A thousand thank yous!!! I have has 6 colonscopies and 2 gastroscopies for the last 10 years. All these years I have been told I am lactose intolerant (no any other further explanation). My constipation became so bad I had to have a bladder operation (mesh insert). I saw the same gastroenterologist for the last 3 years, not once did she mention diverticulitis. I Also had an operation to cordoned off the internal hemorrhoids and 3 in house rubberband treatments. And still no one has ever given me a clue that it could be diverticulitis. My bleedings are so bad my iron is never above 8 (my gynecologist was very concerned about my iron levels on my last visit(January 2021- this is my yearly routine check up). I identify with all these symptoms especially the bleeding. I am gobsmacked that the symptoms, it seem so obvious. My last colonscopy was June 2020. I'm so grateful to know the diagnosis. I knew internal hemorrhoids could NOT bleed for that long with so much blood lost in 1 sitting - I to have go at least 3 times a day when this happens. I am currently having another episode due Ibuprofen and Aspirin usage. So grateful I am crying😢. God Bless.❤🙏 From South Africa
Hallelujah!! A swift and concise explanation, at last. I have been going out of my mind with chronic pain for 11 weeks after four different doctors insisted that all I was experiencing was constipation. I have now (yesterday) been diagnosed as having diverticular disease, after insisting on a CT scan and then being sent for a colonoscopy. Thank you very much for making this video.
I have been suffering for 4 months with this. I just saw a doctor today who set up a CT scan and colonoscopy. How did your scan go? I am getting very concerned
@@clintmcjeepjunkie820 Hi there, similar for me. Due to these COVID-times and the inability to get a face-to-face doctors appt. (just 4 telephone ones), the process for me was stupidly slow - for a diagnosis. I suspected diverticular disease in the first place and mentioned this to the doctors, despite being told 'no, it's not, otherwise, you'd know about it'. Ermmm, well I did know about it and said so lol. They were wrong, I was right. After 11 weeks of pain and discomfort, they finally sent me for a CT scan. The scan was absolutely fine. It doesn't take long at all and is completely painless. I had the colonoscopy about ten days later. I had to have a COVID test before going to the hospital, then self-isolate for 10 days before the colonoscopy. They sent a home-enema kit to use (an hour) before the colonoscopy, which basically empties your bowels. Again, this was easy and painless.....quite a relief actually. The colonoscopy was OK. Somewhat uncomfortable but absolutely nothing compared to the previous 11 weeks of pain and discomfort I'd had. Once at the hospital, I had the option of being slightly sedated or to have Entonox (gas and air). I opted for Entonox, it just took the edge away from worrying about what they were doing. They gave me the option to watch the procedure in real-time, on a TV screen, I declined, lol. The entire procedure only lasted about 20 minutes. I'm a bit of a 'worrier' and stressed myself out a lot, the week prior to the colonoscopy. On reflection, I needn't have done. It was OK and a relief to finally get some peace of mind and a diagnosis. Try not to worry too much (easier said than done, I know). I'm sure you'll feel much better once you've had it done and despite being a bit uncomfortable, it wasn't anything like I thought it would be. Put it this way, I'd rather have another colonoscopy than a tooth-filling lol. Do let me know how it goes. All the best 👍
You stand corrected, I have Diverticulitis and Nuts, Seeds among other things like what’s on the outside of Strawberries most definitely DO cause bleeding !
Your videos are great and so descriptive and detailed. I was just released from the ER with this diagnosis. I asked if it was common. She said she does have a good amount of cases young and old. I am a single mom so I was scared but the ER doctor made me feel comfortable by telling me about all of these test and scans she would run to find out what was causing the lower ab pain. I did not want to move being still felt so much better than walking. It was tender to the touch just like video. My ER doctor did give me antibiotics and other stuff just like you talked about After watching your videos I understand the test she ran and why. She wants me to see a specialist ASAP. The ER doctor was great but she did not go into detail like you did in your videos about complications but many of the things you mentioned she did follow. So thank you so much because I will be ready to ask questions when I meet with the specialist in Gastroenterology. Thank you.
Finally somebody that explains the difference between Diverticulitis and diverticulosis. I just got over an attack of diverticulitis. Still having some constipation but no pain. Stayed home and rested and drink fluids for a couple days. Didn't want to go back on Cipro and Flagyl. So I stayed out of the ER LOL diverticulitis on the internet they always mix up to 2 or called diverticulitis the same as diverticulosis
I was just hospitalized over the Labor Day weekend with diverticulitis. I was told that it’s healing with the use of antibiotics and hydration. I was also told yo drink a gallon of water everyday.
Thank you so much for this information. My hubby has been having pains and they believe it’s diverticulitis, so, he is scheduled to pick up some contrast and then get a CT scan. In the interim, they gave him the two types of antibiotics you mentioned in your video. Thank you again! This video was so helpful 🙏🤗❤️
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Super explanation! I am a master at this… Self care and treatment! Would love to hear your views on prevention! I feel that stress can contribute to the onset!
Had this today and I’ve been recently thinking about having kids. Now I’m not so sure. I couldn’t deal with this pain. Idk how I’m going to give birth…. 😟
I have diverticulitis of the intestines diagnosis some 10yrs ago & upon my readings have asked drs. to help me.. look @ my medical records again!! I ,won't be getting a colonscopy. I'm coping w/ home remedies. I'm gonna send this very valuable video /information to my All 4 drs. 2 pcps & 2 GI . Maybe now My pleas 4 help will be heard. Asap. I'm suffering needlessly 68 y/o. My pain is on the right side pain , chills & fever twice day & night.. Thank you .. Thank you 🌹🙏 God Bless U
Interesting. I have ulcerative colitis and have since have many diverticula. I’m now 69 and have been on Azathioprine for many years now. I first started with colon disease in 1995. August 2022 I had diverticulitis infection. That was the worst time I’ve had with it for infection. The pain was so severe that I was concerned that there would be leakage into abdomen. Not admitted into hospital. CT done without contrast and was in ER for 9 hours, packed in like sardines! Was prescribed antibiotics and ended up sick with Covid 3 days later! Grrr
Thanks for the video. I’ve been diagnosed with diverticulitis 2 years ago. The ending of this past January I began having severe abdominal pain I was rushed to the hospital numerous times admitted 5x and they treated me every single time like it was diverticulitis. Well fast forward to march 31 2023 I rushed myself to the hospital and told the doctor I’ve had enough with all this pain and that I was ready for surgery. Mind you I was on antibiotics for now 2 months all those antibiotics you posted I had every single one of them and being on a liquid diet for 2 months I went from being 232# to 169# I started to get very worried to the point where I couldn’t sleep at night. March 31 I spoke to the doctor and asked for surgery I’ve had the surgery they hooked me up to a colostomy bag. The day After my surgery the surgeon came in and explained the procedure I had done he said it was weird but everything was stuck together like really thick glue the little intestine was stock to the large intestine and on the CT scan it showed both were inflamed he said very weird he went on to say they will reevaluate me in 3 months to reverse my surgery. I’ve now had the bag for close to a month now. The day after my surgery they requested for me to have colonoscopy procedure done. I went under the next day they did the colonoscopy and took tissue samples from my large intestines for testing. They found nothing. They didn’t even find any pouches in my sigmoid or anywhere. The tissue sample they took came back and yet again nothing was abnormal. Everything seemed fine. Last Friday I get a call my doctor tells me she will be be referring me to do extensive testing and another hospital because they can’t figure out what exactly is wrong with me. And they don’t want to reverse my surgery until they really know exactly what’s wrong. Wanted to know if you ever heard of anything like this and if you could give me some feed back thank you.
I saw a specialist in major hospital and it was discovered after CT scan that I had diverticulitis, never got any info, nothing just pushed out the door
@@bladynebula346 I've had it over 20 times in the past 10 years, horrible experience. I just recently drastically changed my diet eliminating junk food, processed food etc. Also, 2 cups of Chamomile tea has helped tremendously.
My brother had severe diverticulitis with fistulas and bowel obstruction which put him in emergency surgery. Gets worse when he contracted a flesh eating bacteria immediately after and went back into surgery to save his life. The doctor said if it had traveled up one more centimeter of his spine he’d have died. A large section of skin was removed from his thigh and he had a colostomy bag for about a year. Good news is he healed, had another long surgery to reconnect his colon which the doctor wasn’t sure she had enough to work with going into surgery but she managed and he’s healed. He’s still recovering emotionally from it all four years later but it was so extreme what he went through.
Good explanation. My loved one had all of his colon removed and was feeling better but he got speedier and low platelets with bleeding. Died 1 month later and I am researching the reason now. Thanks for your help.
I suffered excruciating pain whilst a hundred miles from home. I drove home looking through a red haze. When nearly home my wife insisted that I should go immediately to hospital. The medical people suspected a perforated appendix and operated accordingly, it was then they discovered it was diverticular disease. Apparently I was in the theatre for quite a while and when I awoke I found I had a colostomy bag, but the pain had disappeared and replaced with post operative soreness.I was aged 49. I had the colostomy bag for eleven months, then my previous operation was reversed which put me back to normal again. I am now 82 and have had no further problems.
My condolences ❤️🔥 I'm in a flare-up & trying to avoid the ER but after reading ur comment, I'm making appt with Dr and will go to ER if this gets worse. I've downplayed my flare-up but I see how serious this can get now.
I had my first endoscopy at the age of 25....I was diagnosed with IBS....I don't have tea/coffee,red meat , no sugar, wheat.i drink 10 l of water in a week.....I eat more alkaline foods.i smoke cigarettes but don't have alcohol...now that I'm oder I don't have IBS as bad as wen I was younger and the spasms are above my naval....with massaging my tummy I find it helps with movent in my tummy....
Thank you for your video, for diverticulitis drs recommend fiber intake but I have also gastroparesis for the last 20 years which is why I did not eat fiber, now one diet contradicts the other, what should I do?
When you had your surgery did they remove a section of your colon? I was hospitalized in March for eight days with diverticulitis. It was bad-perforation, abscess, incredible pain. It was treated successfully with IV antibiotics, fasting, etcetera. Now it is back again, I am being treated at home with antibiotics, but the doctors say if this keeps happening I will have to have surgery to remove a section of colon. Hate the idea, but if it’s necessary, what choice? Encouraging to hear that this happened to you at 49, and now, at 82, it has not returned. I am 75.
I had that surgery it is referred to as a partial colostomy of the sigmoid colon. Mine was done 10 years ago after multiple bouts over a period of fifteen years. The surgery is not guaranteed to get all of the diverticulitis but gets the majority. I have in the last couple of years had 1 more bout which had me hospitalised for a week. Good luck.
I had the surgery after battling this rotten disease for over 20 years. I had my first attack at 34. I have been a runner for 38 years and have never been out of shape. Never eaten much red meat. I wonder if an injury could have caused this…
I have pain in my Sigma colon constantly they put a bag on me now it intensify the pain just below the stoma now but that may diverticulosis but never stops hurting I'm talking about throbbing pain and it does block my food
I was diagnosed with Diverticulitis during my first colonoscopy last year. Ever since that procedure my issues have gotten worse. This is everything I go through (except for the vomiting) and finally understand why. Do you think the colonoscopy made the infection worse and my semi bad diet has not let it heal. Any advice would be great. Thank you. .
I found this to be interesting; however, I couldn't find anything that talks about 'fistula' and then the attachment of the flupion tube and kidney. That is what I experienced and to fully understand how my body was reacting is important to me.
please explain more about red meat intake as this does not reach the colon being fully digested before in the small intestine - I cured my symptoms going into a zero fibre diet. ( recommended by my doctor)
Ben I am curious what you find. I had Diverticulitis March of 2015. I started carnivore on February 1st 2023 and ended up at ER on March 7th with the same diagnosis. Was told that an all meat and water diet caused me to be constipated and have an issue. I am reading that fiber can cause the same dang thing. I am so frustrated.
so atfer 2 weeks in the hospital on morphine iv for diverticulitis I maybe facing surgery still waiting for ct scan results after I left the hospital yesterday. Could you please direct me to your video about the surgery? Thanks. Have to say this is the worst pain that I have ever had in my 67 years on this planet.
This is so out of date, diverticulitis is not an old person’s condition, it is passed down from parents. And it has nothing to do with diet. My mother and her 8 siblings had diverticulitis.her father and his siblings had it and his father. My cousin had a stoma foe a year at age 24, having half her colon removed, my uncle had half his colon removed at age 33. My mother’s family were Irish and brought up on an organic farm ,fresh veg fish and meat, no sugar until they came to UK in the 1940’s. none of them suffered from lack of fibre or being constipated. I have 47 cousins and about half have diverticulitis, I myself have it and despite my family history my surgeons thought I had IBS……they waited until my bowl burst and then had to have emergency surgery to save my life, I now have a stoma , and after lastest colonoscopy diverticulitis has returned on my healthy remaining colon. No one seems to know what to do with me or the next step to take. From surgeon to surgeon I go waiting for someone to put a plan together for me. They tell me to “keep an eye on my diverticulitis “ lol so I’ll use my x ray eyes to look in side now again.
I’ve been in pain for about 4 weeks on & off couldn’t figure out what it was (the whole lower ab). I was treated for constipation. Got better for that but the pain never really disappeared completely. Then I thought could it be my ovaries. Went for a ultrasound. Nope, everything is ok there. Spending sleepless nights researching I thought that’s it. I’m suffering my 1st “flair” of diverticulitis. I been on liquids for about 1week. Taking some herbal supplements. My GI Dr can’t see me for another week or so. I’m still in pain but not as severe. It feels like a wound. I’m afraid to eat, please tell me what can I eat to slowly introduce low fiber solids & non acidic or do I continue the liquid diet. I noticed that citrus burn & the pain intensifies. I really appreciate your help.
I've had this 1 time, I hope to never have again. I also drove myself to ER as husband doesn't drive. It hurt to point I was shaking. Liquid/soft foods diet and antibiotics O fe;t better after a wl bit O had tp stau pm to for 2 wks. This was back in 2000.
Thanks for the info. Are there steps to determine if surgery is the best option? I have had two abdominal surgeries, at 8 for Ulcers and had a Bilroth II bypass, and again at 20 for reconstructive abdominal surgery. Both were intense, and I was not expected to survive. Fast forward several years, and I was hospitalized when presenting LLQ pain. The CT indicated I had diverticulitis. I was hospitalized and released on antibiotics and instructed to follow a liquid diet for four days and then start to introduce foods slowly. The pain did subside, but they also want to do a colonoscopy in 6 to 8 weeks and have a follow-up appointment. The pain returned in the LLQ and also in my upper thigh? The doctor said it wasn't related, but I see in one of your videos you can have thigh pain if there is some leakage. The doctor felt we should try psyllium for a few weeks and follow up. Unfortunately, I was only able to take the psyllium for a week; the colonoscopy indicated no cancer and but diverticulosis was present as it was in 2015. The pain is still present and getting worse again, but a new CT shows the swelling has subsided. Today, surgery to remove the lower bowl was raised, but there was no time to discuss complications that might arise due to previous surgeries. My bowl movements before this were fluffy and loose. I always watched my diet and had plenty of fiber. My GI doc determined I had a high fecal fat content back in 2016, but didn't believe it was an issue. We wanted to make the right decision on surgery and were hoping for more guidance to speak to the physician. Again, this is my first bout with this and concerns the same surgery department that didn't want to fix an umbilical hernia, most likely due to previous surgeries because of previous surgeries. Thanks
Is it a good idea to have a colonoscopy when you have diverticulitis the doctor wants to give me a colonoscopy my stomach feels too weak for that should I wait till I feel a little bit better
The video said a person who has this shouldn't have a colonoscopy instead a CT Scan with contrast dye. I don't know the time stamp so you can watch it again if you want to. I hope you get the right care you need/deserve we know our bodies better than anybody most of the time anyways. But we put if off do to fear and prep, and gut cramps nausea vomiting that stuff they give us is unknown what it'll do. I vomited almost 5 hours after drinking sodium citrate drink they gave me. So i didn't do anything else i canceled it. No way could i drink that syrupy stuff that you mix with like 2 gallons of water or something like that. So I'm super scared to get it done and not to get it done. That sodium citrate is very hard on the stomach after i dranked it and vomited for hours i told my friend and he told me his gastrointestinal doctor told him he doesn't give that out to his patients or recommend them to buy it over the counter. He said it's much to hard on the stomach. He told him to drink mirlax and then the syrupy/water mix. But my friend didn't have all the several symtoms from esophagus to the bottom parts and left sides lower abdominal pain among intestinal problems and pain.
I had a ct scan few weeks ago and it was clear then went for endoscopy today and found Diverticulitis. If I hadn't gone for the endoscopy I wouldn't know I have it,the specialist removed a few polyps.
I really doubt your doctor would want you to have a colonoscopy when you are having an attack of diverticulitis. My MD said I can only have one after I am better. In other words, colonoscopy with diverticulosis, but not with diverticulitis.
So I was perfectly fine then one day to the next I have all these wierd symptons with the pain on the bottom left and weird bowel movements for about a week now and before knowing all this I cut off soda and starting eating salads but still feel the same what should I do? Go to the doctors or will it go away on its own?
I had diverticulitis for 5 months and i almost died of it. i was lucky to come across Dr BERG on RU-vid that explained it and how to treat it. and what did i do? i made a sauerkraut(fermented vegetable) and started feeling better immediately i had a spoon of it. hope this helps someone out there. though i advice you take IV antibiotics before eating the sauerkraut.
Hi, do we need to take antibiotics before going for sauerkraut? I dont have continuous pain, I get mostly during bowel movements in lower left quadrant.
@@sudheerk82 Antibiotics tends to kill good bacteria too so i advice taking sauerkraut after using antibiotics to avoid killing thy good bacterias as well
I've been having inconsistent lower left burning for 9 months now. A CT scan showed absolutely nothing back in January when I went in specifically for this issue...lmao..
I’m having the same problem. I had a CT scan on February 2019 which also showed nothing. The pain subsided after a while but now it’s been constant for 3 weeks. No clue what to do next.
