Can this be diverticulitis?

 
marilouisep said:
I've been having constipation and sometimes diarrhea. Also intermittent lower abdomen pains. Can diverticulitis cause intermittent pains or is it more a constant pain? Was diagnosed years ago with diverticulosis.
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yes it certainly can.. but it also could be IBS..classic symptoms of IBS tbh
 

I've been diagnosed with both Diverticulitis and IBS and had the worst attack of one (or both) of them that I've ever had in my life just last night; Huzz was about to take me to the emergency room but it passed.

So I can sympathize, marilouisep, hugs. They used to tell sufferers of Diverticulitis to stay away from seeds (what I had eaten yesterday; it was tiny little poppy seeds so I thought I'd be okay, wrong) and nuts. But the latest research--according to the Mayo Clinic site anyway--says that's no longer the case; the only thing that sufferers of both Divert. and IBS can do with their diet to help is eat more fiber.
 
officerripley said:
I've been diagnosed with both Diverticulitis and IBS and had the worst attack of one (or both) of them that I've ever had in my life just last night; Huzz was about to take me to the emergency room but it passed.

So I can sympathize, marilouisep, hugs. They used to tell sufferers of Diverticulitis to stay away from seeds (what I had eaten yesterday; it was tiny little poppy seeds so I thought I'd be okay, wrong) and nuts. But the latest research--according to the Mayo Clinic site anyway--says that's no longer the case; the only thing that sufferers of both Divert. and IBS can do with their diet to help is eat more fiber.
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..but that' a double edged sword.. more fibre when you're having an attack is the last thing you need....vicious circle..
 
My brother has been diagnosed with diverticulitis. He says the pain is something else. At it's very worst it's life changing, so I'd do all I could to ensure it never gets to that stage.
 
Over a year ago I woke up with the need to got to the toilet.

Lets say All bodily functions were all systems, GO.
So glad that we use plastic bags in the trash can.

Finally I was done ..
Stood hanging on door jam,, thinking,, "If I'm dying , I'm going to bed."

Monday morning,,luck was on my side as our doctor's office called wanting to change my appointment.
When I told them I was sick,, they had me come in later that morning.
 
I too have diverticulitis, my doctor told me to eat lots of fiber and to take a probiotic every day.
 

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