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Hi, my name is shell1971! I've been diagnosed with diverticulosis
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shell1971
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Hi, I ve been diagnosed with diverticulosis in April l. I have persistent pain. The endoscopy was really painful. I have gained nearly 2 stone. Anyone else had these problems. All I hear is you had flare ups but I Don t. I struggle every day with this. Can sit or lay in comfort or walk like I used to
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Hello @shell1971
Welcome to the community!
I'm so sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time with diverticulosis. Can I ask, have you had a follow up from your endoscopy yet? Have they given you any treatment plan?
We don't give medical advice here on the community, we would always suggest speaking to your GP or specialist and I would encourage you to speak to them if you feel your current plan, if on one, isn't working.
I have Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and many people I have come across with bowel issues have similar situations with pain when sitting and laying. I sometimes use a comfy pillows to sit on to help ease the pain.Hannah - She / Her
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Beaver79 Community member, Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 20,936 Disability GamechangerOptionsHi @shell1971 Welcome to the Community. This link might be of interest to you. Take care.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diverticular-disease-and-diverticulitis/ -
I have already read all this but thankyou
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Hannah_Scope said:Hello @shell1971
Welcome to the community!
I'm so sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time with diverticulosis. Can I ask, have you had a follow up from your endoscopy yet? Have they given you any treatment plan?
We don't give medical advice here on the community, we would always suggest speaking to your GP or specialist and I would encourage you to speak to them if you feel your current plan, if on one, isn't working.
I have Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and many people I have come across with bowel issues have similar situations with pain when sitting and laying. I sometimes use a comfy pillows to sit on to help ease the pain. -
This sounds really difficult @shell1971 - especially as you are still having pain despite being prescribed these medications Did they say how long you could be expected to take these medications before a pain reduction or if anything else might help? Please don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything we can do to support youCommunity Volunteer Adviser with professional knowledge of education, special educational needs and disabilities and EHCP's. Pronouns: She/her.
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