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chills and diverticulitis

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vivian89329
vivian89329

Hi

Has anyone experienced chills before or during an episode? I have been having chills for past 2 days even during the night. Getting scared I may be having a flare up. Even though I havd not fully recovered from the previous one.

Vivian

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  • lorraine77431
    lorraine77431 vivian89329

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    Hi Vivian,

    The test is just a stool sample but a little more complicated than the one for occult blood.  I too had a chronic pain in my left side but thinking back, it started after I was on two weeks of antibiotics following a tooth extraction.  The pain went on for four months and finally my gp said that he though it was diverticulitis.  He then prescribed two antibiotics then a third one when those made me sicker.  I was running to the bathroom 15-20 times a day and lost 10 pounds in a couple of weeks.  Finally he did the C-diff test and a few days later called me in to give me the news.  I had only seen people with this in nursing homes and they had died!! It was a scary time-fever, chills, no appetite at all (not like me). The Vancomycin was a wonder drug for me.  I hope you get to the bottom (!) of your problem soon and I hope it isn't C-diff. Diver is bad enough.  I still get some pain now and then but find that eating a really good diet with lots of roughage helps a lot.  So far so good.  Good luck!

    PS Someone awhile ago suggested milk thistle. I have been taking this too and it seems to help.

    • vivian89329
      vivian89329 lorraine77431

      Posted

      Hi lorraine

      Thank you. I am seeing my doctor on Monday. Your symptoms sound like mine.

      Vivian

  • theshayman
    theshayman vivian89329

    Posted

    Hi Vivian I have been reading this stuff regarding your health problems and its left me a bit concerned about my own stuff thats going on . I live in the UK near Heathrow Airport its a place called Southall and when I saw your mention of the stools and the problems going to the toilet.. I would normally only go maybe once every 3 or 4 weeks but then it would be like a lady having a really extremely bad delivery in the birth I pulled the towel rail off the wall a few weeks ago and then it is always like you said small to medium sized balls all clustered together and lots of blood. I was told this was Diverticulas but I was just told there was nothing that could be done and given this website name. I do have another pain related problem which has been ongoing for just after 5 years ago following an operation for a minor problem which didnt end up so minor and I am going in for an investagive op at the end of this month. so hopefully that will be sorted out. 
    • vivian89329
      vivian89329 theshayman

      Posted

      Yes I thing you should go back to the doctor. I am going today also. As this episode has taken me off work for 3 weeks already. Good luck.

      Vivian

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