Hi again, Mitch,
Yeah, I know it's a hassle cutting all those seeds out of tomatoes! Groan. I buy the Italian tomatoes because there are less seeds, and I cut around the outside, then toss the centers (where the seeds are). That way I get to have some tomato without worry.
I gave up cucumbers entirely.
Hubby's favorite food is poopy seed muffins. Unfortunately, I cook only one way -- the IBS way -- so hubby has his favorite muffins at the coffee shop.
I eat NO seeds of any kind and NO NUTS. Oh, and I do love my cashews so! RATS.
When I have a diverticulitis attack, it's way down by my crotch. I'm doubled over in pain and have to hold onto the furniture in order to move around. It's excruciating. The first time I ended up in the hospital, and they did a catscan and found it. They gave me a pain killer (a shot) that my body did not like, and I spent my entire stay in the bathroom, throwing up. Not a pretty picture. Antibiotics killed the infection and I was fine in a week's time.
The second diverticulitis attack was at home; I knew by then that the attack wasn't IBS and was pretty sure it was diverticulitis, so I called the doc. He prescribed Flagyl, which did wonders and got rid of it right away. I was on my feet in a few days.
When I had my diverticulitis attacks, antispasmotic drugs that I take for my IBS (Hycoscyamine and Donnatal) didn't help at all. Flagyl was my salvation.
(Quote) "I went to my Gastro doctor and he wasn't much help" (Unquote) We hear that on these boards all the time. I just don't understand it, but it's just so typical. I need to find a new GI -- and so do you.
Bev.
P.S.: You might check out the peppermint capsules from Heather. She says they work better for her as an anti-spasmotic than Donnatal (my fave), believe it or not!
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