My turn for the e.r.

[bamagal62]

47. It's so interesting about your experience.

I knew I had fibroids and thought my pain was from
That. Went to my OBGYN and she said it wasn’t that. But she did say, “pain on your lower left usually involves the colon”. A day or so later after ending up in the ER, a CT scan confirmed diverticulitis. Funny, that the pain of both is similar!!!
Over the next 2 years, before figuring out my diet, I had attacks in both the descending colon and the transverse colon. I have definitely increased my fiber intake! That pain and the ER visits are not fun.
There is a book called Diverticulitis pain free foods that has some good recipes for phasing in a fiber rich diet after being on a liquid diet. And, you are soooo correct. Chewing is key!!! (I am a former kindergarten teacher. So, I used to eat meals extremely fast. I had to learn to slow down and help my digestive system.)