT: fistula returns, turns into a white cyst, then shrinks the next day. still swells but drains less frequently.
QUESTION - I'm desperate now. I read about some people who cured it by juicing and others who had their fistula close on their own when they swam in the ocean regularly. Has anyone here had their fistula close on their own WITHOUT surgery? Please, no ayurvedic doctors/spammers.