2 months ago got my results and have Diverticula took a while nearly 3 months to find out what it was as i only had really bad pain when i bent down and the worst ever pain when i turned over in bed.I was told to take pain killers fybrogel and drink more water none of which seem to work ! I have not slept through a night for months how do you manage the pain ? I do not have any bowel problems apart from when i need to go i need to go quick I have not had a day with being in pain for months i'm so tired any adivse ?
Hello joyce
wellcome to the dastardly DD club (where everyone would rather not be a member).
Did you have a colonoscopy or CT scan to confirm your condition? If so did you not get any initial antibiotic treatments? We are all different in our management and avoidance tactics but if you look through this web site you will find a great deal of information from the contributing sufferers. Read up and assess where you are in the progression of your ailment,take into account: age, diet, activity, pain etc and you will be able to structure some defence. It will be indigenous to you as no doctor or consultant will give you an accurate state of play or prognosis so you need to build your own. Hopefully with the help of the great people on this web site,remember you will never be suffering alone and we are all trying to help each other.
regards and good luck
philj
Thank you for the reply been away for a few days. Yes i had a colonoscopy and they gave me the results there and then which i took to the gps a few days after but she never gave me any antibiotics just some
amitriptyline to take at night to help with the pain,I will read through the site to see how other people manage