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What Causes Diarrhea After Eating While Having Diverticulosis And IBS?
Question: Has Diverticulosis and Irritable bowel syndrome.
Started in Mid March, 2016.
Low tolerance to food of any kind.
After eating, within the hour Nausea and then diarrhea.
Getting weaker every day.
Low Res CT scan confirmed diverticulosis.
Stool and blood cultures have come back negative so far.
Stomach pain went away since taking some Dicyclomine.
Unable to make a Dr appointment until XXXXXXX 26th !
What foods should she eat that absorb quickly in order to regain her strength?
Started in Mid March, 2016.
Low tolerance to food of any kind.
After eating, within the hour Nausea and then diarrhea.
Getting weaker every day.
Low Res CT scan confirmed diverticulosis.
Stool and blood cultures have come back negative so far.
Stomach pain went away since taking some Dicyclomine.
Unable to make a Dr appointment until XXXXXXX 26th !
What foods should she eat that absorb quickly in order to regain her strength?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read carefully all your concerns and I can say as follows:
1. You are reporting to have irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulosis. Your symptoms like diarrhea after eating may be related with IBS and diverticulitis.
This is why I would like to ask you if you have done if you have done C-reactive protein level?
It will show if you have inflammation or not in the gut and as a result if diverticulitis is present or not.
2. The fact that she is suffering from fatigue and getting weaker every day shows that the food is not absorbed from small intestine.
In such cases I recommend to eat liquid diet like:
- fruits and juice fruits, banana, avocado is preferred
- avoid sugar foods like deserts etc, it will cause diarrhea too
- use milk or yogurt
- eggs and cheese
- chicken meat
- white rice.
- plenty of water
3. You can continue to use antispasmodic drugs dicyclomine plus antibiotics like metronidazole and probiotics.
Hope it was helpful to you!
Dr.Klerida
Please follow...
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read carefully all your concerns and I can say as follows:
1. You are reporting to have irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulosis. Your symptoms like diarrhea after eating may be related with IBS and diverticulitis.
This is why I would like to ask you if you have done if you have done C-reactive protein level?
It will show if you have inflammation or not in the gut and as a result if diverticulitis is present or not.
2. The fact that she is suffering from fatigue and getting weaker every day shows that the food is not absorbed from small intestine.
In such cases I recommend to eat liquid diet like:
- fruits and juice fruits, banana, avocado is preferred
- avoid sugar foods like deserts etc, it will cause diarrhea too
- use milk or yogurt
- eggs and cheese
- chicken meat
- white rice.
- plenty of water
3. You can continue to use antispasmodic drugs dicyclomine plus antibiotics like metronidazole and probiotics.
Hope it was helpful to you!
Dr.Klerida
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