To be clear, this is my personal strategy for dealing with my gastrointestinal issues. This is not intended as advise for anyone else.
When going to the doctor, remember to ask for Dicyclomine with the antibiotics. Consider bringing an old bottle to show the doctor.
Directly after visiting the doctor, while picking up the prescriptions, obtain the following items if they aren't on hand:
OTC pain relievers
MiroLAX if needed
plenty of fluids with no sugar, sugar alcohols or milk
apple sauce with no sugar added
deglycyrrhizinated licorice (not SCD legal)
slippery elm (not SCD legal)
marshmallow root (not SCD legal)
5 HTP
probiotics to be taken at the end of the course of antibiotics
Pull out the SCD books, particularly Ending the Vicious Cycle.
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Diverticulitis Flare 03/23/2019
Yesterday I went to urgent care with a low grade fever, abdominal pain, and intestinal spasms. The doctor put me on Cefdinir 300 mg and Metronidazole 500 mg. He did not offer Dicyclomine for the pain and spasms, and I was in so much pain that I forgot to ask, but I have some on hand from a prior flare.
What was interesting to me is that the doctor told me to take the antibiotics with food and did not prescribe a clear fluid diet for the next few days. I'm going to stick with fresh fruits and cooked non starchy vegetables with lots of clear fluids for the next few days.
I don't remember when the last flare happened, but it's been at least 3 years. It's probably in my medical records but they aren't accessible right now. And yes, the Dicyclomine is expired, but it's still working. That stuff is like gold when you are in so much pain that you can't think or breathe.
I do remember that I went on the SC diet for a prolonged period, (I think it was about 3 months,) and then I eased off the diet. I think the SC diet was pretty effective, because the infection was coming back regularly up until then.
It's been so long that I have forgotten the protocols that worked for me the last time. I'm going to create a separate blog post, name it "protocols," so that I have something to refer to next time this happens.
Last week, I went on the Nutrisystem diet in order to lose some weight, and I'm wondering if that was a contributing factor. There are a lot of sugar alcohols in their food. I've been drinking plenty of water and taking in enough fiber. I have been taking Motrin and Advil, so perhaps that was a contributing factor. At this point I have no idea. I'm going to be going back on the SC diet for a while now, to keep this from flaring again.
But for now, I'm going to spend the day in bed.
What was interesting to me is that the doctor told me to take the antibiotics with food and did not prescribe a clear fluid diet for the next few days. I'm going to stick with fresh fruits and cooked non starchy vegetables with lots of clear fluids for the next few days.
I don't remember when the last flare happened, but it's been at least 3 years. It's probably in my medical records but they aren't accessible right now. And yes, the Dicyclomine is expired, but it's still working. That stuff is like gold when you are in so much pain that you can't think or breathe.
I do remember that I went on the SC diet for a prolonged period, (I think it was about 3 months,) and then I eased off the diet. I think the SC diet was pretty effective, because the infection was coming back regularly up until then.
It's been so long that I have forgotten the protocols that worked for me the last time. I'm going to create a separate blog post, name it "protocols," so that I have something to refer to next time this happens.
Last week, I went on the Nutrisystem diet in order to lose some weight, and I'm wondering if that was a contributing factor. There are a lot of sugar alcohols in their food. I've been drinking plenty of water and taking in enough fiber. I have been taking Motrin and Advil, so perhaps that was a contributing factor. At this point I have no idea. I'm going to be going back on the SC diet for a while now, to keep this from flaring again.
But for now, I'm going to spend the day in bed.
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