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...

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IBS and divert?

deleted_user
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I have trouble keeping everything normal. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat. I can eat cheese and be fine but I eat an apple and I get a flare. I can eat seeds and be fine but bread can sometimes floor me....what gives?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know what you mean. Since I was diagnosed I have found I cannot tollerate alchohol without getting a horrid headache. Even beer does this. Dont know if anyone else has had this problem.
ragingfog
ragingfog
I know what you mean. It doesn't seem to make much sence and it's very confusing to know what you should eat or not eat.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It seems to be something individual with every person. A recommendation is to start making a list of every single thing you eat and crossing it off if it makes you sick. You'll learn a lot about your diet and eating habits, too.
deleted_user
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Keep in mind, it takes some time for food to get to the affected area of the colon. That makes it even more difficult to identify foods. You may think it's the apple you ate today, but it could have been the peas you at three days ago. It takes, on average, 2 days for food to get to the sigmoid region of the colon which is the area most commonly plagued by diver.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I wonder if it would help to go to a naturpath that can help with food allergies. Many people are allergic to wheat and dairy. Apples make me sick too. did anyone have IBS prior to diver? I think the water pressure from the IBS caused the blowouts to occur! think of when you kink a hose. I have never been constipated, but have diarrhea almost daily.
deleted_user
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Hi Try2bbetter,

I realize I am responding to an old post but I have never heard anyone with the same thing I have.

I was a social drinker. I mostly cannot drink alcohol now without getting severe headache the next day. I might be able to drink a light beer (50/50 chance), but my favorite beer, Guniness, or a 1/2 glass of wine will do me in for sure.

I drink non-alcoholic beer now. If I have 3 of those I get a headache. It is not purely the alcohol. I never connected it with DD, but it is a strange and it occurred after my second attack.
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