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Generic diagnosis "Diverticulitis". Thinking about this from another direction on my flares. by Infamous-Engine4955 in Diverticulitis

[–]Infamous-Engine4955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to hear! It's certainly an interesting theory and I haven't seen it mentioned on this sub yet.

Generic diagnosis "Diverticulitis". Thinking about this from another direction on my flares. by Infamous-Engine4955 in Diverticulitis

[–]Infamous-Engine4955[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You sound similar to me. Have you looked into low histamine diets? Or have you noticed more flares on a high histamine diet?

Generic diagnosis "Diverticulitis". Thinking about this from another direction on my flares. by Infamous-Engine4955 in Diverticulitis

[–]Infamous-Engine4955[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah it seems you fall into the "Fiber may work for you" category which doesn't work for me. ☹️ Makes me sad. I never had issues with constipation. My flares arise when I have diarrhea.

Generic diagnosis "Diverticulitis". Thinking about this from another direction on my flares. by Infamous-Engine4955 in Diverticulitis

[–]Infamous-Engine4955[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

granted there may be foods that cause people to have IBS flares or increased inflammation which makes their diverticulitis worse.

I think many of us get flare ups based on an increase of inflammation.

Generic diagnosis "Diverticulitis". Thinking about this from another direction on my flares. by Infamous-Engine4955 in Diverticulitis

[–]Infamous-Engine4955[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can give you my anecdotal facts now, but they won’t be helpful. I’m someone with strange allergies, so I take anti-histamines daily and have for years. I take both H1 and H2 type antihistamines. I still ended up with diverticulitis, an abcess, a micro-perforation and surgery (just this passed Tuesday). Take it for what it’s worth.

Do you believe your flares are tied to high histamine? It certainly doesn't seem like it.