Good grief, thats scary to hear about the oatmeal! That sounds horrible what you went through :(( so sorry. ':(( Before all this happened to me I was eating oatmeal a lot for breakfast and never realized 6 or so bowel movements a day werent normal :0 I added raw apples with peels and nuts sometimes to my oatmeal too. I saw my GI for time since my first episode in April 2024. Took switching drs and getting 3 episodes to get a referral. My first episode was bad and my family dr insisted on me seeing a general surgeon over a GI dr. I switched Drs. the general surgeon did my colonscopy after first DV infection and said no pouches and eat whatever i wanted. That was June 2024. I made it from April to December before 2nd infection. Then again in February 2025. The GI Dr reassured me to go about life and no diet restrictions. Also take benefiber or fiber supplement. I have not seen a colon surgeon unless a general surgeon counts? He mentioned bleeding in the stools? I told him i didnt notice any as of yet? Your advice is greatly appreciated. This is scary to deal with for sure:(( Why is it less likely as you get older? Im 54.