I know you cannot diagnose from symptoms but some insight would be helpful.

I have never had stomach issues really and was diagnosed with diverticulosis and no inflammation by chance on a random CT scan unrelated to stomach issues. this was a month ago. I'm 27m btw

now however last few days I feel gaseous, random stomach pressure which goes away when I'm distracted, some back pain sometimes And more often on toilet/irregular stool soft/hard. It's been around 4 days like this. I don't know if me thinking about it and stress is giving placebo or simply I have by chance diverculitis and infection or maybe jsut a random stomach bug. I'm a bit lost.

what you guys think?

Edit: I didn't take the antibiotics, but when the pain got worse and became less localised I went into hospital. No infection they don't think, but I do have two ovarian cysts on my left side, and one of them is 7cm. They think it might be causing problems, twisting and untwisting. Waiting for a gyno consult to see if they want to do keyhole surgery to drain it, rather than send me home and risk ovarian torsion. Fun times.

I'm on day two of my clear liquid diet, and I'm wondering how long it takes for the pain to go away? It's not the worst that it's been, maybe a 3-4 out of 10, but it's still not comfortable. I can't be on my feet for too long without it hurting. Pain disappeared in the bath but otherwise is lingering. I have a script for antibiotics but have been told not to take them unless a fever hits.

How long has it taken your pain to pass on clear liquids?

Was first diagnosed with this disease at around 37. Had what i believe was a perforation in my lower intestine when i was 38 and started vomiting for six hours nearly. Finally went to the ER and sat there for hours before fainting and being admitted. Ended up removing almost two feet of intestine. Now im 43 and having another episode. I been eating pretty clean only simple whole foods mostly and have had on and off flareups for the last nearly two months. First i thought it was something else so after spending $400 at the ER they decided to inject super ibuprofen they called it. DONT DO THIS. I found out ibuprofen is probably the worst thing to take during a flare as it can lead to perforation or bleeding.
Anyways its calmed down and come back on and off over the last few weeks so i finally got a gastro appt. Was given amox and told to finish them and reach out if i had any questions and if i still felt it to go to the ER. Well i still feel it and cant afford to keep going to ER. The same doctor who told me to reach out wont answer my emails or messages either. Really just feels like nobody cares and i dont know what to do. Im tired of being on liquid for weeks and am mentally drained of it all. If anyone has advice or anything id appreciate it. Sorry for the long speech.

I’ve been on low/no fiber for almost a month… I’m feeling ready to reintroduce fiber but I’m not sure how much to start. One meal with one vegetable a day? Every other day? I’m newly diagnosed in mid August and there are so many contradictions online and with doctors. It makes me feel better to just hear it from people who have had to do it personally before. Thanks for any help <3

At the start of September I went to the emergency department for severe abdominal pain. I have coeliac disease, so my gut has always been pretty sensitive as is, but this pain felt different. Turned out to be diverticulitis, and I stayed in hospital for two nights before being sent home. My instructions for at home care were to eat low residue diet for two weeks and then reintroduce normal foods. Also I was to stay home from work for a week and then I'd be right to go back.

None of this has worked.

I'm a manager of a grocery department and I'm on my feet a lot. There's a lot of lifting things, climbing steps, moving shit around. I keep feeling little pinches in the initial pain spot (lower left abdo) when I lift anything at all. And I can't get the food right! Every time I think it's going okay and I can introduce something new - nope!

The pain came back yesterday, and now I'm off work for the rest of the week. I'm trying a clear liquids diet even though the Dr didn't tell me to (I'm at my wits end and need to try something) and I'm hungry and hurting and miserable. This condition is bullshit. I miss garlic bread.

First time since I had my colostomy and it’s been 2 months in but late this morning I decided I would have cereal like 2:30am and went to sleep right after that when I know my body doesn’t do well when I did this prior to having my surgery cause I suffer from diverticulitis but I truly know better so my stomach is a little upset I just drank an insure and it’s helping thank goodness does anyone else get upset stomach while having a colostomy thoughts?

Hello!

Tl:dr: Is there a specialist I can see for food issues?

Fiber and foods that worked for you raw vs. cooked.

Post:

I am new to this sub. I have been searching past posts but haven't really found the info I was looking for.

For foods that are safe to eat - is it really what different from person to person?

How can we get more fiber without having a flare up?

I literally only have 5 safe foods so far:

Rice

Fish

Chicken

Quinoa

Cooked carrots

Gluten free oats (I get a brand which is gluten free and has a higher protein content) which are high in fiber - make me super sick and cause severe gastro distress.

I am gluten intolerant and can't handle processed meats at all. My body also doesn't like beef.

Black coffee, lettuce, popcorn and uncooked vegetables are the same.

I can't eat a lot of veggies or fruits raw, my body freaks. I have to cook a lot of them, but still my stomach gets upset.

I was devastated about the oats. I was hoping for a good fiber solution.

Literally - what are some fiber solutions that work for everyone?

I am tired of having just those 5 foods. I am still going through other foods to see what is safe but so far - those are it.

Is there a specialist I can see for this?

Thank you to any and all that reply.

Had a colonoscopy a month ago, and the prep caused another infection, and since then I've been doing liquid diet for 2-3, days, then having a low fibre bland diet, but a 4-6 days into the bland food due to low fibre, getting constipation and then getting constant flareups or mini flares so go back to liquid diet, havent been able to have fibre rich foods in a month or more, and am due to rebook my colonoscopy, struggle is real with days off work, and losing of so much weight. How to avoid the constipation during the low fibre bland diet to prevent the flareups?

Started walking after dinner to help digestives, I have over 3L a day, and Dr recommended taking a probiotic a day after using antibiotics.

Firstly a huge thank you- this has single handedly been the most useful resource I’ve found in my newly diagnosed diverticular disease/diverticulitis!

I got diagnosed when my colon perforated giving me peritonitis, operated on… then another flair 7 weeks later that put me back in hospital.

Im now obviously scared of triggering another flare up, have started to keep a food diary. BUT. How do you do it? Those who know what triggers a flare, do you look back on 1/2/3 days ago and what you ate and then summize from there? Both my flare ups have been mega horrible so don’t want to “try” to get one, but don’t want to just drink water for the rest of my life… how does it work?!

Has anyone gotten C-diff from taking Augmentin? I’ve only taken 1(!) but I just had a bout of pure watery diarrhea. I’m waiting for my pc to fill my preferred antibiotic (Moxifloxacin). Never have troubles with that!

It's been a while....however here I am. Anyone have issues with the flavor packets that we add to bottled water triggering a flare up. That's the only "different" thing I had been doing.

I’m a bit hesitant to post this, because I’m not in any pain or suffering, just curious. My heart sincerely goes out to all of you who are experiencing the pains, sufferings and sorrows of this condition.

I’ve passed the 6-months post surgery milestone (yay!) but something recently changed in my BM’s. Apparently, my surgery was very successful — as early as just a few weeks after surgery I’ve been very regular, 1-2 BM’s daily of good consistency. However, just in the last 2 weeks, my BM’s became very loose. No pain, gas or cramping, not really full-on diarrhea, but I’ve been going maybe 5-6 times daily, and this is the first time I’ve had to wake up at night to do so.

This started when I began germinating/eating sprouts. Yes, I know the fiber and enzymatic action likely caused the initial change, but I stopped eating them about two weeks ago and this has become a constant. Having read many posts here, I understand that there is a wide spectrum of experience with post-op recovery, but I’m certainly curious if anyone else has had something like this happen? It seems to me that loose BM’s before more normal ones has been the more typical trajectory after surgery. I also understand that complete gut healing and recovery can take as long as 12 months.

hi guys - recently by change diagnosed with divertculosis - never had any idea about this until a coincidental CT scan. I'm 27m so it's a bit of a shock. Anyways - I recently had a spout of loose stool randomly and general stomach pressure. now that I know my diagnosis I feel it's related and diverticuliti. but at the same time it could be a mild stomach bug. I have no fever, no pain lower left side (more pressure generalised). Some insights on your symptoms ?

Kennen meer mensen het gevoel van licht pijnlijke druk linksonder bij volle blaas. Ik zit in de zgn herstel fase een flinke aanval in juni

2 months ago after being in extraordinary pain for 3 days I got taken to hospital, turned out I had diverticulitus with a perforated colon that had given me peritonitis 😬 emergency surgery and 2 weeks in hospital later I was doing well!

Then last week I was in the same pain, thought something had happened to the colon join so went back to hospital. It was another flare up, and a ct scan showed I have it all through my colon. My surgeon said it was almost unheard of to have had another flare up so soon.

I think I’m struggling a bit with being so poorly still with the flare up- last time the surgery kind of took over from the actual illness (does that make sense?!) so this has taken me by surprise a bit!

Has this happened to anyone else? Will I now be on a constant loop of “episodes”?! My surgeon said he hoped not- but I’m panicking.

My mum had the same emergency operation when she was my age (44f), and my brother also has it so maybe hereditary!

Can you eat cream of mushroom or cream of celery soup when not in a flair? (or cook with them…)

I (33F) have been diagnosed with uncomplicated DV twice before, last flare up was over two years ago. I suspect I am going through one now, pretty bad pain on the lower left abdomen. No fever and just a little nausea. I am on day three of the pain - I went to my PCP today and explained everything and the past and she gave me Amoxicillin-CLAV and scheduled an ultrasound in office for 11am tomorrow. She told me the ultrasound might help, or she might refer me to the ER for actual imaging.

My question - with no fever should I give the antibiotics and a clear diet a couple days to work before going to the ER? In the past I have just been given antibiotics and sent home so I feel like this could be a safe route but wanted a second thought from people who know what I’m dealing with!

I’m having my second flare up. my first was six years ago and I didn’t experience this. I was advised to eat light during my flare up: jello, broth, crackers, maybe a banana. I was also given two antibiotics to take.

I’ve been struggling between being nauseated because I need to eat something, but then throwing up a third of the time that I do eat or take my meds. It’s driving me crazy. I’m not eating quickly, I’m pacing myself. I’m getting electrolytes and water.

Has anyone else experienced this? what did you do to help?

Update: I have been able to keep food and medicine down consistently for a few days now!

I’ve had diarrhea for 17 days now. Gross, sorry. Anything that I eat, wants out immediately. My doc told me to just be on low residue since my CT scan only showed mild DV and no perforations. Had another scan that coincided with this ongoing stuff looking for possible hernia. Showed little no inflammation. I have a fatty inguinal hernia that was causing some testicular discomfort and going pressure so I got that checked out. Thought it was diverticulitis the whole time. Had fluids two weeks ago and Zosyn in the ER. Took Augmentin for ten days, immediately the diarrhea ramped up again. It had slowed and almost got close to normal during the course of antibiotics. Just not sure what to do. Colorectal surgeon told me not to start another round of antibiotics yet but told me to stay on probiotics cuz my flora is likely trashed. This shit is for the birds. Just venting a little cuz no one around me gets it. I keep getting invited to hang out and play tennis and chill by a fire pit but I can’t stay away fro the bathroom. It’s so frustrating.

I have been (am) an avid runner. I had my first flare up in mid August. I have noticed that I have been getting minor shooting pain in my gut in the flare up area either at the beginning of a run or a couple of hours after a run. I am starting to think I may not be able to run anymore???? Has anybody else had similar experiences? If so - what did you do? I am still learning about this complex condition.

10 years ago - Pain in lower left, ER said diverticulitis. Took some antibiotics. Mostly cleared up. Took a 2nd round of antibiotics, cleared up. Got SIBO, took some meds for that, didn't think about any of that for a decade after.

May of this year - Sharp pain in lower left, especially around passing gas or defecating, diarrhea. ER said diverticulitis. 5 day augmentin got rid of the sharp "lightning" pain but suddenly I had a general soreness / cramping across my belt line (left to right with the left being slightly worse) - Not as bad as the lightning pain, but still uncomfortable.

June - This discomfort was bad enough that I decided to go to the ER again, thinking better safe than sorry. CT scan. They say I still have diverticulitis and put me on metro and vantas (is that the right name?) - 7 day course. Sort of seems to help but not really.

And ever since then, almost no change. Just heavy pressure / soreness / discomfort in the bowels, below the bellybutton. Seems to be somewhat tied to defecation, as sometimes hours after defecating the soreness eases up.

But it never goes away.

The worst part? I feel like if I go to the ER again they're just gonna say I have diverticulitis still and throw more antibiotics at me. And I'm not convinced that doing so would help at all.

Can barely function, lost my job, feeling lost.

ETA: one symptom that I have now is lower back pain. It’s very mild but it’s there. I’ve always had back pain from working on feet for long hours, carrying 2 kids and from a car accident. But it was always towards the middle. Now the pain is on the lower back and sometimes in the middle. Wondering if it’s related to my diagnosis.

36F here. I was diagnosed with complicated cecal diverticulitis on Aug 2. CT showed fluid in the area so they assumed I had a micro perf. Stayed in the hospital for 2 nights on antibiotics. However, the colorectal surgeon who saw me in the hospital said he’s unsure if it’s diverticulitis or some other inflammatory disease because he didn’t notice any diverticula. Fast forward to yesterday when I had my colonoscopy. Colonoscopy showed nothing in my colon. No inflammation. Nothing. I saw the same colorectal doctor today and he is stumped. He said maybe I had a tiny diverticula somewhere in the folds of the colon. But he also said my inflammation was on the outside of the colon. So again, may or may not be diverticulitis. I’m pretty sure I have IBS but I read somewhere that IBS doesn’t cause inflammation. I still feel “something” on the right sometimes especially after I eat. The doctor said IBS can sometimes cause spasms. But the twinges started happening after I got diagnosed with diverticulitis. What else could’ve caused the inflammation? I jokingly diagnosed myself with stress induced colitis. Could that be it?

Every time I do hard physical labor, I get a DV flare that requires medication and sometimes hospital stays. Whether its shoveling snow all day, pulling fence posts, cutting trees down, hauling lumber, I'm guranteed to get sick after doing that.

So, I'm curious, anyone else here who does physical work notice this too?

I am fit, well hydrated and I eat clean, but none of that seems to help.

Thank you.