About 1-1/2 months ago as I was leaving a store, I suddenly felt nauseated. After that I just didn't feel good for several days and I realized I had not had a bowel movement for about 4 days - I've always been a "constipated one." So I started my usual Metamucil, which seemed to do nothing but make me feel sicker. So I went to my doctor, and having just had a colonoscopy about 2 months before, and since the whole hospital system is connected, my family doctor was able to go into it and see what it showed. Sure enough, there were a good many polyps and I was dealing with diverticulosis .... not diverticulitis which is when infection sets in. So, he started me on Miralax, and we went through all the foods I should no longer eat. OH MY! So many are foods I really love .... fresh raspberries, nuts ... anything that could get stuck behind one of those polyps; and of course I had to add a whole lot more fiber. Well, that is working and I have discovered that there are acually foods that I do really like that are high fiber. I'm doing better, but really need on concentrate on drinking plenty of water also. My question was, if the doctor that did the colonoscopy saw several polyps, why didn't he clip them out? Hmmmm ..... I'm thinking of calling him and just asking. I'm curious about that.
Barb