Diverticulitis Support Group

I wondered about that myself. I would say for you, there seems to be a connection. I would say make sure you exercise on an empty colon. If the colon is full it must be under higher stress.

Taking long walks even flares mine. I used to walk 3-5 miles a day. I can't walk a quarter of a mile without problems now.

I have the same question. Years ago, each time I used my home exercycle, after a few days, I would get a pain on my left side across from my belly button. Since I was having kidney stone problems and knew I had some small stones in my left kidney, I felt I was aggravating the kidney situation.

After eliminating the stones and subsequently discovering that I had diverticulosis, I concluded that might be the problem. I started going to the gym and using the cross trainer instead. Same thing happened. So, I stopped that. Now, I just went back to the gym and am using the treadmill for a half hour, plus a half hour on weight machines, including an abdominal crunch machine. Well, once again I am back with diverticulitis. So, I too am wondering if my goal of being fit is causing my diverticulars to act up. I sure hope not.

I was hospitalized the end of July and had surgery. I followed up with a specialist the end of August. I asked if I could go back to the gym and he said no, not until at least the first of October. I had an abscess (not sure if that is considered a perforation or not) and they went in and cleaned that up and removed some adhesions. The doctor said a lot of strenuous exercise could irritate the healing of the adhesions and that I needed to give my body time to heal. I am crossing my fingers that when I go back I will be able to continue. I'll keep you posted.
Donna

I had 4 episodes of exercise induced divi attacks in my 10 year history of attacks. Twice the day after doing ab work with a personal trainer. Once this year after a tennis game and hiking up a mountain and then the day after dancing. My father had to have emergency surgery for divi after an intense soccer game.

So yes, I do believe that exercise can contribute. Of course, I excersied many other times in those 10 years without attacks.

My first attack (2 weeks ago) started a couple days after a very strenuous ab challenge workout. I've been wondering if it somehow made the diverticula angry.