Has anyone here got diverticulitis...?

[kuhio98]

I've lost track of the number of times my poor sister ended up in the emergency room with attacks.

She had a very poor (low fiber/high fat) diet. Once she started eating better, the symptoms went away. She cut out nuts, strawberries, raspberries, figs (any kind of fruit or veggie that has itty-bitty seeds) and it worked. Hasn't been in the hospital for about 7 years now.

In the meantime, her gallbladder started acting up (excruciating pain). Not sure if they are related at all, but once she got her gallbladder out, her health has improved dramatically.

[Medusa]

My late sister Evelyn suffered from it for years (no, she didn't die from it) and, as has already been mentioned, nuts and seeds are out of the question. Add lettuce to that list, too; at least that's the way it was for her. When she was in real pain, she mixed a tsp. of paragoric w/a little water and some sugar to sweeten the taste (it tastes like bitter licorice) and it calmed the spasms down immediately. Time was when you could sign for paragoric at the pharmacy but now you probably need a prescription for it. It can be addictive but if used w/caution and only when needed, it's very effective. When I was a teenager and had bad menstrual cramps, paragoric was the only thing that helped and w/in minutes, too. Perhaps ask your dr. about it. I'm sorry that you're feeling poorly. Feel better soon, Carole.