tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513711399601567606.post6802154954850414261..comments2014-01-07T21:18:37.011-06:00Comments on Gourmet, Gourmand, Glutton: Your intestines and you: a quick owners guide.Jay Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152799314201232528noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513711399601567606.post-25290471290030894722012-02-13T14:06:56.961-06:002012-02-13T14:06:56.961-06:00Oh...I guess I need some fiber.Oh...I guess I need some fiber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513711399601567606.post-55119967009770736572012-02-13T11:14:38.235-06:002012-02-13T11:14:38.235-06:00just because your doctor "had never seen a ca...just because your doctor "had never seen a case of diverticulosis in anyone under the age of 55" doesn't mean it doesn't exist. one can have Meckel's Diverticulum which could cause serious diverticulosis in children. thank goodness there were more opinions involved.David S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513711399601567606.post-62481366639689790562012-02-13T11:02:56.237-06:002012-02-13T11:02:56.237-06:00@Catherine: It came on rather suddenly. I don'...@Catherine: It came on rather suddenly. I don't recall any "early warning signs" at all. I woke up one morning with a sharp, severe pain in my lower left abdomen. I went to work that day and was able to get into my doctor's office later that afternoon. The doctor refused to believe what it turned out to be until the CAT scan results came in and was verified by three separate doctors as being diverticulosis.Jay Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152799314201232528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513711399601567606.post-73743633546296998422012-02-13T10:16:37.847-06:002012-02-13T10:16:37.847-06:00I'm a curious glutton for the grotesque which ...I'm a curious glutton for the grotesque which you just described. How did this come on at first? Was it suddenly at 33 you had it happen or did you have earlier warning signs which didn't seem enough of a problem to see a doctor for?Catherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513711399601567606.post-78876232001929679142012-02-13T08:48:41.815-06:002012-02-13T08:48:41.815-06:00My doctor said the same thing about my gallstones ...My doctor said the same thing about my gallstones when I was 18. He told me it was heart burn. Glad that you finally got diagnosed and hopefully you are treating your system better these days. -JinxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com