Diverticular disease
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I am 56 and have been diabetic for nearly 20 years. I have recently been diagnosed with diverticular disease after a colonoscopy. My symptoms are severe diarrohoea , with very little warning. There does not seem to be a pattern emerging. I can go several days without diarrohoea and then two or three days running it happens. Sometimes just once and sometimes three or four times in a day.
This is very debilitating, I do not feel I can go out anywhere, in case it happens.
It is extremely embarrassing when it does happen
I feel completely washed out after it has happened and drained.
**My question is - how am I supposed to manage this?
I asked my doctor last week and she said to eat no fruit with peel on and to use Imodium. But as I dont know when it is going to happen I dont know when to take Imodium.
My husband and I have taken early retirement in order to travel etc but now I seem to be more confined to home than ever before!
What can I do?
Thank you for any help you can give.
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jeg87780 gail88746
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I'm sorry to hear you are having such a rough time of it I've only had one flair up but have had lingering pain for over a year. I've found that getting natural pro-biotic into my gut has helped a lot with all symptoms. I especially noticed a huge improvement when I introduced raw fermented saurkraut into my diet. You can find it in the refrigerator section at Whole Foods. Do not get any brands that use vinegar or chemicals to pickle the cabbage as they will not have the natural pro-biotic you need. I've heard naturally fermented Kimchi is full of pro-biotic too. I eat it raw (uncooked) as a snack. Hope you feel better soon.
gail88746 jeg87780
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thanks for the advice
gail
ruth46022 gail88746
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Hi Gail Ive just looked it up on internet and found this however obviously check with your GP first
Psyllium Husk for Diabetes:-
For most people with diabetes, the main health concern is to keep blood sugar levels under control and avoid wild fluctuations that could cause health complications. Diabetic individuals may want to try psyllium husk as a way to lower blood glucose levels naturally. Aside from being useful in blood sugar control, psyllium husk supplements may benefit the health of diabetics in other ways as well.
gail88746 ruth46022
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Oh. thank you.
I will check with my diabetic specialist nurse. I am seeing her soon.
gail
Grammato4 gail88746
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I have found even nutritionist don’t have the answers as to what we can and cannot eat. Everyone is different . First attack put me in hospital for 4 days with a perforation. Colonoscopy showed it healed with minimal diverticulitis. It took six months to get back on my feet and three months later I’m on those horrible meds . It is very depressing as nobody seems to really know how to help us all. Every twinge you think here we go. CHIPRO / FLAGHY are the only meds my doctor will prescibe and side affects for those 10 days are horrible. Its like the forgotten disease...