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It's been approximately two months since my hospitalization for uncomplicated microperforation of one Diverticulum. lately I've had slight pain , gurgling tummy, and slight pain by my left hip bone. Is this normal?
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mjf3814 jacob0373
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Suggest you go on clear fluids only for 48 hours and see if it clears up. If it gets worse though it's back to the doctor
greg80227 jacob0373
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Hello, consult your physician or call the number your hospital gave you when you were discharged and they can answer your questions or concerns. Good luck.
jacob0373
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There's no blood yet. Been having pain since Friday. Currently the tummy is really massively churning, every 30 minutes back to the loo. I had one egg and toast an hour ago as I was beyond hungry. currently I'm trying to decide whether I should go to hospital. I'd rather not wait till I get fever and chills again. Thoughts folks? Cheers👍🏼
jacob0373
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Ended up going to A&E. CT. Now waiting for pain meds. What a rubbish disease☹.
rommon jacob0373
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That is such a bummer they are all against surgery in EU if it's not life threatening, that is just terrible.
Best of luck to you, this disease almost killed me 2-3 times now, two surgeries later I am better but always terrified when I get chills or feverish 😕
vic_07103 jacob0373
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what about antibiotics? maybe get ready for that.
jacob0373 vic_07103
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Flagyl & Levoquin at the moment. This is the 2nd attack in 2.5 months. I've been in the loo every twenty minutes since 5 AM. I'm absolutely sick of this! The pain, the cramps, all the poo, the ridiculous £ I'm spending without any decent outcome. I'm asking for the sigmoidectomy . I'm fuming🤬.
vic_07103 jacob0373
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right, of course, makes sense. YOU WILL BE SO HAPPY WHEN YOU DO..,,ive read you have a GASTRO DOC in the UK and in the US. after reading the abstract i posted from US .gov - it makes perfect sense-- why people get the treatment they get and why they do or do not get the surgery.
vic_07103 jacob0373
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jacob, you were hospitalized but i havent read that you had surgery so YES this is exactly what people go through who have diverticulitus.. its RARE for the microperf to heal on its own so basically youre scr****. check this out..... copied from .gov
Diverticular disease of the colon now is recognized to be functional disease resulting from altered neuromuscular activity in the colon. Inflammatory complications, when they occur, usually result from inflammation around a single diverticulum. This may lead to the formation of a pericolic or pelvic abscess. Free perforation of these leads to purulent peritonitis. The original communication with the lumen of the bowel usually is obliterated. More rarely, with either rapid evolution or failure of the diverticular neck to obliterate, a free communication develops between the bowel lumen and the peritoneal cavity, leading to fecal peritonitis. Fecal peritonitis results in an extremely high mortality rate. The operative approach for a patient with perforated diverticular disease should be individualized and depends on the stage of the disease present, the general condition of the patient, the experience of the surgeon in colon surgery and the availability of facilities and personnel to provide intensive care. In larger institutions when these conditions are optimal, primary resection of the diseased bowel with or without anastomosis is becoming the procedure of choice. In smaller institutions or if conditions are not optimal, right transverse colostomy with drainage of the perforated segment can be relied on to control the disease with a mortality rate compared to that of primary resection. If free perforation and fecal peritonitis are present, exteriorization or primary resection of the perforated segment must be carried out. We would not recommend primary anastomosis under these circumstances.