Step backwards? Fistula (sorry it might be graphic information)

Hello, Can anyone shed any light on their experience with diet & fistulas or healing in general. I am a 49 yr old female with a very low recto-vag fistula. Been on cipro & flagyl & pred & lialdo for 3 months with no healing yet, so now started Humira 2 weeks ago (4 shots, then 2 last week). Initially, the fistula hurt a great deal. Since it came thru, it mostly doesn't hurt a lot, but today it really did - absolute fire, burning, pain pressure. What a step backwards. And it seemed 90% output (stool) came from the fistula , not rectally. Usually it's 90% normal /10 from the vaginal or sometimes good days are better. Anyway, I have been eating fruit (watermelon, banana, mango, apple) , no meat, and I cave in and have an ounce or so of cheese & crackers (no will power). I have been reading & trying to do the fruit healing diet in Self Healing C& C Book. I don't know if all the fruit could change the course of the "traffic"?

Has anyone had any experiences like this? I know I have a bad habit of not trying things for a long enough time (like the fish diet I tried for 2 weeks). But I'm just puzzled if switching to fruit is related to the very painful day. I had to leave work. Ate a pain pill, still feeling pain. I am trying anything, cause if this doesn't heal, it's not a good candidate for surgery and I will have an irreversible surgery.

I see the Dr. on Wed, but he always says diet isn't a big part, aside from the obvious no-nos.
I hope someone has some advice. Backwards steps devastate me.... I am trying to take it one day at a time, knowing good & bad days come. Any thoughts welcome.

NDBC
45 mg pred (weaning from 50 yay), Lialda, cipro, flagyl, Humira
diagnosed 10 yrs ago, now in 2nd major flare

My surgeon told me the less D I have the faster my fistula would heal. Is the fruit causing D for you? Eating mostly fruit would rip my stomach apart.

Hi Randy, Mag & FallColors, thank you for your info. I am not too bad with D, just more frequent trips to the bathroom than before in smaller quantity. And yes, had some gas, pass thru the opening at times today. Must be the diet change, cause that is unusual also at this point. I hope it didn't blow out any healing that may have happened. I tried eating fruit cause I read this book about Natural Healing ... thought I could try it. Looking for a miracle! Based on what you wrote, I guess I will try it with more moderation and keep eating other things while I wait for Humira to kick in.

NDBC (trying to be - "not defined by crohn's" but today I was!)

For me personally, Fruit comes out the same way it went it, just in a more chewed up form.

 

I think if you are going to continue this, slow it down. Maybe changing your diet so drastically has amped up your system. I have found that when I am eating something that my body isn't liking, it will cause my fistula to act up alot more. It feels like it is trying to get it out of me the fastest way possible.

I had a good day today, ate very little, and a very little amount of fruit. So, will stay more balanced on eating, (I was looking for a miracle by eating fruit). Stupid, probably. Keep tapering the prednisone (sure hope to be able to do it, last time, failed), and not so much fruit! Thanks for the info of everyone here, there is no one else I can really tell this to, or if you do, they don't get it, never mind get feedback, experience & info! Thanks.

NDBC