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Diverticulitis

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gail2

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Any fellow suffers out there? only just been dx a few weeks its a bitch to have and u become well how can i put this but good friends with your toilet
wondered if you are on meds for it and if they work well for u
 
Most people over the age of 50 have diverticulitis to one degree or another so you are not alone. When I was diagnosed, I was told to avoid foods with seeds and nuts. Basically anything small that can get lodged in the little pockets in the bowel.

I love nuts but I can definitely tell when I've eaten them and it's a trade off between pain and the pleasure of eating them :D
 
Deb-i
thankyou
 
I’ve managed with it for years using probiotics and peppermint oil capsules. Lots of painful episodes and sometimes the need for antibiotics when they were infected.
However, since going low carb/ high fats I’ve had fewer pain episodes, no infections and I’m beginning to think that bread and grains may have been a factor. Nuts and veg are now main sources of fibre.
 
Deb_l said:
Most people over the age of 50 have diverticulitis to one degree
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Really?
The NHS page says

Diverticulosis is when there are diverticula in your bowel, but they're not causing any symptoms.

Most people will get some diverticula as they get older, but most people will not get any symptoms.
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Which is not the same thing.

I appreciate this is not any help for you or @gail2 but your phrase could be frighteningly misleading for others over 50.
 
helli said:
Really?
The NHS page says



Which is not the same thing.

I appreciate this is not any help for you or @gail2 but your phrase could be frighteningly misleading for others over 50.
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I'm not sure how I've been misleading. I've said exactly what you quoted from the NHS page.

Most people in older age (I just happened to say 50) have it to some degree or another (equals no symptoms to lots of symptoms).
 
Deb_l said:
I'm not sure how I've been misleading. I've said exactly what you quoted from the NHS page.
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Diverticulosis is not the same as Diverticulitis (although it is confusing) and, many would consider that saying most people over 50 (rather than many) have it, suggests they have symptoms which maybe scary for anyone approaching 50.

My clarification was only to stop anxious people panicking.
 
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When I had a colonoscopy I was told I had diverticular disease and one nurse said it's very, very common as you get older, you get wrinkles on your face, and this is like wrinkles in your bowel! It only becomes a problem and is then diverticulitis when there is inflammation.
 
Hi Gail

I was diagnosed with it some time in the late 1990s.
For years I took a sachet of Fybogel Mebeverine every morning which I got on prescription. It is a combination of pain medication and fibre and helped no end. Curiously, after diagnosis and changing my diet a bit I no longer had problems and haven't taken anything for it for over 20 years.
 
gail2 said:
Any fellow suffers out there? only just been dx a few weeks its a bitch to have and u become well how can i put this but good friends with your toilet
wondered if you are on meds for it and if they work well for u
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A family member was put onto amitriptyline (well dose increased as they were already on it for other reasons) as an off book use that’s had great results. It definitely helped. Perhaps a conversation to be had with your dr. Going low carb more or less sorted the issue after that.
 
thanks for your replys
 
Deb_l said:
Most people over the age of 50 have diverticulitis to one degree or another so you are not alone. When I was diagnosed, I was told to avoid foods with seeds and nuts. Basically anything small that can get lodged in the little pockets in the bowel.

I love nuts but I can definitely tell when I've eaten them and it's a trade off between pain and the pleasure of eating them :D
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I apparently have diverticulosis too and the research I did at the time (2018) suggested it was outdated advice for most people to avoid nuts and seeds. I certainly wasn’t told to avoid them and as I am low carb much of my fibre comes from them. So far I’ve had no problems with it. You obviously have a different experience I appreciate.
 
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