What is your diet like vs. your circumstances?

Just curious about your diet. Focused on the ED angle and the type of diet a person has if this plays any role in recovery of function? We hear "skill of the surgeon" all the time, but I wonder what else plays a major role.

I was told my nerve bundles were "very robust" and a return to pre-surgery levels could be expected in a few months. Well, a few months is here and I'm not back like I was. I have usable erections and powerful orgasms which I'm very thankful for, but I wonder when things will pop for me.

Wondering, specifically about protein intake. I cut off milk consumption and red meat so I don't get as much protein as I once did. Are the recovered ones in a specific type of diet...lots of meat/protein?

Post Edited (Inchoation) : 1/21/2014 2:50:18 PM (GMT-7)

I have no idea if my diet change contributed to my not needing meds to achieve an erection. Like you, I cut out almost all dairy and most red meat since my diagnosis two years ago. We eat fish and chicken mostly and a healthy dose of veggies and fruit. I also have really cut back on sugars, in particular artificial sweeteners because of what they seem to do to my bladder. This is something I did without regards to ED. I usually just tell people that my recovery from ED can be attributed to the fact that my wife is 9 years younger than me and "hot and hell". (She's standing right behind me.)

Tom

Fish, egg whites, nuts, legumes and high quality whey protein should provide all the protein you need.

I personally suspect that high levels of sugar in the diet contribute to low libido and I read one study where high sugar intake can decrease testosterone levels by 20%.