hi! yes, I'm doing much better. I'm still not great, but if this is as good as I can get--I'll take it! 6 months of align certainly seems like enough...its so different for each person. I suspect align is what's helping, but it easily could just be the combo of everything... so I don't know. But I'm certainly too scared to stop the align and find out. I buy mine at Sams Club and it's a bit cheaper. Still a lot of money, so if it didn't help after 6 months, I don't blame you for stopping! I do think Benefiber is really helping. I never tried it before and it seems gentle enough to not cause lots of cramping...so I like it. Again, we're all so different! Hope you're doing well!