Welcome to the forum. I don't know about diverticulitis however today I was diagnosed with Crohn's after ten years of test and surgeries for adhesions and adenomyosis. The GI told me today that when I am in an active state with the Crohn's it can inflame both the interior and exterior of the bowel and if you have adhesions as well, then you can end up in a whole heap of pain as both can constrict the bowel. It took me two pcp's and three gi's and tons of test to finally get a firm diagnosis, not to mention to find someone who listened. It was with the support of this forum that I was able to be firm with my doctors and get them to follow through. I have been through the condescending doctors and I don't think they will be the ones to help you. Find someone who will listen to you. For me they have prescribed an anti inflammatory medication called Asacol and an anti-depressant in a mild form to help with the pain. We are going to wait and see if this gets things in control before going through surgery again cause as you know adhesions are like kudzu, they just keep coming back stonger than before. Best wishes to you and keep in touch. Ginny
At Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Ellen Eggers wrote:
>
>Hello, everyone. I am new to this forum, but I've been reading some of
>the recent messages. Please forgive me if this subject has been
>addressed. A brief background: I suffer from constant pain in the colon
>area as a result of (first) endometriosis, followed by four
>laparoscopies and a laparotomy, ending with a complete hysterectomy a
>year ago. During the long diagnostic procedure (I think all of you have
>gone through it!), diverticulosis was found. This, of course,is common
>and not serious. However, I have recently been suffering from attacks
>of diverticulitis--the more serious and ever so much more painful
>result. Upon doing research, I have found that one of the things that
>can cause an attack of diverticulitis is CONSTRICTION OF THE COLON
>MUSCLES. Well, since I have adhesions (taken down in each surgery,
>returning quickly and worse each time; same old story) CONTSTRICTING THE
>COLON doesn't it make sense that this added complication would be an
>expected outcome? Please let me know if any of you have heard of this
>connection or have suffered in this way. By the way, I do have have a
>GI doc who is, I'm sure, quite good, but is also condescending and
>dismissive. Same with gyn (not the first during this 3-year ordeal). My
>GP is not condescending, but is also not too helpful. Anyway, I plan to
>become a regular on this forum; it's great to know I'm not the only one
>even though I'm sorry for everyone else!
>
>--
>Ellen
>
-- Ginny King