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Been diagnosed with Diverticulitis and need help / advice.

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michael13475
michael13475

Hello All, I am an active 54 Male living in Canada in fairly good heath until I had my first unfortunate hospital stay. I had a major diverticulitis attack (left and right side) with perforation exactly 2 years ago and was hospitalized for 1 week, they were able to heal the infection with antibiotic's. I had a follow up colonoscopy 90 days after the attack which showed no active diverticulitis but there is scar tissue, no other issue were found. Since the original attack I am still getting weekly pains and discomfort, medium to heavy in nature on both sides that will last a day or two. One year after the attack because of my continuing pains my Doctor sent me for a CT scan which again showed no active diverticulitis at the time the scan. I take Metamucil daily and have good daily bowel movements so I don't believe its a constipation issue. Thanks for reading this, Hoping someone can offer some advice or suggestions.

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  • jacqueline01135
    jacqueline01135 michael13475

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    Hello Michael .help is at hand .I started a site for we the afflicted called Divi Diners where sufferers

    wrote about their probs .but it seems to have been hijacked by Patients .Whatever . I had the same awful thingy drips no food ,I had a perforated abcess on/in my colon .the surgeon was prowling around on a daily basis ,to see if the inflammation was spreading ,so he could drag me off to theatre

    Fortunately ,it stopped ,and he said "good .wev'e cooked it !" that was six-ish years ago, Now

    I am O.K .I do take Acidophilis every day ,good cops ,to kill bad cops .the occasional pain is sorted with good old Paracetamol . If I get a rumble ,I just massage gently, . Now ...Go to DIVI DINERS with

    a cup of coffee and read your way through it .Lots of advice and funnies ,in fact I am going to pop back to see if everybody is still around .

    Keep in touch ,

    Jacqueline

  • jacqueline01135
    jacqueline01135 michael13475

    Posted

    So Michael ,,,,you don't really need any help. Sorry I wasted my time giving you any.

    Jacqueline

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