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Sharing even the embarrassing stuff to recover: Meet @linda82 5 days ago | By Teresa, Volunteer Mentor (@hopeful33250)Comment receiving replies
@linda82: We have diverticulitis in common, I recently had my first bout, due to my diet. I recognized the specific painful symptoms and realized I had made a regrettable mistake in eating nuts. I was lucky and rectified the problem in two days of deliberate diet of yogurt, mashed potatoes and pudding - plus Metamucil. I don’t think seeds and nuts will pass my pallet again!
Linda, it was so great to learn of your life with its struggles and challenges. You have an admirable view of life’s ups and downs and decision to take the high road to help our fellow humans raise beyond their troubles.
Thank you for sharing yourself with Mayo Connect patients.
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You know something interesting about the "nuts" thing.... I remember my Dr. telling me It's not just the nuts that get stuck in the pockets. It is because the pockets are in the damaged area of the colon that will never "heal" and must be removed. (My Dr. said my sigmoid colon looked like an old, rotted sausage!
I make sure now to have a small number of nuts for the excellent source of protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals now. And I do not have to worry.
I had to change my mindset instead of eliminating all these vital foods and fuel for my body that the surgery was my last option.
It is interesting that I had lost weight before the surgery from being "sick" all the time that now I still weigh the same as I did after surgery and I am not starving myself.