Hi Min

I had both diseases related to what you're talking about, plus Ulcerative
Colitis and Proctitis. That ultimately became my reason for my Ileostomy.
The only way I got rid of mine was the surgery. I've listed some info below
related to what you are dealing with.

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through
weak spots, like an inner tube that pokes through weak places in a tire.
Each pouch is called a diverticulum. Pouches (plural) are called
diverticula. The condition of having diverticula is called diverticulosis.
About 10 percent of Americans over the age of 40 have diverticulosis. The
condition becomes more common as people age. About half of all people over
the age of 60 have diverticulosis.

When the pouches become infected or inflamed, the condition is called
diverticulitis. This happens in 10 to 25 percent of people with
diverticulosis. Diverticulosis and diverticulitis are also called
diverticular disease.

What is the treatment for diverticular disease?
A high-fiber diet and, occasionally, mild pain medications will help relieve
symptoms in most cases. Sometimes an attack of diverticulitis is serious
enough to require a hospital stay and possibly surgery.

Diverticulosis
Increasing the amount of fiber in the diet may reduce symptoms of
diverticulosis and prevent complications such as diverticulitis. Fiber keeps
stool soft and lowers pressure inside the colon so that bowel contents can
move through easily. The American Dietetic Association recommends 20 to 35
grams of fiber each day. The table below shows the amount of fiber in some
foods that you can easily add to your diet.

Until recently, many doctors suggested avoiding foods with small seeds such
as tomatoes or strawberries because they believed that particles could lodge
in the diverticula and cause inflammation. However, it is now generally
accepted that only foods that may irritate or get caught in the diverticula
cause problems. Foods such as nuts, popcorn hulls, and sunflower, pumpkin,
caraway, and sesame seeds should be avoided. The seeds in tomatoes,
zucchini, cucumbers, strawberries, and raspberries, as well as poppy seeds,
are generally considered harmless. People differ in the amounts and types of
foods they can eat. Decisions about diet should be made based on what works
best for each person. Keeping a food diary may help identify individual
items in one's diet.

Diverticulitis
Treatment for diverticulitis focuses on clearing up the infection and
inflammation, resting the colon, and preventing or minimizing complications.
An attack of diverticulitis without complications may respond to antibiotics
within a few days if treated early.

To help the colon rest, the doctor may recommend bed rest and a liquid diet,
along with a pain reliever.

Hope this helps!

Tina



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From: "Minna and Lacy" <minna83lacy05@...>
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Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 11:15 AM
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> Yesterday I ended up in the hospital, I started to get real cold and I
> felt like I was going to pass out. 1st hospital was Burbank's Urget Care
> they thought I had an UTI I didn't so 2nd hospital was in Leomister they
> did some test and my white blood cells were higher so they had me go
> through an x-ray they gave me Ativan through the IV I felt so drunk. The
> x-ray showed that my stomach was a big balloon, so then they sent me to
> have a cat ct scan they had me drink this nasty drink I was so grossed
> out. At 9:00pm they did the ct-scan wasn't bad at at all, I got back to my
> room at 10:00 my mom and her boyfriend left to go check on Lacy and had
> some dinner, so then they came back 10:45ish the doctor came back and told
> me I didn't have a blockage I had a infection in my stomach. I got home by
> 11:30 pm..
> The doctor said I have an infection in my colon, every one has pockets in
> their colon and sometimes the stool goes in the pockets and that is what
> caused my infection. I'm on two medications. I have an appointment with my
> sergeon August 23rd, so hopefully between him and my primary doctor they
> can come up with an idea how to prevent it coming back.
> Have any of you ever had this type of infection?
> Min
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