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I've had a fistula for 2 years now. I've read a lot about them. It's pretty darn rare for spontaneous healing, from what I've read.

Reason being is your body doesn't recognize the tract as NEEDING to be healed. It is mucosa and your body just sees it as part of the bowel.

My surgeon will not cut me to do a fistulectomy, etc., because he says we (J pouchers) have already taken a sphincter hit, and the risk of incontinence after surgery is high. I don't wish to be an incontinent 40 something, so I currently live with a seton (I've had 3), and we are trying Humira to see if my other IBD issues chill out and *maybe* the fistula will heal, too.

My newest seton was placed yesterday. For two weeks after the last one was pulled, things were normal feeling, and it was wonderful. It never got as bad as it did in the beginning, but it started hurting, so he replaced the drain with a smaller one. I have no pain today at all.
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