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Living with diverticulitis: How do I keep it from coming back?

Posted by marshelly1 @marshelly1, Dec 17, 2020

How do I keep this from coming back? My Dr. Has no solutions, and I wish I could be more aware when it will flare up.

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marionclark | @marionclark | Apr 18, 2023
In reply to @maxine50 "Can't wait until Thursday when I get MRI of my stomach and my spine. Then have..." + (show)
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Can't wait until Thursday when I get MRI of my stomach and my spine. Then have appointment with another gastro. I'm hoping for good results, but the pain on my right side has returned. Yikes!

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I hope it goes well. I know that pain - awful.
Take good care of yourself. xx

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maxine50 | @maxine50 | Apr 18, 2023
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I hope it goes well. I know that pain - awful.
Take good care of yourself. xx

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thanks

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maxine50 | @maxine50 | Apr 18, 2023
In reply to @warrendog "When I have an infection, I must have clear liquids and antibiotics. After about 3 days,..." + (show)
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When I have an infection, I must have clear liquids and antibiotics. After about 3 days, I ease into soft foods and a low residue diet. When completely healed I go back to my regular diet ( and attempt to get enough fiber). I take one stool softener daily. It’s important to keep things moving. Something that works for me is overnight oats with fruit. Fresh blueberries are also great! This is a frustrating disease!

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What is a brand for stool softener? My problem is that I do not have a BM every day, but every two or three days has been my normal life. Thanks.

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warrendog | @warrendog | Apr 18, 2023
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Is there a way to prevent diverticulitis from recurring? Is there a change in diet that can help heal the colon issue that causes it?

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Just the store brand ducosate sodium. The dosage is between 1 and 4 capsules. I take one at night. If I don’t have a BM, I take 2 the next day. So far, this has been working. The overnight oats for breakfast really helps as well.

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maxine50 | @maxine50 | Apr 18, 2023
In reply to @warrendog "Just the store brand ducosate sodium. The dosage is between 1 and 4 capsules. I take..." + (show)
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Just the store brand ducosate sodium. The dosage is between 1 and 4 capsules. I take one at night. If I don’t have a BM, I take 2 the next day. So far, this has been working. The overnight oats for breakfast really helps as well.

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ducosate sodium??? Is their a brand name?? Thanks.

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Lori57216 | @lori57216 | Apr 19, 2023
In reply to @marionclark "Yes, that is what happened to me. I was is awful pain and my GP ordered..." + (show)
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Yes, that is what happened to me. I was is awful pain and my GP ordered a CT scan. It showed a 6cm x 4cm mass which was stated on the report to be carcinoma. I was immediately admitted to hospital and a surgeon told me that was a secondary cancer virtually giving me a death sentence. Next day I was taken to theatre to have radical surgery but no cancer was detected, just the abscess and I had blood poisoning.
Emotionally that was very traumatic.
I’ve been told that this was a very rare occurrence.

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Wow, what a surprise diagnosis! Happy they found it in time. Speedy healing & recovery.

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Lori57216 | @lori57216 | Apr 19, 2023
In reply to @warrendog "When I have an infection, I must have clear liquids and antibiotics. After about 3 days,..." + (show)
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When I have an infection, I must have clear liquids and antibiotics. After about 3 days, I ease into soft foods and a low residue diet. When completely healed I go back to my regular diet ( and attempt to get enough fiber). I take one stool softener daily. It’s important to keep things moving. Something that works for me is overnight oats with fruit. Fresh blueberries are also great! This is a frustrating disease!

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Although I do not have diverticulitis that I'm aware of (I seem to have everything else). While I do have bouts of pancreatitis and must be on clear liquids also. I drank alot of beef & chicken broth and transitioned into soft...I keep either cooked rice or noodles on hand and added to the hot broth. Noodles might be more beneficial to you before rice as rice is small enough to be bothersome. Good luck to all,
Lori
*Retired Certified Dietary Manager

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Apr 19, 2023
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What is a brand for stool softener? My problem is that I do not have a BM every day, but every two or three days has been my normal life. Thanks.

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Hi @maxine50

As @warrendog mentioned Colace or the generic (docusate sodium) is helpful. Also, MiraLAX (or the generic) is a good stool softener as well. MiraLAX is tasteless and can be mixed in hot or cold beverages.

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marionclark | @marionclark | Apr 19, 2023
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Wow, what a surprise diagnosis! Happy they found it in time. Speedy healing & recovery.

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Yes, a surprise. I just hope it dies not return.
Thank you for your good wishes. Best wishes to you also.

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