Just diagnosed Acute diverticulitis with bleeding I

The Ct scan w/ dye they kept taking me in and out the machine now that does show my lower stomach right I'm not sure what all shows on a Ct scan of abdomen he knew non stop pain was in lower stomach . I just don't know what all a Ct scan shows . I have plain yogurt if I eat it while on the antibiotics will it stop the effect of the antibiotic and not let it work not sure when or how we are to eat yogurt I mean like after you complete the entire antibiotic and then eat yogurt or can you while actually on the antibiotic sorry so many questions .

Crossdo,

You can take a probiotic with antibiotics. It helps prevent C-dif/bad bacteria, from growing. If you eat yogurt just dont eat it at the same time as you take antibiotics. Wait a couple of hours. Flagyl is specific to certain bacteria as is Levaqin or cipro/both levaquin and cipro are quinolones. You have to take the combination in order to kill both gram negative and gram positive bacteria. The only alternative is Augmentin(penicillin family). It covers both gram neg and gram pos bacteria. Do not take fiber when you are having flare up! Can make them worse. Bowel rest is required for the first 2-4 days. Start with clear liquids, then progress to full liquids such as ice cream, yogurt, creamy soups, sherbert, etc, then soft diet such as bananas, rice, potatoes, baked chicken. 2 weeks after your last antibiotic you can start back with fiber. No laxatives until you are healed from attack. Evidence based medicine says there is no correlation between food and diverticulitis. Dr's agree! Ive been told by multiple GI specialists and surgeons, to eat anything I want. With that being said, if you have seen a pattern with your diet and attacks, just skip that food. Many studies have been done and they have shown zero correlation between diet and diverticulitis. You get diverticulitis from feces that gets stucknin the diverticulum (pouches). It contains ecoli bacteria that proliferates in the colon and causes the infection!

I wish I had your your messsge sooner I ate a yogurt with probiotics in it about 1 hour before I took my Flagy I hope the antibiotic is still affective I will wait 3 hrs the next time, So all the infections we get in the pouches is ecoli scary now I'm worried about just been on the one antibiotic I stopped Levaquin because of it not good with heart condition so until I see Gastro Thursday I'm just on Flagy 3 X a day 500 mg I'll have to see where I can order that probiotic pills . So the yogurt I ate about 1 hour or less for my antibiotic will that antibiotic still count . Thanks for everyone's information it has helped ALOT!!

I was told I had a heart murmur. That's why I was going to keep taking the Flagy and talk to gastro about it Thursday . Has anyone else did treatment with one antibiotic? Gig what all treatments have you done? My son went to Walgreens to pick up the probiotics you said I called yo see if they had them they are expensive I hope it don't cost dirreah to. Now you are saying I can take Flagy and at the exact same time I can swallow the probiotic ? Do you take the probiotic just 1 time a day ? Is it normal that the bloody discharge and light pink blood can last off and in for days ? I still have mine , this stuff has me REALLY scared haven't slept little to nothing for 2 days so far 😐

Hi Crosado8', I have always been prescribed Flagyl and Cipro together, you must not take anything dairy two hours before taking Cipro and and for two hours afterwards.

Yes I'm allergic to penicillin and everything in it's family! I stop the Levaquin because I was told I had a heart murmur, since you had surgery do you still have to take fiber stuff?

Has anyone else had an elevated white blood cell count with this diverticulitis ? I am so scared and nobody to talk to as this happened to y'all please someone share . Double scared since I'm only on one anabiotic now I see the Gastro tomorrow but I'm scared that White blood cell is so High can it be from the Diverticulitis ?

Hardin memorial hospital called follow-up call I had her to read my CAT scan to me it said diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon and that my colon was inflamed, no probration or blockages, my white blood cell count should be between 4000 and 10,000 my was 11,000 something, so it showing infection she said .

Having an elevated white cell count is due to infection/diverticulitis. Its yout body's way of fighting infection. You need antibiotics that cover gram negative and gram positive bacteria. GI doc will know what to give you. No food. Go on clear liquids.

Yes, every time I had an attack I had elevated wbc's. 11,000 isnt that high. Its just a reaction from infection

Before surgery. I hsd surgery in Dec to remove 12" of my sigmoid. That is standsrd in US.

Update on my appointment with gastro today the PA called in another anabiotic Bactrim i've never taken that before either also probiotics and now she wants me take the Flagy for 14 days I thought 7 days was bad now I have to do 14 days! Bactrim DS for 10 days and the Flagy 500mg for 14 days. Then on March 22 at 6:30 in the morning I'm going for a colonoscopy he said I'll be there for four hours they put you to sleep and the actual doctor will take several different biopsies gives you pictures of your colon yikes ! I do all the bowel prep two days before. I'll start the Bactrim tomorrow because My son just picked it up at the pharmacy so I want to get on the regular schedule so I started 8:30 in the morning when I take my Flagyl that way I can take it twice a day on a decent schedule we didn't you get home till late this afternoon so far rest of the day I do Flagyl tomorrow start Bactrim if anyone on this list prays please pray for me for no allergic reaction to Bactrim I've never taken it before protection from the severe diarrhea that it can cause . I'll see the Gastro again after I have the colonoscopy done. Said they can't do it right now I need to wait 6 to 8 weeks because my diverticulitis need to clear up first.