@emodica It is not easy, living with diverticular disease, and each person’s case is not the same! So, I did not mean to give the impression of minimizing possible complications from bleeding episodes! I was on blood thinners for a while, and had some concerns when I had diverticular and nose bleeds!! I do understand your very valid concerns. I have several serious medical conditions, besides diverticular troubles. Learning to cope with each particular disorder has been a challenge for me, so my advice of trying to find a positive approach to dealing with one particular disorder, is helpful to me, and I just thought I’d like to share that approach! Again, each person’s particular diverticular disease is different in severity, and some people are more at risk for bleeding than others, so your justifiable concerns must be considered, and thus my recommendation would be to consult with your professional medical Doctor’s and team, and follow their experienced advice and treatment. My personal approach of learning to live and cope with having to deal with numerous medical conditions, one of which is diverticular disease, may not be advisable for other persons, who have different stages and bleeding degrees of diverticular disease, than my particular case.