I was diagnosed at 37, hospitalized for a week. I have had 3 big attacks in the last 2 years, requiring meds. I am in er right now and am ju... http://www.dailystrength.org Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:32 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://static.dailystrength.org/templates/images/promo/logo-round-rss.gif http://www.dailystrength.org http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage avoid foods that I know might help trigger something. And I have also found out that stress is a trigger also. So I am trying to just take deep breaths when needed. My doctor suggested going on a 3 day liquid diet when...]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 11:58:24 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage Tue, 01 May 2012 15:35:16 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage surgery... I did and couldn't be more pleased. I fought it for years and enough was enough...]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 16:35:26 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage surgery is for you.]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 19:21:54 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage surgery is not fun, but it is WAYYYYYY more pleasant than a perforated colon. Seriously. I would think it is way worse to live with the constant fear of an attack and also perforation than to buck it up and get the surgery done.]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 20:50:15 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage avoid all the foods they tell you to avoid, but yet get flare ups. I'm at my wits end with this too. I'm sick of the pain and not knowing if i'll end up in the hospital or not. Best of luck to you.]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 12:38:33 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage surgery and "th...]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 08:49:04 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage hope you are doing better today!]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 12:45:37 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage surgery also -- and you mentioned a bag but I think you are misinformed. People like us only have to get a bag if they DON'T go for elective surgery but wait and keep having attacks and then it is an emergency. At least schedule an appt with a colorectal surgeon at a large hospital and ...]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 22:45:39 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage Sun, 06 May 2012 10:08:18 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage surgery...I say Yes. Or so I say right now. Since I am on antibiotics for 30 days. I am glad to hear you are feeling better rudoggy!!!]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 18:02:24 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage talking a bag but most often they do it laproscopically! I was never even admitted to a hospital for any of my attacks but wanted to do the surgery just to avoid all those damn antibiotics over and over again! I even had 2 1/2...]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 19:33:04 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage Tue, 22 May 2012 12:22:47 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage Tue, 22 May 2012 13:20:59 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage Tue, 22 May 2012 15:13:02 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage surgery laparoscopically. I had that done...no bag. Even with a bag, most can be reversed after a period of healing. After my surgery in 2008, I was home for 2 weeks, then back at my desk j...]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 18:32:03 +0100 http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diverticulitis/forum/14188523-me/lastpage hope you feel better. Right now I'm nauseous; can't take Flagyl and developed allergy to Cipro. Not entire sure which foods can trigger my attacks. Really tired of this ...]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:19:34 +0100