Just found out I have it.....anyone have any advice?

Get a colonoscopy. Diane developed diverticulitis and had a fistula open from her colon to her bladder, through several inches of her body cavity. It nearly killed her. They couldn't figure out what was wrong for better than 8 months until she started to get sepsis. She ended up having having 14" of colon removed, a whole bunch of damaged tissue removed from her body cavity and had to wear a catheter for a few weeks to allow her bladder to heal.

Keith

my last colonoscopy they tore my bowel and didnt notice....sepsis, collapsed lung, coma and ICU for two weeks left me pooping in a bag for half a year....never again but thanks all the same

Don't horse around with this, it can be nothing in most cases however even those can spasm and leave you in a world of hurt

when ever your digestion system stops working or you get a small knot it can turn serious real quick

You should have had a MRI or at least an x-ray to locate where and how big it its as well

yup thanks....the CT scan is how the diagnosed me

Liquid diet then foods that don't cause inflammation

I almost had to wear a bag after a bout of it. I used to eat a lot of sunflower seeds and tomatoes, no more of that. Seeds can be the worst to cause and infection. The smaller the worse. Strawberries raspberries etc...eggplant, kiwi, tomatoes or any hard nuts like peanuts, cashew etc.. are what I avoid just to name a few

Turtle dale is right. That's what works for me. Softer foods like bananas,eggs and chicken and turkey are easy to digest.

Cut back on grease. Avoid nuts. But most of all chew your food good. Trail and error is only true way to know what will hurt you. But unfortunately that can be painful lessons. Not the e d of the world because you are in losis stage. It’s the litis stage that can kill you

My dad has it as well. He ended up having 12 inches of his colon cut out and he still struggles with it from time to time. Cutting back on red meat and processed foods, nuts, popcorn, or anything thing that might get stuck in your colon or not digest well causing a flare up

Multiple occasions of inflammation and scarring over years resulted in a blockage in my sigmoid colon. My body grew a fistula that bypassed the blockage, luckily not like what happened to Keith's wife. Couldn't get a scope up my colon and cancer was a concern so they removed my sigmoid colon (the last 9-12 inches) and connected the rest together (called a resection). Didn't have to go on a bag at all because I was able to get cleaned out prior to surgery. Recovery was longer than expected but it all worked out fine with no residual effects. That was 16 years ago.

Note: This was from diverticulitis (inflammation) and not diverticulosis (pockets forming in the colon).

Metamucil daily has kept it from becoming a bigger issue. Was diagnosed 3 years ago and have had a few pollups removed.

Nuts,corn, seeds or any shelled item. my wife and mother in law have,had it.

Did you have a bout with it or did you just happen to find out because of a colonoscopy? I have it. Stress seems to be a bigger trigger for me than food.

watch your diet , don't put off symptoms , eat what keeps you in a good BM every day so you don't get backed up.

My dad has Diverticulitis and has been in the hospital for it a couple times.

that got him to eat a little salad once in a while , the man hates green vegetables eating a salad was a chore now he does it fairly often it is less of a chore than being sick.

his idea of a vegetable is buttered sweet corn

A little over a year ago, I was dealing with the ‘itis version. Made me a very sick dude . A few weeks in the hospital and a few surgeries to correct it . Do not recommend.

My wife took a picture after my second surgery , the one where they removed the damaged part and installed the colostomy bag ( the Pride Purse) . The photo was taken in response to a comment my Dad made. It really fired her up, so she took that pic with me having drains, a nasal gastric tube in place, and the Purse with the caption,” Your boy is fighting sepsis. You just about lost him.” . Kinda shut that conversation down. I won’t be sharing that pic, there’s youngsters about.

I’m all pieced back together, now. But what an ordeal.
What caused it ? No idea. That’s a direct quote from my surgeons, the infectious diseases doctor, and the hospitalist. Sometimes, it just happens.

My wife has it. She can't eat any dairy products such as ice cream, milk, etc. If she does she lives on the toilet. That really flares it up for her. My proctologist always tells me not to eat white bread, only wheat or rye. He said white bread has trouble going through your digestive system and can cause blockage which can lead to serious problems.

just monitor it, I ended up in the hospital for 5 days once because I had a bad episode and let it go to long. As far as foods, none bothers me really, they say small seeds can get in the diverticuli and cause swelling but if you start feeling pain in your lower left quadrant, that is a sign of a flare up.

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