like most of us ,I have searched the internet ,here, there ,everywhere USA , Germany, even the UK looking for reasons and
cures for this disease ,that has a very low listing on the Cure list,
I did find it quite interesting, as the , doctors .,consultants , experts
all said that one of the reasons for the D.D developing .was stress, along with the usual culprits , smoking,drinking wrong diets.
As I don't drink or smoke ,and am a healthy weight, stress is the only
catagory that fits ,seemingly, having read a lot of posts where stress
raises it's head Maybe the answer to controlling this god awful disease
IS, TO PUT US ALL ON PROZAC
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My first and so far only attack occurred after a motorbike accident. Nothing broken but the pain from the bruised ribs and the frustration of not being able to do what I wanted to was stressful. I don't think the paracetomol for 10 days helped either as I hardly ever take painkillers.
Hi Jacqueline, I think there is an hereditary element to this too, given that my mother suffered with this complaint for many years and my sister does also.
I also spent 40 years in a desk bound sedentary job with full time hours and wonder if that is a contributing factor given that my diet, drinking and non smoking lifestyle have been reasonably healthy. Alex
Very true, I actually got home tonight and went for a run it releases stress and anxiety. I do like a drink of real ale or a nice red wine. I'm on mild anti depresants but hope to come of them in the new year .
Hi. Alex .it never occured to me that it was hereditary .The main offering from the medicals .is, that diet and bowels are the main consideration,
for pouches to form, can't quite accept that ,as there isn't a better
bowel mover than myself .clockwork would be the word
hello Paul ,you should sleep well tonight if you have been running .
Why are you taking anti depressants ? is it hte D.D that''s getting you
down, it certainly keeps me on the edge of worry, in case I eat something that will set it off
My 81 year old mother suffers from it
which one Paul stress, or DD ??
It's a plausible 'common denominator' in the contributory causes bucket, Jac.
I feel that the pathology is more to do with alimentary 'elastic turning plastic', however - and in that thinking, it might be more a case of what's in the modern manufactured food that might be a convenience (forgive!...) in the making and the storage of those products. And drug side effects - we're prescribed smooth muscle 'relaxants' for many of thre 'pipework' problems we encounter in our 'extendable' lives. 'Elastic to plastic' - that's the aging human condition, isn't it? If we remained elastic, the pockets wouldn't stay dilated, would they?
But stress is a multi-faceted troublemaker, for sure! :-(
Cheers,
Pete.
How long ago was the D.D attack, and is your stress level back to normal
now ??
AAHH Pete ,you do make me smile, (good for stress removal)
I am , or trying to . bring a point to mind, that if your head is happy,
the body follows . hence the Prozac ,mind calming wipes the stress
away
DD doesn't help but depression runs in my family on my dad's side
Have to ask Paul.. how long has she had it ,and does she get any help
with coping with it,?. or left to get on with it ,as we all seem to have to do /
It happened in October. Being on a drip in hopital with antibiotics that made me feel sicker than the actual infection was actually the most stressful thing of all! I don't feel that stressed at tye moment and I have gone back to my normal diet after the colonoscopy. That showed far more diverticules than I had when first diagnosed in England and my doc said I have very bad adhesions from my hysterectomy which puts me at risk for a twisted bowel. At the moment I have the odd twinge but hard to tell if it's the diverticules playing up or the adhesions pulling.
Do any more of your family suffer from D.D?, and are you all depressed
over the same reasons ? Does your D.D get worse if your depression
takes over ?
I went down the " Drip road " i puked for England . thanks to the cocktail
of anti biotics . Never heard of D.D before it happened, didn't know
what it was, or where all the pain was coming from.
Years and yes she just gets on with it . Watches her diet though
Hi Alex and Jac my mum had dd also but as for the sedentary job I have always had jobs standing or walking around and always feel better when the pain starts by going for a walk
you are one brave soul ,how can you walk,? When I get the "starter"
I go and lie flat,on my back. If the pain gets badd-ish, even coughing
hurts