After about a six month gap my symptoms have returned. It starts with urinary urgency acting like a infection and gradually numerous other symptoms start to appear. Increase in acid reflex, aches and pains, usual constipation suddenly changes to urgency to go. Low back pain on left hand side and at front in lower abdomen. Feel hungry but eating eventually causes irritation in lower bowel therefore reduce solid food intake and start to lose weight.. Niggly pains throughout bowel. Generally feeling yukky. It's all deja vu but so worrying. Can anyone relate to this? (colonoscopy in 2014 confirmed widespread diverticula disease).
I can It's what's happening to me right now I feel so ill Nothing I can do but wait it out. Hope you feel better soon
This sounds largely familiar, though my weight remains stable. I think we just have to take care and wait it out I'm afraid. Unfortunately I haven't found the key to the magic cupboard yet.
Please let me know if you do. I seam to take 2 steps forward and 4 back
Thank you susan95516. It's reassuring to know others understand what's going on.
It doesn't pay to be a stress bunny I have found to my cost!
That sounds very similar to me especially the urgency and frequently needing to pee.I too was told in 2014 I had multiple diverticula in the sigmoid.Luckily I have only needed antibiotics once since but continue to have cramps and lower pain and diarrhea on a daily basis even though I cook everything from scratch eat mostly fish and chicken ,I try not to let it rule my life but it is hard.Im going on safari soon and am worried about not having a toilet to hand but I don't let it stop me doing things otherwise what's the point .Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you for your reply Yvonne. Can I just ask, do you get periods of wellness and then sudden relapse?
Hi Redstar,Yes i do,somedays are good and otherdays i can get cramping, pains on both sides of my tummy and needing the loo alot,i find the less i need to poo the better i feel,its as if the movement in my bowel causes pain,i take fybogel and loperomide as recommended by my GP.i eat healthily,i find too much red meat is not good for me,wine and now drink decaf coffee.and salads seem to affect me badly aswell.
Hi Yvonne what is loperamide. I take albran and a antispasmodic before meals plus a probiotic drink x
Hi Susan,its the generic name for Immodium,i was scared to take it at 1st but my GP said it was ok as long as i dont suffer from constipation,which i dont generally.
I take Imodium if I get really bad It usually stops me for a couple of days x
Hi I was wondering if you could help me. This is my third flare. First two were waist high and cleared immediately with antibiotics. I went to the er 7 weeks ago with stomach pain very low abdomen. I had a d an c 6 days before and though I had a pelvic or uterine infection. Ct scan confirmed diverticulitis. I was given augmentin and flagyl for 10 days. I was still having some twinges weeks later. 4 weeks after er visit I had colonoscopy with biopsies. Biopsies fine. Colonoscopy showed a diverticuli still inflamed. I was put back on flagyl for 10 days. I was having more pain like period cramps. And left sided twinges I was also very stressed as it was raising my anxiety bc I could still feel everything. My gi sent me back to er for Ct scan this was the last day on flagyl and about 5-6 weeks from start. Ct scan was clear showed no inflammation. I still feel off and on lower abdomen cramping and strange darting pains on both sides. Sometimes 3 and 4 bms a day. I'm better if I'm busy worse if I'm sitting. I am now 7 weeks out and followed all eating rules. No fever. No bad pain. Have I given myself ibs by worrying myself to death. I had to go back on anxiety medicine last week which I haven't been on for years. Can I be making my own stomach hurt. Has it turned over sensitive. Please help 
. Ps. I'm female 53
I get all those symptoms I don't think worry can make things so bad sometimes it can take a long time to clear up. I always have leftsided pain I feel sick sometimes and depressed. I don't go out much due to fear of needing toilet DD has changed my life not for the better Hope you feel better soon
Hi there,it can take awhile after a flare up for things to calm down,you say the Ct scan showed no infection so give it time ,don't know much about IBS ,I think It usually shows up in younger people.I suffer pains on and off which is quite common for me .What about your diet ?do you suffer from diahroea if so a fiber supplement might help,if things still don't improve go back to your doctor that's what they are there for.I hope things improve for you,but it can take awhile for you to manage this disease,I was diagnosed in November 2014 and I'm still learning .This site is very good and lots of tips and ideas are given ,you are not alone.
Thank you for your reply. Sometimes it seems never ending. It's depressing me. I don't really have diarrhea I alternate between normal sometimes and what I call several a day fluffy. Yuck. Hopefully it will even out soon. The pain freaks me out.
Thank you Susan. I hope you do also.
Yes my BM were like that and as the day went on they got looser and the cramps got worse ,that's when i started on the Fybogel and Imodium type capsules ,the doctor told me to open the capsule up and empty some out if they bunged me up so that's what I do..They have helped me carry on with a fairly normal life.
Hi Shawn
I'm female, 67 and have had this disease for 16 years. What you describe sounds exactly like the typical aftermath of a flare up, and exactly how I am. I'm sorry to say it can take quite a long time for everything to settle down, from a few weeks if you are lucky, to a few months. Now your infection has gone, you have Diverticulosis, and are still healing inside from the original infection.
I had a flare last August, and finally started to settle down in December, when I started taking pure aloe vera juice and a probiotic drink daily, on top of my prescribed Fybogel. Then I had another flare in January, and am finally settled again. Mostly good pain free days, with fairly normal bowel movements 3 - 6 times a day. Additional BM is something most of us get and it's a good thing, as it clears out the colon, stops a build up of food that can get trapped, and thus prevents re-infection.
You are going to wee 6+ times a day anyway, so I don't find it a problem. I just carry spare pants and some antiseptic wipes so I can clean myself if I am out. I get the occasional niggle, but can usually associate it with overeating or eating one of my trigger foods. For me it is gluten and ice cream.
Worrying is inevitable, but please be assured that for most of us things do get better slowly. I do not let the disease dictate my life or stop me from doing anything. I have played competitive sport throughout. Yes, I am aware of the niggles, have to follow a different diet, have to be careful how I bend or lift, and sometimes feel bloated. It can be difficult when you have a family to run and a job to do. But I have adapted and it just becomes a way of life, something that seemed impossible at first, both for me and a lot of others who post on this forum. But occasionally someone comes back to the forum several months later, to report they are now feeling much better. Best wishes
I was 70 on Monday I was diagnosed last September but I think I have had it for years I am having abit of a flare up at the moment only thing I can think of is I had a small bit of chocolate and that's kicked it off.