[Mark]

This is the Introduce Yourself thread – the perfect place to say a quick hello, share a bit about your experience, and get to know others in the same boat.

No pressure to write an essay, just a few words is plenty. But if you fancy sharing more, here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Where are you from?

• How long have you been managing diverticulitis?

• Any food ideas or small wins that have helped you?

• What are you hoping to get out of this forum?

We’re still building this space, so you’re among the first members here. Thanks for helping shape it, and if anything about signing up or posting was confusing or clunky, let us know here or back in the Facebook group so we can improve things.

You’re very welcome here 🙌

[Kadee]

Hi,

I am from WA State, and am so happy to find this forum. I have had IBS for years with only one terrible flare, and three small ones.

Five weeks ago I had severe stomach pain. I describe it as tiny hands inside my stomach twisting my intestines. I finally saw my doc who diagnosed me with diverticulitis. I am on antibiotics, and a probiotic
hoping to get better soon. I am quite run down, but am feeling confident that I can get this under control.

Thank you!

Kadee

[Mark]

Hi Kadee and welcome to the forum. I hope you’re recovering well? Any tips for recovery?

[Sylvie Thibault]

Hi, I’m from Ottawa,Ontario Canada.I’ve had severe diverticulitis for now 27 years. It’s to have a place to exchange with people who can understand what you are going through.

[Mark]

Welcome Sylvie and thank you for joining.

[Schewy Lass]

‘Morning all. So happy to have found this forum. Facebook groups are also great but as an admin in one of them I know how unpredictable they can be with messing with settings etc. So I’m really pleased to be here where you have unlimate control. Anyway I’m 71 years old. First diagnosed 2 years ago but I suspect I’ve had diverticulosis a few years before that. I’ve only been hospitalised twice but had antibiotics frequently from the doctors. I’m in England and am super grateful for our wonderful NHS for the treatments but not so quite much for the lack of advice.

[Mark]

Hi Schewy Lass and welcome to the forum. You’re so right about Facebook! I’ve had the same experience with the NHS – treatment good, advice lacking. It’s hard to advise in fairness because everyone’s experience is very different but that should be addressed with more research. There’s more and more people suffering from this I’m afraid.

[Mark]

Hi all I am from Ayrshire in Scotland and was diagnosed 2 years ago . I suppose to some extent I have been lucky with no major flare ups and can eat a lot of foods others cannot. In saying that I get gut aches almost daily and bouts of being an olympic toilet runner. Again with this I am careful in what I eat but find todays good food could be next months bad food. Good to be able to chat here without all the background music of same posts over again and wish the group all the success

[Mark]

Hi WATP, it’s so hard to cope when you don’t know what foods to blame. It appears to be more common than you’d think.