My Horrible Week

[neesee]

I spent the past week in the hospital. I thought I had been glutened! It was acute sigmoid diverticulosis. The Drs. found it in the cat scan. I was in so much pain! I had IV antibotics for 7 days and now I'm on oral antibiotics at home. I don't think I'm out of the woods yet. I need a colonoscopy in 4 to six weeks to see how damaged I really am. The doggone surgeons kept hanging around talking about colostomys. Oh well such is life. One way or the other, I will survive.

On the plus side, when they decided I needed some solid food, the dietitions did a great job feeding me a perfect gluten-free diet. When they get a celiac patient, they run right out to the store and buy any specitality items they need. I was impressed.

My potassium is still low, and my iron is low too. I think they put potassium in my Iv 4 or 5 times as well as magnesium and phosphorous.

I'm pretty week and run down right now.

I hope everyone else had a better week. Remember to eat your fiber!

neesee

[Judyin Philly]

Good Grief........what a week and horrible experience.

I hope your feeling better now.

It's wonderful to hear how they met your special gluten-free needs.

that's a new one for sure

heal fast.

Judy

[celiac-mommy]

I'm glad you're home and on the mend, lots more rest and a speedy recovery to you!!!

[jerseyangel]

Hi neesee--

What a week! Hope you recover quickly

[neesee]

Awww.... thank you Judy and Celiac mommy.

I have to say, even though was really bad, I feel so loved! My family is the best! My little poodle babies too! I thought the were going to drown me with kisses when I got home

neesee

[neesee]

Hi neesee--

What a week! Hope you recover quickly

Thank you Patti. I'm sure I will.

neesee

[Phyllis28]

Hope you feel better soon.

[ravenwoodglass]

I am glad you are now home and recovering. I know how painful an attack of diverticulitis can be and I hope you continue to improve and feel great soon.

[Jestgar]

My little poodle babies too! I thought the were going to drown me with kisses when I got home

neesee

Aaawww, slobbery poodle kisses

I'm glad you came back to much love.

[GFinDC]

I hope you get better soon Neesee! My younger brother had a colostomy for a while. He had Crohns. It was intended to give his intestines a chance to heal and rest. I think it did because they undid the colostomy after a while and he was better. He was able to ride his bicycle back and forth to town 26 miles round trip after that. I like your advice to eat fiber. I try to remember to put a little psyllium husks in my food.

The anti-biotics might help. Here si a a link to an old story on BBC news about a theory that bacteria are involved with Crohn's. Not saying you have Crohn's of course, celiac si very different. I just thot it interesting that this MAP bacteria is present in some people with GI symptoms. Sorry, kind of off topic.

** 'Clear' bacteria link to Crohn's **

A US team has found the clearest evidence yet that Crohn's disease is caused by a type of bacteria.

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