28 year old Male with diverticulitis anxiety has been out the roof
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Hello im completely new to this but I have been dealing with this for about a month or more. I got diagnosed with diverticulitis 3 weeks ago. It all started with just irregular bowel movements but I honestly was not the healthiest eater so I paid no attention to it untill I had severe abdominal pain on lower left side and slight fever I went to the doctor the next day he immediately thought it was diverticulitis so he ordered a ct scan and metronidozol (flagyl) antibiotics. A week later I got the ct scan came back showing acute diverticulitis and some fluid in pelvis. Doctor didnt seem to be to worried I did feel alot less pain within a few days after taking antibiotics and then he also added cipro antibiotics. Although my pain has reduced it has been awful because I just feel so weird and my anxiety is out the roof bc I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks and I cant remember the last time I had a normal bowel movement I dont see any blood in stool however I feel like i cant fully evacuate my bowels when I go to restroom and its has been like paste /diarrhea with alot of mucus consistency I have been eating alot less however I recently started feeling well enough to add some sort of solids but I still get such bad anxiety bc it feels like its swollen I been taking probiotics and cbd oil but i have been getting better slowly but today it has been very uncomfortable it feels like its swollen or something and i sometimes even feel it against my bladder I just want to know how long this will take before I can eat normal and have a normal bowel movement. I have gotten to the point where my rectum feels like I have a small cut or something i guess its from all the diarrhea? Im just so overwhelmed with this bc I have never really had health issues before I'm 6'1 was at 256 pounds now I'm down to 235 which is awsome and all but I am ready to be healthy again and I want to go back to the gym, but ever since I have been diagnosed I feel lack of energy fatigue and loads of anxiety bc of the drastic changes. I have a follow up next week with the doc. He also had said that when I'm completely back to normal that he would like to do a colonoscopy and that gave me more anxiety. Will this ever get better ? How long does it take?
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bradw jcab89
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32 yo Male here. my first diverticulitis episode was at 29yo. I also have GAD (General anxiety disorder). My normal weight is 150-155lbs and when I have gotten diverticulitis I would drop down to 132-140lbs. in relation to your weight, you lost 8.2% and I would lose 9%+-. I have had it 3 times and each episode was in a time of high stress that led to panic/anxiety, followed by a diverticulitis flare up. It typically takes me 2-3+ weeks to regain my appetite and 1-2 months to get my weight back.
diet wise, I take pro-biotics and powdered flax seed (typically added to oatmeal/maltomeal or in baked goods). I Personally, I have worse flare ups with eating fried chicken than anything.
I wish you the best of luck and hopefully some of this helps you relate with others. Remember, fear is a lie - Anxiety is believing it.