Experience with Diverticuar disease

Doogie45

Hello everyone, I'm a new member. I thought that my experience would be worth sharing. I had been suffering with excruciating pain in my abdomen whilst in bed at nighttime, for several years. I underwent bowel screening, the dreaded colonoscopy. During this procedure I was told I had Diverticular disease. I was informed that the effects can be reduced with my diet. Over the last few years I've been trying to lose weight. To this end I replaced sugar with sweeteners and drank alcohol free beers. My wife suggested that I stop having sweeteners and alcohol free beer, obviously I agreed with her very quickly 😀 and stopped taking sweeteners completely. The stomach cramps stopped. I have been free of pain for 12 months now. Maybe this diet change may help someone else.

Mary_Scope

Hi @Doogie45 and a warm welcome to the community from me!

It's lovely to have you here and I hope you enjoy your time on the community😄

Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself, it's great to hear you have found out what works best for you and are now pain free. Long may it continue!!

WhatThe

Hello Doogie and welcome to Scope 🤩