Hi @ jewill, @gailfaith here. Way back in the 70's, I had some friends over to lay a vinyl kitchen floor and one of the things I served was sauerkraut. Shortlly there after I had abdominal pain with fever in the lower left quadrant of my abdomen. After a day or two as best as I can remember, I saw my doctor and he admitted me in case it was my appendix, though on the wrong side. He brought onto the case a general surgeon and my gynocologist. I really like the surgeon. One day I took some mercurochrome and drew on my abdomen above the pain, a dotted line and the words, "to open cut on dotted line". The next day, when the surgeon saw that, he studied it for a few seconds and said that is exactly where I would make my incision if I had to!!! He didn't need to. When I was well enuf for more testing that is when they confirmed the Dx as diverticulitis. After a total of 8 days, I was discharged. There after maybe two or three times a year I would have another attack, but usually continued to work and it resolved itself. I would go onto a clear fluid diet like broth for several days, That went on for about 15 or so years. It has been years now since I've had another attack. In April of this year I went to Mayo for a parathyroidectomy and shortly after I got home, I again started with similar abdominal pain, thinking, it's just another d. attack. When the pain didn't go away for a week I went to the ER, and after some rays, they said it was a kidney stone, my first, not diverticulitis. What I find of interest, though is they know I still have multiple diverticula, but I have not had another attack for YEARS!!!!! In the beginning they said what not to eat,such as seeds, nuts, etc, but I eat anything with no problems. Trust your experience is also mild and resolves spontaneously. I don't remember if they ever put me on antibiotics, but I don't think so.

I tried to share my concerns with my Dr but he was not very helpful the info on diet and supplements i got from the internet.thank you for the wed sights

Hello @jewill Diverticulitis is a strange disorder to deal with, but I agree with what @gailfaith said in that the right diet can be a big help in managing symptoms once they start. I've also had certain foods that seem to trigger the disorder and once the abdominal pain starts, a clear diet and then adding soft foods works the best for several days. I have also found that putting my feet up and using a heating pad is very helpful as well. I have found that my attacks are also triggered when I'm overly tired so I try to watch the fatigue level too. The diverticula will always be there, but won't necessarily get inflamed. When the discomfort gets bad, I see a doctor and a course of antibiotics works quite nicely. I usually have one flare-up a year, so I just deal with it the best I can. Take care! Teresa