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Symptoms and future of diverticuli

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Symptoms and future of diverticuli

by MJ96, Apr 10, 2002 12:00AM

Tags: diverticulitis, abdominal, barium, bleeding, bowel, chest, diverticulosis, dizzy, Heart, pain, spasm, spasms, stool, sweat, ultrasound, wall, x-rays, abdominal pain, Abdominal ultrasound, Chest x, severe abdominal pai, colon

I have diverticuli the doctor and I saw on the scope. My question is why does my heart pound hard and I sweat and get dizzy and shake every time a hard or constipated bowel passes the point where I have the diverticula.

And my second question is, do they ever go away and once again become part of a smooth strong colon wall with proper treatment?

Thanks,

MJ

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by twisten, Apr 10, 2002 12:00AM

I have the same thing happen to me but I also get spasms up and across my back. I'm waiting for a colonscopy now to see if it is caused by diverticuli. I also have pain that can last for weeks on my left side right at the ending of my ribs when I have this pain I burp pretty steady. Have had chest x-rays, abdominal ultrasound and barium swallow and nothing has been found so far. Good luck.

by GI.PA, Apr 10, 2002 12:00AM

Diverticulosis are small pockets in the colon. They are typically painless unles something gets stuck in them and then you develop diverticulitis. Now to confuse you, although diverticulosis is usually painless, there are times when it can predispose your colon to spasm as stool moves through.

If you have frequent bouts of diverticulitis, you may be a canidate for surgery.

However, if you donot have bouts of true diverticulitis (severe abdominal pain, perhaps bleeding, perhaps fever) and are just experiencing pain with bowel movements, you need to make it a priority to keep your bowels soft with the use of lots of fiber supplements (two-three doses a day).

GI-PA

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