Posted 6/23/2013 5:02 AM (GMT 0)
Hi I have been diagnosed with IBS & Diverticulitis. Back in 2004 the Friday of Memorial Day weekend it hit me, I got severe cramps I tried to go to the bathroom but the cramps did not go away instead they got worse. I was taken to Emergency at one of our local hospitals which the Dr. on duty saw my cat-scan & said my colon had burst in me & the body waste was oozing into my body cavity poisoning me then he told me that I needed emergency surgery otherwise I would die & at that time he told me I was three hours from death & I needed the surgery immediatly. I told him that I wanted to live. I'm still here ,but I still have bad cramps all the time. my sister told me about ciliac & said the symptoms are similar to what I have. I am on a Gluten free diet & have been for about three months & so far no notice in change or improvement. A lot of the times my cramping pain is at the pain level between 6 & 8. I hope someone has any suggestions or an idea of what I can do beside what I'm doing now that would be help. Thank you.