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[share]

Three years ago I was having excruciating stomach pains and my doctor ordered a CT scan which showed a hernia. This was after ruling out so many other diagnosis.

 Recently I had another CTscan for pelvic pain and among other findings it showed diverticulitis. These tests were so crucial and important in finding a diagnosis and then getting the treatment needed, so Ashleigh do not wait on this see your doctor, you will in the long run be glad you did.

[hckynut]

@CatsyCline

You are afraid? My suggestion, see a gastro doctor.

hckynut(john)

[RedTop]

I was diagnosed years ago with diverticulitis, and the worst offenders for me are seeds and skins---no berries of any kind for me.   I can handle cabbage finely chopped for cole slaw very well, but roughly chopped cabbage and lettuce literally feels like it is scraping as it moves thru my system.   

My husband and one daughter have been treated for H-pylori; both were diagnosed after an EGD.   The symptoms that sent them to the doctor were gastric issues, either constipation or diarrhea, extreme belching, constant heartburn, and generally feeling sick after eating any type of food, or drinking any type of liquid.   

When my SIL and nephew complained of belly button pain, that radiated to the left side, they were diagnosed with appendicitis.   

[Scooby Doo]

I had two hernias in my belly button area, one was an umbelical and the other was a ventral hernia.  My colon was caught inside the hernias.  I had the same pain you describe when the food would move through my system and get caught in the kink.

I also have diverticulitis and cannot have most berries due to the seeds, granola and coconut, all that stuff gives me a bellyache.

Go see a doctor and get it over with.  You'll feel so much better that much faster.  I don't see any reason to suffer.

[SeaMaiden]

I personally if it were me, would fast for  three days on fresh juices and take some probiotics.......also would drink aloe Vera juice.....after three days, if I still had the pain, I would go see my doctor, but, if I felt better, I would  break the fast slowly, adding foods one at a time to see how I felt. Kind of like an elimination diet. 

[colliegirls]

Sounds exactly how I felt when I had my bouts of IBS.

[jubilant]

I agree with seeing a doctor. When it comes to stomach and digestive problems it could be one of a thousand things....many with similar symptoms. I saw a gastroenterologist. I just had a colonoscopy and an endoscopy ulrasound and some biopsies (no barium).  Thankfully, no cancer....  but I have a severe case of diverticular disease with narrowing of my colon.  Also found out that my Protonix had turned on me and made me very ill to the point I have been housebound 95% of the time for many months.

 Please see a doctor if your symptoms  continue. For anyone reading this.... keep up with your colonoscopies.   I had one 3 years ago with only 1 benign polyp and one small pocket of diverticula.....so this all happened within less than 3 yrs. from my last one.  Believe me, the tests are a piece of cake compared to what you could feel if you leave something go. 

[Snoopp]

I would check with your doctor but what you can do in the meantime is cut seeds and nuts out of your diet and see if you feel better.  Also no popcorn. 

You can have pain in the center of your belly with a diverticulitis flare.

Like someone mentioned, could be too much fiber too. 

[LilacTree]

Diverticulitis doesn't come and go.  Diverticulosis (which can lead to diverticulitis) can be chronic.  With the former, you already have an infection that has to be attended to immediately.  If you don't, you risk peritonitis from a ruptured colon.

Diverticulitis pain is usually located on the lower left side of the abdomen, not around the belly button area of the mid abdomen.  With diverticulitis, the abdomen swells up and gets very hard.  The pain is excruciating.  What you have sounds more like IBS. 

I had five bouts of diverticulitis over a couple of years, five days in the hospital on IV antibiotics each time . . . and finally surgery to remove six inches of my colon.  I have not had an attack of it since.

You must see a gastroenterologist immediately to determine the cause of your symptoms.

[LilacTree]

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@share wrote:

Three years ago I was having excruciating stomach pains and my doctor ordered a CT scan which showed a hernia. This was after ruling out so many other diagnosis.

 Recently I had another CTscan for pelvic pain and among other findings it showed diverticulitis. These tests were so crucial and important in finding a diagnosis and then getting the treatment needed, so Ashleigh do not wait on this see your doctor, you will in the long run be glad you did.

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@CatsyCline

Just wondering how you are doing.  You haven't responded.