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<blockquote data-quote="Winnie53" data-source="post: 1459372" data-attributes="member: 160246"><p>[USER=220230]@Kaz261[/USER] I've been experiencing intermittent pain in my lower left abdomen recently, possibly due to a diverticulum in my descending or sigmoid colon - ( <a href="http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slideshow_diverticulitis_diverticulosis_picture/article_em.htm" target="_blank">http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slideshow_diverticulitis_diverticulosis_picture/article_em.htm</a> ) - a common condition that affects 50% of those age 60 or older. About 10%-25% of people with diverticular disease will experience an inflammation of a diverticulum, resulting in infection ( diverticulitis ). I've only had a few episodes with mild discomfort and it's very intermittent, so for now I'm monitoring and increasing my water intake whenever I have symptoms. I'm already following the other recommendations listed here - ( <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/diverticulitis/prevention.aspx" target="_blank">http://articles.mercola.com/diverticulitis/prevention.aspx</a> )</p><p></p><p>I think there are two things we can do: use a black pen to mark where the pain is occurring with each episode. The other is to keep a "food and poop" diary (to see if there's a relationship between what's eaten and the symptoms). This information will be helpful to both you and your doctor.</p><p></p><p>For me, one of the things I noticed is that my symptoms coincided with drinking more black and green tea, less water, and larger stools. Interestingly, when I drink more water, the symptoms remit.</p><p></p><p>I'd be concerned about the burning pain too. I only experience heartburn, which is different from what you're describing, on the rare occasions when I eat out and allow myself to have a starchy vegetable deep fried in one of the unhealthy oils.</p><p></p><p>When I was trying to sort out my symptoms, I looked at a lot of illustrations of the organs in the abdominal cavity. Here's an illustration of the Digestive System... <a href="http://keckmedicine.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=117&isArticleLink=false&pid=2&gid=1090" target="_blank">http://keckmedicine.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=117&isArticleLink=false&pid=2&gid=1090</a> Many more images can be found here... <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pancreas+stomach+illustration&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3icTup97TAhVPyGMKHUm6DhgQsAQIIg&biw=1680&bih=879&dpr=1#spf=1" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?q=pancreas+stomach+illustration&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3icTup97TAhVPyGMKHUm6DhgQsAQIIg&biw=1680&bih=879&dpr=1#spf=1</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winnie53, post: 1459372, member: 160246"] [USER=220230]@Kaz261[/USER] I've been experiencing intermittent pain in my lower left abdomen recently, possibly due to a diverticulum in my descending or sigmoid colon - ( [URL]http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slideshow_diverticulitis_diverticulosis_picture/article_em.htm[/URL] ) - a common condition that affects 50% of those age 60 or older. About 10%-25% of people with diverticular disease will experience an inflammation of a diverticulum, resulting in infection ( diverticulitis ). I've only had a few episodes with mild discomfort and it's very intermittent, so for now I'm monitoring and increasing my water intake whenever I have symptoms. I'm already following the other recommendations listed here - ( [URL]http://articles.mercola.com/diverticulitis/prevention.aspx[/URL] ) I think there are two things we can do: use a black pen to mark where the pain is occurring with each episode. The other is to keep a "food and poop" diary (to see if there's a relationship between what's eaten and the symptoms). This information will be helpful to both you and your doctor. For me, one of the things I noticed is that my symptoms coincided with drinking more black and green tea, less water, and larger stools. Interestingly, when I drink more water, the symptoms remit. I'd be concerned about the burning pain too. I only experience heartburn, which is different from what you're describing, on the rare occasions when I eat out and allow myself to have a starchy vegetable deep fried in one of the unhealthy oils. When I was trying to sort out my symptoms, I looked at a lot of illustrations of the organs in the abdominal cavity. Here's an illustration of the Digestive System... [URL]http://keckmedicine.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=117&isArticleLink=false&pid=2&gid=1090[/URL] Many more images can be found here... [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=pancreas+stomach+illustration&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3icTup97TAhVPyGMKHUm6DhgQsAQIIg&biw=1680&bih=879&dpr=1#spf=1[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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