Who’s had a colonoscopy?

[Kman34]

I kind of liked being cleaned out.. Had one 3 years ago. Having another one July 12th along with an esophagus scope. I'm having issues with my diverticulitis and a hiatal hernia.. I've changed my diet and lost 25lbs in the last 6 months, but I still have issues. Feels like I have a knot in my lower abdomen..

[Wallymo]

Originally Posted by Kman34

I'm having issues with my diverticulitis

I don't know how old you are, but if you are 45 or younger, see a surgeon specialist. Diverticulitis is the worst, and I dealt with it multiple times each year for a really long time. I scheduled optional surgery and had 14" of my colon removed. That was twelve years ago and I haven't had one attack since. It was one of the best decisions of my life. While optional surgery sucks, it's better than a potential perforation and colostomy bag for the rest of your life.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by Wallymo

I don't know how old you are, but if you are 45 or younger, see a surgeon specialist. Diverticulitis is the worst, and I dealt with it multiple times each year for a really long time. I scheduled optional surgery and had 14" of my colon removed. That was twelve years ago and I haven't had one attack since. It was one of the best decisions of my life. While optional surgery sucks, it's better than a potential perforation and colostomy bag for the rest of your life.

Same here, but I told my wife I was going to have a shit-bag and she believed it until the doctor told her different right before they took me back to surgery.

She was relieved and pissed at the same time.
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[LagunaSWana]

Originally Posted by Kman34

I kind of liked being cleaned out.. Had one 3 years ago. Having another one July 12th along with an esophagus scope. I'm having issues with my diverticulitis and a hiatal hernia.. I've changed my diet and lost 25lbs in the last 6 months, but I still have issues. Feels like I have a knot in my lower abdomen..

Do you take psyllium? I had a colonoscopy 8 years ago and had diverticulosis and started taking psyllium. My colonoscopy a year ago was 100% clear with no polyps and no diverticulosis. It also lowers your cholesterol which is a nice bonus.