I have severe diverticilous so you do have to find out what the trigger foods are and only eat a bit or leave alone. Sometimes the antibiotics will cause pain but it is just discomfort and mild. It does go away after a while-usually a week or so. I don't work things back into my diet but let things happen as they do. The meat I start with is ground and I leave the beans and peas alone for as long as it takes.
You do have to find your own tolerance as we are all different. When I am getting over the antibiotics, I take aloe vera tablets that I get at walmart. They sooth the gut. Sometimes they are enough to get me thru a light attack.
Best of luck.
Mary

Thanks for replying, Mary. I appreciate the information.
I know the antibiotics cause me discomfort and some nausea and finished those two days ago, thankfully that's gone. What I'm still having is burning like discomfort in my left side but not specifically in one spot. I don't know why I still have any pain if the infection is cleared?
I've switched over to an all liquid diet except for some chicken noodle soup with no chicken. I woke up feeling fine and now the pain is lurking again. I'm sure you know it's frustrating and scary.

I had a colon resection on 3/21/18, and didn't have to have a colostomy bag. But my stomach has never been the same again. I can no longer tolerate meat,alcohol,sugary snacks, ice cream, etc. Sugar is my enemy... I suffer from constant fatigue, moderate abdominal pain, etc. Avoid fiber when you're having an episode. Eat soft easy to digest . Best of luck to everyone.

Your doctor may recommend that you stick to a clear liquid diet for two or three days, or until the pain goes away. Your colon needs time to heal after an attack.
Please, no fiber till the colon is healed. Fiber too soon will irritate the colon and can cause it to become inflamed again.
When I first feel a twinge in my abdomen I immediately go to a liquid diet. I have been living with this for over 20 years.

Foods and beverages allowed on a clear liquid diet include: Broth, Clear soda, Fruit juices without pulp, Ice chips, Ice pops without bits of fruit or fruit pulp, Plain gelatin, Plain water, Tea or coffee without cream.
Diverticulitis diet once signs and symptoms begin to resolve

As you start feeling better, your doctor will recommend that you SLOWLY introduce low-fiber foods. If you experience pain or bloating after adding any food, please go back to liquids till the pain goes away.
Low-fiber foods include: Canned fruits, Desserts without seeds or nuts, Eggs, Enriched white bread, Fruit juice with little or no pulp, Low-fiber cereals, Milk, Yogurt or cheese without seeds or nuts, Smooth peanut butter, Tender meat, poultry and fish,White rice or plain pasta, noodles or macaroni, Well-cooked vegetables without seeds or skins.

You may need this low fiber diet for 2-4 weeks or more before VERY slowly starting back on the fiber foods, such as raw vegetables, especially broccoli and kale.

Too much food can also cause a good amount of pain. Eat small meals for awhile,
about the size of half of a sandwich.
Good luck

I just had my second bout of Diverticulitis this month. I was getting them about 8 months apart until this June. I may have started fiber too soon. My question is. My Dr. gives me a script of Cipro and Flagyl just in case an attack come on. Have any of you had an attack and not taken the 2 antibiotics I spoke of? Both are pretty strong and it takes at least a week after the 10 days of the drugs to feel normal again and to have a more solid stool.

Everybody is different. You have got to learn how to listen to what your body is telling you. When I feel the first hint of a pain, I immediately go to a clear liquid diet. I use that for a few days then start on the low fiber foods. Sometimes that lasts 2 weeks, sometimes 4 weeks. If at any time i feel a twinge, I go back to the liquid diet. IF you can stop the attack by going to a liquid diet, you can try not using the pills. HOWEVER, Diverticulitis can be dangerous if it goes untreated. It can cause death so if the pain ever gets a little worse after going on the liquid diet, take the pills, then stay on the liquid diet till the pain goes away before going to low fiber foods for 2-4 weeks.
Good luck

I came across this on Facebook-called Pain Free Foods Support Group. They also have a website:www.diverticulitispainfreefoods.com They use a combined way of eating and you can’t eat certain foods with other. I ordered the book and started the plan. I also keep a food journal to see what is causing my flare-ups. Believe me its a different way of eating, but I get a lot of recipes off Pinterest ( I went vegetarian). I also take 2 different Probiotics, Udo’s oil 3-6-9, Turmeric, Magnesium, K2, COQ10, a greens powder, slippery elm, before I eat at every meal. I feel great now, it took some time like I said to figure it out, but NO SURGERY for me. And those antibiotics, I tell the hospital I’m allergic to them (they are awful). Get the book and do the way of eating, its explained in the book, we are different then normal people and will have this disease for life, so try it what have you got to lose- Good luck!

great information, I am rather anxious to start eating again. The experience of an attack is terrifying. I have been on a clear liquid diet (except coffee with cream which is the only thing I am enjoying and does not seem to affect things. This I have been doing for 3 days. I still have pain in my stomach area which feels like someone punched me hard and it is sore.
I am thinking I should start my vitamins again but am not sure it woul;d be good to do with an empty stomach.
Some things I have read say to avoid dairy products. I believe my trigger is nuts. I haven't had issues with dairy. funny the same site that said no dairy also said nuts were ok and good.

I am new to the group,,,thought I would chime in. :)
I also have what is considered uncomplicated/mild diverticulitis episodes, but that was scary enough! My issues started in 2016. In my experience, the antibiotics made me feel awful. It took me a full five days to even start to feel normal again. That "discomfort" you describe...I feel that too. It's so strange, I feel great for weeks and then out of nowhere, those scary twinges appear just long enough to trigger my anxiety....and then they are gone again.
Part of me believes my attacks followed eating nuts and red meat; but then again, I have cut out all nuts and red meat and I still get those weird twinges sometimes. Frustrating process to try and figure it out.
Just anecdotally, I have a friend that is vegan and has diverticulitis as well. As with most things, it is so individualized that it is tough to make generalizations.
I just wanted to tell you that you are not alone on this journey.

Be Well,
Kris