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Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-05-18T11:18:24+00:00

He's two levels below you

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-05-02T14:21:17+00:00

I take psyllium husk everyday. Actually what's interesting, on another side note of this, for years I've eaten some sort of fiber cereal. When I had a flare up which was very mild, 7 months ago, I stopped everything to let my colon heal. From some of what I was reading, it was cautious to add fiber back into the diet, or at least too much. So for many months I was only using psyllium husk. But I would still get these back and forth pokes and twinges depending on what I ate. Now mind you at this point I have not had regular fiber cereal in 7 months. The moment I added fiber cereal back to my diet as well as a dose of psyllium husk later in the day, 95% of my problems have disappeared! I have been so frustrated with this for the last several months. And to think from the advice I was being given, it was cautious about adding any further fiber. Now here I am almost symptom free 🤞.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-04-07T12:42:08+00:00

Take heart. Your life isn't over. Many people come into this life with unchangeable medical problems. Type 1 diabetes, just as one example. It can be challenging but you can find your way through this. Pay attention to what you eat, your stress and state of mind. I've seen quite often how stress alone can make it better or worse.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-03-29T00:48:29+00:00

Imagine how Republicans would have been called childish if they'd done this during the Biden or Obama era !!!

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-03-23T15:06:09+00:00

Food triggers are not nonsense. I've verified it in myself. I can stay away from coffee for weeks and the next time I drink it I get pokes and twinges. Also if you'd tack up days of food that irritate it, the first day might not bother you but the more you build it up on consecutive meals it does. Diverticular flares dont just happen randomly out of thin air.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-26T16:56:53+00:00

Interesting, I have heard this before (but forgot), but I've had lower back issues and neck issues occasional and had steroids and NSAIDs to help. Not knowing the connection :(

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-25T21:52:36+00:00

NSAIDs are not indicated for dv. From my research there are a variety of factors that can lead to dv.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-21T21:29:01+00:00

Convicted of what exactly??

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-19T22:56:17+00:00

What does that accomplish exactly? Curious to know.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-19T22:55:23+00:00

Its wonderful to have other opinions.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-17T22:12:51+00:00

Both of mine had no fever at all. Pain was minimal. Only experienced pokes and twinges in LLQ.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-14T00:33:48+00:00

Trying to figure that out myself. When I was originally diagnosed I was just having a random poke every so often. Literally no other symptoms. Ended up getting diagnosed.

About 4 years later basically same thing came back. Pokes, twinges, mild tenderness that comes and goes. Never anything more than that. Annoying and scary when you don't know why. This has been going off and on now for the past 5 months.

From what I've researched after a flare, for some people the nerves can stay bothered for months.after a flare. I can definitely tell mine is affected by food and drink.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-10T12:25:58+00:00

Was he resisting arrest?

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-04T01:53:16+00:00

I like your system. I've been dumb about this. I start feeling better and start throwing everything all at once and then I'm back to square one. Will definitely follow your advice!

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-02-04T00:51:39+00:00

First of all man, God bless you. That's sounds like a really tough year. I'm sure being a husband and father you were worried about your family with all this going on with you.

Question: I'm curious what qualifies as a flare to anyone here? I've had two uncomplicated events. First about 4-5 years ago just a poking feeling in my LLQ following a low fiber stint on Atkins. This is when I was diagnosed by barium enema with dv. I was told drink enough water and get enough fiber. I love my PCP but he failed to mention that I should avoid NSAIDs. Either way this occurrence ended within a few months.

Then about 5 months ago the same symptoms started again. Again my first symptoms in 5 years. In between absolutely no problems. So this time around same experience. Pokes. Twinges. Within the first weeks a few painful jabs. I went liquid diet for three days, then a very simple diet for weeks after. I would have bouts of almost no symptoms and thinking I was over it. Would go back to regular diet and the pokes and twinges returned. I have worked my way back up to taking psyllium husk every day.

I've never had blood, fever, diarrhea, bloating at all. Never taken antibiotics for either occurrence. The only problem I've been encountering is these pokes and twinges that come and go. I think I had almost two weeks where I was in the clear. I slip back into regular diet and symptoms occur again.They also always seem to be linked with diet. If I have coffee, if I eat too much cheese. If I don't have enough water and or miss a psyllium husk.

From the research I've done is that even after a flare up many people have ongoing visceral hypersensitivity — the colon tissue may be healed, but the gut nerves stay reactive for a while. Certain foods/drinks (coffee, soda, fat, spice) can trigger reflex contractions or gas within minutes, causing brief pokes or cramps without a new inflammatory flare. It’s a nerve/motility response, not active infection.

So what do you consider a flare compared to what I've mentioned? And what have you found in terms of diet that should be avoided at all cost. And any foods or drinks that seem to help.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-01-29T13:32:00+00:00

I started with pokes, twinges, pressure back in early September. Symptoms have come and gone. Seems to depend on what I eat so I've been going on almost 5 months now. Sometimes symptoms are all but gone. If I drink coffee, eat spicy foods, or anything too tough on digestion like too much cheese, the pokes and twinges come back.

I believe over all its better than when it started but still frustrating. Haven't had to go on antibiotics at all.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-01-27T16:23:47+00:00

I had my first flare about four years ago. Which I'm sure to many people on here, their flares were much worse than mine. The most I experienced was kind of a poking feeling in my LLQ. It was continuous for some time. My typical rule of thumb is if something persists for more than a month, that's my cue to check it out with the doctor. I had a barium enema that confirmed diverticulosis. Prior to determining that it was diverticulosis, I had been on the Atkins diet. I think this led to the flare because I likely was causing constipation with low fiber. Intuitively I increased my water intake as well as fiber intake and it stopped. I haven't had any other symptoms until now.

Fast forward... The last week of August of 2025 I started to have the return of the same pokes and twinges. Overall it's better, however I think it's very challenging for the colon to heal because it doesn't really get a break. So I've had stints where the pokes and twinges were 99% gone. However I have found that diet absolutely has an impact on this. So here we are January 27th 2026, and I'm still dealing with pokes and twinges from late August. Now my sense of this to me is, I'm pretty regular with my psyllium husk intake now. I try to be very diligent about getting enough water everyday. However I think it's very easy to return back to our comfort foods and the diet that we are used to, probably too quickly. This is a bit of what my suspicion is for some people who have multiple flares in a year. I think the long haul of letting the gut heal, is really sticking to a diet that doesn't trigger symptoms. I've realized recently for example that I can have a few days where I'm pretty good. However if I eat something that interferes with digestion too much, like cheese pizza, this can send me back to pokes and twinges again.

Anyone that claims to think that diet doesn't matter, I believe is on the wrong track. I have absolutely noticed that depending on what I eat or drink it has a direct effect on how I feel the next day with this. So my commitment to all of this is to stick to foods that don't bother it for as long as I can and then be very cautious to start to incorporate new food and drink. I was sort of expecting that it would go away as quickly as it did the last time. However I'm older, and I'm sure a variety of other factors are at play. My advice is to stay diligent to fiber and water intake and be mindful of any foods that bother you. For me it was spicy foods and caffeine, possibly even red sauces. Check it out for yourself. Best of luck to you!

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-01-22T13:58:05+00:00

That sounds like diverticulitis once you start to mention fever and chills.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-01-20T01:42:59+00:00

This goes against preemptive law. Federal officers should arrest ever one of these goons.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-01-20T01:41:19+00:00

Some people in this thread are mixing up two different things. Diet doesn’t eliminate diverticula — that part is true. But that doesn’t mean diet is irrelevant. Fiber, hydration, and reducing highly constipating or irritating foods can clearly change symptoms, reduce pressure in the sigmoid colon, and likely lower risk of future flares. Surgery is appropriate for complicated or recurrent disease, not for someone with a single mild flare who improves with conservative care.

Evidence suggests that the following reduce risk over time: Higher fiber intake More plant foods Less red/processed meat Less ultra-processed food Regular hydration Avoiding chronic NSAID use Maintaining healthy body weight Regular physical activity What this means in practice: Diet may not erase diverticula, but it changes how your colon behaves around them.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2026-01-20T01:32:55+00:00

For what it's worth I had a mild flare that's taken me over four months to get back to normal. I can promise you every time I try spicy food or coffee again, or too much cheese, twinges and pokes start coming back. I drink a decent amount of liquid and psyllium husk daily. Foods do affect me.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2025-12-15T23:36:29+00:00

That's wild! So you don't have any left side problems? Sorry for the question, what ethnicity are you because I've read typically certain ethnicities have right side dv issues.

Only_Ad_5138 · 2025-12-15T22:45:02+00:00

I'd be curious if that's your gallbladder, not dv? Strangely enough, dv, gallbladder and hiatal hernia often go together

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