Diverticulitis Support Group
Diverticulitis is a common disease of the bowel, in particular the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches on the outside of the colon. Diverticulitis results if one of these diverticula becomes inflamed. Diverticulitis most often affects middle-aged and elderly persons, though it can strike younger patients as...
A while back I posted that I had had a diverticula rupture and came within a hair of having emergency surgery, but luckily there was no liquid or no stool when it ruptured. I did spend 5 days in hospital under flagyl and the other antibiotic ..name escapes me now. I went for a colonography in June and he is now going to do a coloonoscopy because the colonography did not really show the bladder to bowel fistula that I have had for 7 years now...and has not really caused me any grief.
I asked him if someone in my situation could escape surgery and control my condition with diet and he said absolutely. I also asked about diet...as to what to eat and about what ppl say...not to eat seeds, nuts, lettuce etc. and he said that all of that is not a factor at all. He emphatically said it is ALL about fibre and getting enough of it and drinking adequate amounts of water thus keeping water in the stool to prevent any constipation.
Well, I have been doing this since March and I have never felt better. I have lost 25 lbs...a good loss as I was overweight...and my bowel movements are well proportioned...not hard and definitely not diarreah-like.
So, I guess I am one of the luckier ones (and I hope it remains that way). I just wanted basically to get the point across...not to grieve over eating things with seeds etc...they are NOT the cause at all. My surgeon is a very renowned doctor and I have to respect his opinion and his expertise on this matter.
Hope we will all learn to live with this condition and that all of you will do well.
Love to all and take care.
I asked him if someone in my situation could escape surgery and control my condition with diet and he said absolutely. I also asked about diet...as to what to eat and about what ppl say...not to eat seeds, nuts, lettuce etc. and he said that all of that is not a factor at all. He emphatically said it is ALL about fibre and getting enough of it and drinking adequate amounts of water thus keeping water in the stool to prevent any constipation.
Well, I have been doing this since March and I have never felt better. I have lost 25 lbs...a good loss as I was overweight...and my bowel movements are well proportioned...not hard and definitely not diarreah-like.
So, I guess I am one of the luckier ones (and I hope it remains that way). I just wanted basically to get the point across...not to grieve over eating things with seeds etc...they are NOT the cause at all. My surgeon is a very renowned doctor and I have to respect his opinion and his expertise on this matter.
Hope we will all learn to live with this condition and that all of you will do well.
Love to all and take care.
I did all the right things...ate all the right Foods..I was Not so Lucky.
My GI Doc also said it was Perfectly SAFE to Eat Seeds, whatever I wanted...soooo One Night I DID..3 Days later I was in EXTREME Pain, and thought I was Just Gonna DIE.
As a Matter of Fact, almost Every1 I have Ever Spoken with says the Exact SAME Thing...that Their Attacks were preceded by Eating Nuts, Corn OR Seeds..that they feel Fine as Long as they Stay away from those things..
So...idk !!
I did have the surgery..and I Can Now eat Everything..with the exception of Corn..I Must have been just Sensitive to it..because IF I Eat it, and I Have NO Diverticuli left in me, I get Straight Diarrhea, and that Corn is Thru my Entire system within Hours..so I will remain Corn Free...which is to bad cause I LOVE Corn on the Cob !! Smothered in Garlic Butter...and salt.
Such is Life.
I Hope the Very BEST For You !!
I am the Youngest in my Family, I am the One who was MOST Active, Ate 95 Percent vegetarian..Very little Red meat (I DO Love an Occasional Cheeeeesburger)..very Little Pork..Mostly Fish and a Bit of Chicken...LOTS of Fruits and Veggies DAILY...Always..
Yet, I am the ONLY One in my Family who has THIS, the rest have ALL been Scoped, and No One Else has Vascular Disease either...No One else...Not grand Parents, Aunts Uncles, Immediate Family..
I Just DO NOT Understand !!
I am also the Only one who has Suffered IBS, Anxiety, Heart palps...My sisters do Not Understand what I am Speaking of when I speak of those things...they didn't even have any of it when they BREEEZED Thru menopause !!
My Dr. said if it is going to happen it is going to happen and that there is no sense in worrying about it because it could happen tomorrow or 10 years from now or possibly never again. He did say that chewing your food well, exercise, plenty of fluids and fiber do make a difference.
All I know is I am rather fearful of food now. Which in a weird way might be a good thing since I am rather over weight.
(oh and a hamburger would be so good) Tired of poultry and fish
Trying to up my fiber too.. drinking a lot of water.
Live with The Fear that an attack willhit me at "any moment".
Sick of my doctors.
So tired of this. Dont kow what to believe anymore.
But...the docs insist that it was not that and that nuts and seeds are not the culprits. They all seem to agree on the fibre and the water...so I will stick with that. I take 3 Benefibre tablets every day...and drink 500ml of water along with them...that is very important to do.
I had also on the day I went in strained very very hard to pass a hard stool...and they said that is the most likely cause as well. So, having weighed all the options I think I will stick with my fibre and my water and eat lots of fruits (soft ones) and veggies (not too hard ..and hard to digest) and hope that this will do it for me.
Good luck to all and keep in touch !! xox