Help! Found out I have diverticular disease!
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I found out 6 months ago I had diverticular disease after a flair up of diverticulitis. I have recently had another flair up - a few days ago. Although it seems mild it is still fairly debilitating but doesnt seem as bad as first time. I don't know if I am experiencing day to day diverticular disease symptoms or diverticulitis? First attack had fever with it and feeling sick but this one is just pain and diahorrea and feeling really down. Can't eat except for liquids. Is this diverticulitis or diverticular disease and how do you know the difference? Is it to do with the fever being present or not? I am so worried as no real information has been given to me and I feel scared I won't be able to live a normal life with this. Can someone tell me the difference and should I be heading to the doctors as soon as i get a flair up or just put up with it until it gets worse? I have read so many scary things about it I don't know if I can cope.
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joy23863 patricia88341
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valerie38974 patricia88341
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NikkiParks patricia88341
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Anyway dont feel so down and scared Patricia as you are not alone and you will feel better.. Best thing I can say is do lots of research and find through trial and error a diet to suit.. Good luck girl xx
Dixieb patricia88341
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You are not alone there seems to be more and more people suffering from it. keep your chin up.
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BA21_3RU patricia88341
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elizabeth35872 patricia88341
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5 months was digonised with diverticuloses and was told that if I get a fever and vomiting I should go straight to the emergency at the Hospital as it can be very dangerous other wise I was given tablets to help with gases in the stomach and a product called Plantaben which is a sachet you mix with 1/2 a bottle water which you take 2 or 3 times a day and stops your stools from making you strain when you go to the toileta mild laxative called Duphalac which is a solition in a sachet which can be taken 2 or 3 times a day and apart from gradually increasing the fiber in you diet until you are on a High Fiber dietll this is to keep the colon clean so it does not turn in to Diverticulitis there is nothing that can be done.
I live in Spain and have found it very difficult to get information on High Fiber diets and I find that the worst time for me is at night, after about 8.0pm I am in bed with a hot water bottle on my stomach (which gives a little relief).
Like you I am still trying to cope with this awfull disease.
anne1966 patricia88341
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donna89206 patricia88341
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hollie91443 michelle269
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I think I posted to the wrong person, I'm 36 and was told the same as far as I'm too young to have this. Did you have surgery? Would loooove to talk to someone in the same boat as me. Never felt more scared or alone. My husband is supportive but this lingering pain scares me.
donna89206 patricia88341
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hollie91443 patricia88341
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Hi, I see you posted 6mths ago. Did you end up having surgery? I am 36 and had 3 flares in 3 mths. Never even knew what diverticulitis was until then. I had them during my menstrual. I am on birth control so I won't have a menstrual and no more flares. It's been 3mths since my last flare and I'm still sore about 4 days out of the week.. like a lingering pain. I have not had a colonoscopy yet. Have you?