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Originally Posted by smittygouv
Thats for sure! If you don't mind me asking... did they ever find out what cause the diverticulitis and infection in your intestines?
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The dominant theory on what causes diverticulitis is a low fiber diet. I have a hard time with that because historically I've eaten healthy. They believe it ruptured by rubbing against scar tissue in my abdomen from previous surgeries. Once it ruptured the stuff in my stomach leaked into surround tissue and the fight for life was on.
In hindsight I don't think there was one thing I could do different to avoid this except that I should have gone to the ER much quicker and gotten a second opinion.