by fire-cracker » 05 Aug 2010, 19:24
Ok....I don't want to say that I am "healed" because I really don't know if my AF is healed, but my butt has been feeling really good and I did not have surgery. I used dilt. for approx. 3 months, took as many soaks in the tub as I could everyday for at least 3-4 months, drank a ton of water everyday, ate a ton of fruit everyday, took 3 stool softeners daily, and did alot of praying and positive thinking. I did start to take an anti-depressant for a short time....maybe for 1 month. The only reason I stopped taking it was because...not sure if the AD caused this, but some of the foods that I normally eat started to taste funny to me, but not to anyone else who ate the same foods...and the only thing that I could think of that was different was taking the AD. Since I have stopped taking it...my foods taste normal to me again.
Although I have not had that AF pain for quite some time...I am still drinking alot of water daily...I cut back to taking only 2 stool softeners a day, still eating my fruit...maybe not daily like I should, but several times a week...just to keep things soft and moving nicely.
I am back to eating most of the foods that I ate prior to the AF, but there are some things that I am just not willing to eat yet...like hot/spicy foods, peanuts and a few other things that I can't think of right now. I love spicy foods, but my stomach never has...so right now I just don't want to risk it.....maybe one day.
Like I said though....I don't know if I am "healed", but I know one thing now..that I will always be careful of my diet because I never want to deal with an AF again.
I hope things work out for you without having to have surgery. And...isn't it wonderful that you found this forum?!!! Everyone here is so helpful and understanding. I don't know what I would have done if I never found this forum. Even though my family was pretty good at listening to me, but none of them truly understood and still don't truly understand what an AF does to a person mentally and physically.
Best of luck to you!!! And...stay positive!!!!!!