Diverticulosis

What your friend went through is my worse nightmare. I'm struggling with weather to have surgery now or after another attack. I'm complicated with only having 1 kidney and lots of abdominal surgery so potential adhesions.. I was hospitalized a few months back and I don't want to go through that again. ...

Good thoughts, @thankful.
As I may have mentioned in an earlier post, @nosurgery, it might be helpful to take another supportive person with you to your appointments. Sometimes, I have been anxious about an appointment and having a second, less anxious person than myself, was helpful in sorting through what the doctor had to say. Give it some thought, @nosurgery.

Michael Hohlweg has a book out about pain free foods with diverticulosis. There is also some special herbal tea..mmm Rachel's tea.... With all herbs that will help our condition. I encourage you to look into that.

I had diverticulitis for 3-4 years and took quite a few rounds of Cipro. My doctor retired and my new gastroenterologist felt it was imperative to have a sigmoidectomy. I had a kidney transplant 14 years prior to the diverticulitis. I had the sigmoidectomy with a laporoscope and had no problem and have had no problems since. Good luck!

@musicflowers4u, @hopeful33250- I had a couple of years that I was having this terrible discomfort & pain to the point that I was doubled over in pain.
I went to the Dr. and the 1st time given some nasty drugs which helped in that case and then sporadic other times when I felt like I had the flu and again the lower belly pain and constipation. I think I took some Tylenol and used one of those rice bags that you put in the micro and would get comfort from the heat it put off. The 2nd time that it came back really bad and I was put on some other antibiotics and was sent to talk with a surgeon who deals with these kinds of cases. I had known someone else that had this surgery and swore by it, but I wanted to hear what this surgeon had to say. He explained why often surgery is the best option because if I were to have a rupture one could die from this. That got my attention! He also told me that we cannot get the proper amount of fiber no matter what we eat and if I was interested in hearing what he does he would tell me. I was "all ear's"! He simply said that he drinks a warm glass of water with 2 tablespoons of Metamucil (I use the Kirkland product from Costco) each evening before bed. That is was the good Dr.'s scoop!
Well I've done that nearly every evening for over 8 years now and have not had 1 episode. He also told me that eating popcorn & strawberries was a old wifes tale? I love both and have always ate my share of both. I know this may not work for everyone, but over the years I've shared this story with many of my male friends and if you know men this is not a topic of interest and yet many have came back to me to say "this was the best thing that they ever did". Well, give it a try, it may work for you!