Hello all, A few years since my last posting but I do look in now and then. My problem is now as before recurrent abdominal pain across the lower abdomen, usually traveling from right to left side....
Having been treated for IBS and diverticulosis for years due to recurrent right sided pain, no severe, just a nagging ache, a CT scan revealed a growing inflammation in the appendix. Saw a surgeon...
Ides, In the past 25 year Ihave had at least 12 colonoscopies, the last one just a year and a half ago. My diagnosis is always the same...severe diverticular disease and IBS. The ischemic colitis is...
Ides, Thanks so much for your response. I have been having episodes of lower right quadrant pain and constipation and diarrhea for years and it was always attributed to IBS. This was the first time...
Sorry,wrong word. Ischemic colitis is what I meant....
Hi, posted just recently regarding sudden cramping pain and bloody diarrhea which my GP attributed to my IBS and diverticulosis. Today I saw my GI who suggests that it may be enteric colitis and has...
Bassystitch, Blood in urine is nothing to ignore. Please bring that to the attention of your doctor ASAP. Good luck!...
Just typed three paragraphs and then accidentally deleted it, so here I go again. I have diverticulosis and IBS. Since 4 this afternoon I have been really suffering from severe lower abdominal...
Hi All, This is only my second post and I wonder if any. Of you have difficulty identifying whether it is the bowel or.bladder being troublesome. Seems to me that if one is out of whack, the other is...
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Has anyone had success in using Bentyl to control the IBS? GI prescribed it 4X daily but I have been taking it on an as needed basis since I feel it it constipating....
I try to stay away from chocolate, never eat nuts (took me a while to know that even 2 peanuts could cause an attack),hardly ever eat corn (one ear maybe once a season, and I pay for that) never...
Also should mention that Doc has diagnosed me with diverticulitis on two occasions , by phone and prescribed antibiotics. But I have never had a fever with any of this....
Should have mentioned......colonoscopies every year for the last five or so. Always the same....diverticulosis.The irritable bowel is questionable to me as until recently I have never had a problem...
Brand new to this site but it seemed very helpful so I registered. Last few years have had several CT scans, MRIs, PetScans, etc. all with the result that I have severe diverticular disease and...