Diverticulitis

[tdawg874 1]

Anybody seem to have problems with diverticulitis? I have not been diagnosed, but I think thats what the problem may be. I have pains on my left side, most of the time after I eat. It was really bad after my obsession with popcorn, on a daily basis. Lol.. I read that the intestines flare up when u eat something thats difficult to digest. Anyone have it? Any pointers on prevention?

[oceangirl6 0]

yep i have it and it sucks

wonder if band will make any difference

only four days out now so time will tell.........

go to doc he can put you on anti biodics and get rid of it

but then NO MORE popcorn

bummer cuz i love it too

and nuts and seeds

good luck

Anybody seem to have problems with diverticulitis? I have not been diagnosed, but I think thats what the problem may be. I have pains on my left side, most of the time after I eat. It was really bad after my obsession with popcorn, on a daily basis. Lol.. I read that the intestines flare up when u eat something thats difficult to digest. Anyone have it? Any pointers on prevention?

[Jachut 487]

Dont have it but have recently had rectal cancer, surgery, chemo and a temporary ileostomy. My intenstines are pretty darn sensitive at the moment. I am finding I pretty much have to stay on a low residue diet which I absolutely fought against at first - because its a lot of white bread, white Pasta, white rice, limited fruit and vegies, etc. But I simply cannot digest tough fibrous things without pain, bloating and diarrhoea. And I've already had one bowel obstruction.

you need to avoid fibre, that's the main thing and popcorn is one of the WORST things - along with nuts and seeds its absolutely forbidden as it has a very high likelihood of causing a blockage.

if you google a low residue diet you'll find the general guidelines, I have to eat the bread/pasta/rice because it thickens things up so I'm not just pouring watery discharge out of my stoma, but you can otherwise avoid so much white carbs, but you need to learn how to substitute low fibre foods for high fibre ones.

[Esmeralda 2]

I been having problems with Diverticulitis in the past 2 years, I was banded in Jan 2005 and was doing ok. My questions is my surgery to remove part of my colon will be March 16, does anyone know if i need to get a complete unfill for this? I read about where you get tubes down your nose to your stomach for drainage. I am scared but i had to many infections in the past year and its very painful. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Esmeralda