diverticulitis

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I have diverticulitis Dose this accur again & again Or just once, cause I still having trouble. Should I go back to the Doctor who said this is what I had. I hurt so bad I roll up with a pillow.
                                                                             Thank You, Joe Ann

[maybesomeday]

If you don't know what to do,  then the doctor you went to see didn't do a very good job of educating you.  Definately go see a doc if you're in pain again!  

[ggw60]

I don't know what to do either.  Please educate us. My Dr. now thinks it is IBS, but it hurts like the diverticulitis episode,which was confirmed on the CT scan.  A lot of other things have not been ruled out, such as food allergies, or bacterial overgrowth.  Pain is constant.  How did you ever find a good Dr.?

[lillithmaximus]

Diverticular disease doesn't just go away, unfortunately.  You will always have the diverticuli, but you can avoid and inflammation (most likely the cause of your pain) by sticking to a high fiber diet (and I mean HIGH fiber!) and taking over the counter pain killers for the occasional mild discomfort.  If you are having an extreme episode, you should go on bowel rest, that is, a clear or full liquid diet for a few days.  If it still isn't helping, then see your doctor for further treatment, preferably a good gastroenterologist.  I know all of this because I too suffer from diverticular disease AND spastic colon (otherwise known as IBS, irritable bowel syndrome).  Oh, and diverticular disease can only be positively diagnosed with a colonoscopy... did you have one?