Overflow Diarrhoea

[heartmatters1]

Hi - Just thought I would share my experience. I do have diverticulosis & occasionally I get overflow diarrhoea. Today I have experienced the worse I have had. I took a fybrogel last night. This morning for two hours I have had severe cramping & pain, which made me feel I was going to pass out. All I was passing was watery d. I couldn’t relax or even sit down. I was pacing the floor like I was in labour! I have now had a bm, which has gained me some relief, but now my abdomen & lower stomach feels like I’ve been kicked by a horse & very weak and shaky 😫. I was just wondering if anyone has any tips? I was on my own & got a bit anxious as what to do.

Thanks for taking the time to read this & best wishes to you all 🤗

[BabsyWabsy]

You say you have diverticulosis. Do you think this might have become diverticulitis, so your diverticulum has become infected? I suggest you talk to your GP. This must have been very scary by yourself.

[heartmatters1 in reply to BabsyWabsy]

Thanks for your reply. I did consider this & was on the verge of a trip to the hospital, but it did settle eventually.

[BabsyWabsy in reply to heartmatters1]

I am so glad you are feeling better. Probably still worth a doc's appt. (Remember them?)

[edwangy in reply to heartmatters1]

Don't bother going to A&E, I've been twice with same symptoms. They do absolutley nothing for you

[Minty00]

you will need to monitor the symptoms over night and into tomorrow one way of finding out for sure if its infection or inflammation is when u eat as eating always causes pain if yiu have an infection or inflammatuon of the colon

[Jackie1612]

Hi

Sorry to hear you have been going through this. I also have diverticular disease (as well as IBS). Sometimes I have similar symptoms to yours, cramping and pain often lasting for several hours, can’t do much. I have to take paracetamol and lie down. Sometimes I think it might be exacerbated by eating egg, which can make me feel as if I have been kicked in the stomach.

Sorry I don’t have any real solutions but you are not alone.

[Tum6]

I went to my GP this morning and she thinks I have diverticulitis and has given me some antibiotics. Reading the info with them it seems they will make diarrhoea and any bowel inflammation worse!

[Luisa22]

Oh dear...it's so horrible to be alone and to go through a traumatic day. I am sorry.

I do feel for you, because I have had bad times too (not with the exact same thing, but just a "horrible day") and felt so alone etc.

You probably did the right thing to take the Fybogel because it got things moving which I presume was a "proper" one and not just watery overflow?

But the after effects of all that aren't very nice. I haven't had the exact thing you have, but I would say do anything kind you can think of to your poor tummy.

Maybe a warm hot water bottle (not too hot) or massage with some moisture lotion etc. Or a warm bath to relax the muscles and make yourself feel a bit nicer generally. A nice vegetable stew or soup might be a good thing to eat when you feel hungry, maybe some carrots and potatoes, and few greens or green beans.

I hope you start to feel better maybe tomorrow?

[heartmatters1 in reply to Luisa22]

Thanks for your reply & advice & kind words 🤗

[Luisa22]

I hope you feel a bit better and things are calming down a bit now? Take care

[Wlker]

In addition to the other tips, I use a heating pad on my stomach the few times I have had severe pain like you mentioned. It helped me relax enough to go to sleep.