Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hi: I'm probably dealing with diverticulitis but will have a catscan tomorrow. It's not at all fun. A quick way to lose weight as the appetite has left. Any experience with this among list members? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Diverticulosis are indentations in your colon thast seeds and nuts can get trapped in and cause a lot of pain and even bleeding. You need to stay away from these items and also corn. No tomatoes, nuts of any kind, or any other seeds. dlielc <MJHodor@...> wrote: Hi: I'm probably dealing with diverticulitis but will have a catscan tomorrow. It's not at all fun. A quick way to lose weight as the appetite has left. Any experience with this among list members? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hey MJ, Sorry you're dealing with diverticulitis. I've had it several times since starting IM five years ago, virtually always late in my IM breaks. I'm pretty sure I know why this occurs: I had diverticulosis prior to my CML diagnosis, which put me at risk for diverticulitis to begin with. As you probably know, -osis means a collection of something, while -itis means inflammation. Diverticulosis is a collection of outpouchings in the colon wall due to heredity and low fiber diet. Feces can get into one of these and get stuck long enough to set up an infection, which becomes diverticulitis. Anyway, my hypothesis is that prolonged loose bowels due to IM weakens the muscle in the gut wall. Then when I stop IM and my stools firm up, the weakened gut isn't able to push them through so effectively, I become constipated and the less mobile feces get caught in the tics (medspeak for diverticulae) and set up an infection. Since my first episode I maintain a high index of suspicion for the condition and treat it at the very first sign - that is, when I experience a sensation of bloating and slight discomfort in the left lower quadrant of my abdomen, with Cipro 500 mg twice a day. When I catch it this early the symptoms are usually all gone within a couple of days, though I always complete the 10 day course. If course, this is not to say that's what's causing your diverticulitis, if in fact that's what you have. Good luck, in any case! R > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:52:27 -0000 > From: " dlielc " <MJHodor@...> > Subject: diverticulitis > > Hi: > > I'm probably dealing with diverticulitis but will have a catscan > tomorrow. It's not at all fun. A quick way to lose weight as the > appetite has left. Any experience with this among list members? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 : What you say makes very good sense. The cipro seems to have kicked in. Hope the doctor agrees that I need no further treatment. Do you try to follow a high fiber diet? What about Fiber 1 cereal, metamucil capsules and/or ground flaxseed for added fiber? I eat a good diet, and the doc doesn't think I fit the diverticulitis profile but the gleevec, etc., as you explained may be the culprit. The doctor called me Friday evening to emphasize how serious diverticulitis can be. Like you at the first sign I'll do something about it. Thanks, love MJ> > Hey MJ, > > Sorry you're dealing with diverticulitis. I've had it several times since > starting IM five years ago, virtually always late in my IM breaks. I'm > pretty sure I know why this occurs: I had diverticulosis prior to my CML > diagnosis, which put me at risk for diverticulitis to begin with. As you > probably know, -osis means a collection of something, while -itis means > inflammation. Diverticulosis is a collection of outpouchings in the colon > wall due to heredity and low fiber diet. Feces can get into one of these > and get stuck long enough to set up an infection, which becomes > diverticulitis. > > Anyway, my hypothesis is that prolonged loose bowels due to IM weakens the > muscle in the gut wall. Then when I stop IM and my stools firm up, the > weakened gut isn't able to push them through so effectively, I become > constipated and the less mobile feces get caught in the tics (medspeak for > diverticulae) and set up an infection. Since my first episode I maintain a > high index of suspicion for the condition and treat it at the very first > sign - that is, when I experience a sensation of bloating and slight > discomfort in the left lower quadrant of my abdomen, with Cipro 500 mg twice > a day. When I catch it this early the symptoms are usually all gone within a > couple of days, though I always complete the 10 day course. > > If course, this is not to say that's what's causing your diverticulitis, if > in fact that's what you have. Good luck, in any case! > > R > > > > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:52:27 -0000 > > From: " dlielc " <MJHodor@a...> > > Subject: diverticulitis > > > > Hi: > > > > I'm probably dealing with diverticulitis but will have a catscan > > tomorrow. It's not at all fun. A quick way to lose weight as the > > appetite has left. Any experience with this among list members? Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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