diverticulitis

[velogirl]

anyone have personal experience with diverticulitis?

[emily_in_nc]

anyone have personal experience with diverticulitis?

Not personal experience, but a co-worker had it, it became chronic with flare-ups, and he ended up having to have surgery. Apparently he's doing just fine now, a year or so post-surgery. Wish I could help more!

Emily

[lph]

My MIL had a LOT of trouble with this last summer, got really sick, hospital stay, out again, somewhat recovered, really sick again, back to hospital, and finally a gradual recovery to mostly normal. She had a low-grade fever for a long time and I think this whole thing killed most of her energy for most of half a year.

I don't know anything about the medical stuff, though.

[velogirl]

okay, so riddle me this. how can a young, healthy, athletic woman who eats more vegetables than Peter Rabbit end up with diverticulitis?

yes, me! and I haven't had nuts or seeds or corn or anything that might be an irritant.
I've been sick and in pain since Sunday and finally went to the doc today. she didn't make it very clear to me if this would be a chronic condition (let's hope not) or a one-shot pita.

symptoms have been dull aching pain in left lower quadrant (behind my hip bone) which amplifies when I eat or void, low-grade fever, general fatigue, HR wouldn't go up during workout although power was fine, feeling of thirst, frequent urination.

okay, done venting.

[teigyr]

Ouch. I didn't know anything about diverticulitis but it seems like you, being about as healthy as one could be, wouldn't be a prime candidate. What does the treatment entail?

I don't get it. I see people who abuse their bodies all the time who are healthy as can be. I then see people who are active and eat well and something like this happens? Life just really doesn't make sense sometimes

[alpinerabbit]

Me too, I had a coworker who has it. Her mother too, so it seems to be at least in part genetic.

The vegetables were exactly what made it worse when she had a flare - up, especially salad. I can ask her what she does about it but she also had fever and pain lots of times.

[hatcat]

My husband suffers from this. His diet is crucial. He eats a salad everyday. He also avoids any foods that have seeds or husks. Nuts are a super NO NO. Hope this helps.

Sheryl

[Jolt]

From what I understand, the reason seeds/husks are a problem is that they tend to get stuck in the little "pockets" and cause inflammation/allow bacteria to grow and cause problems there. Fiber, on the other hand, is a good thing because it adds bulk to the stool and makes it easier for the muscles in the colon to push it along.