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1st consult with a GI dr recently after 3 cases of colon infections
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Thanks so much @dlydailyhope for you info. I appreciate the links. I am still very new to all this and learning more about diseases of the colon. The GI dr pretty much ruled out colitis for me and crohns disease at this time. I guess i should feel relieved. He mentioned blood in the stools and so far Ive had no issues with that. Im just worried that if i throw caution to the wind and eat nuts, seeds, popcorn etc I will end up in pain and in the ER again but he said it will happen regardless of foods that I eat. Im trying to stay positive and hope this is not a re occurring thing for me. Ive not been tested for an autoimmune disease. Colon issues are in my family history, my grandma had colon cancer. My mom had pre cancerous polyps and is still alive and had 2/3 of colon removed. I hope my colon is in better health than both my mom and grandma.
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Hello!
Yes, your Dr. was correct "but he said it will happen regardless of foods that "
That is the same thing my Dr. told me when I called on my way to ER on my last episode!
That is when I had to decide for myself. Do I have the surgery or keep living in the fear and pain of the next episode? (diverticulitis)
After that last visit, I came to this forum, and it helped me to make that decision.
I had lived with it so many years and all the down time with pain, bleeding and medication you have to take to recover. I just said no more.
I had the surgery to remove the part of my colon in March 24. I was scheduled for robotic and ended up having to be cut open due to the severity of the damage for so many years.
I do wish I had it sooner.
But, I did it and I am so happy now with the results and glad I had no other health issues to worry about.
This is a great site to learn from and decide how you want to move forward.
After 40 years of Crohn's (now in remission) I feel somewhat qualified to add to this. Here are a couple of things I have learned: I can eat nuts and larger seeds if I chew them well. The smaller seeds like cucumber or immature watermellon seeds, I cannot. Best to leave them off of things I can eat. Vegatables are best cooked, forget raw vegies. Swanson Foods makes a great probiotic called Epic Pro with 25 different species. After much research as a Microbiologist it seems to be a "good bang for the buck." I am afraid that pop corn isn't something I can eat (and I really miss it!). Best to avoid it. I don't know how many of these apply to you but please start avoiding pop corn.
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Were you told you had diverticulitis since you have bleeding? It is good you are staying on top of things for your colon.
I can relate with the fears of colon cancer. My grandfather had it and they found a polyp during a colonoscopy when I was 42 and glad it was removed. I go every 5 years for a colonoscopy and so far no new polyps (I am now 55). I had an endoscopy and they found gastritis and esophagitis due to taking too many NSAIDs like Motrin for long term chronic pain.
1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diverticulitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20371758
2. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24883-diverticulosis
3. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/diverticular-bleeding
4. https://www.healthline.com/health/diverticular-bleeding