Sorry I missed this Manitas, but I'm glad you're home and all is going well.

A few years ago, another 'Catter, Lyrical Lady, and I developed the problem. Lyrical Lady (Barb) and I both ended up for about a week in the hospital AT THE SAME TIME with diverticulitis. Both of us were a gnat's ass from surgery. This was about a little over a 2-3 years ago. It was funny because we both came back to the 'Cat and had had the same basic experience. Barb was a little worse than I because she waited even longer. In my case the Cat-scan showed an "infected mass" ......

I was sucking up the pain figuring it was just some kind of gas or intestinal flu or something. When I started running a fever, it was time to go. I have an "Automatic E.R. Pass" that will get me in front of damn near everybody in the joint. I say, "I am running a fever over 100 and I have an artificial mitral valve."

In any case, docs are really mixed on what's what with Divertcular Diseaese and what brings on the acute attacks. For a good while I didn't even try anything that I thought might set it off, but eventually I tried things and found that a few "classics" caused reaction and some of the "classics" were no problem at all. I ran across one about a year ago that put me on "Liquids to White to Mashed" diets for a week until things cleared up. I made some pork fried rice with brown rice and no matter how long I cooked or how much water, it was a bit hard. Big mistake eating that! I generally do badly with hard seeds (popcorn hull,sesame,poppy, etc) but not slimy seeds or hulls......Hot pepper seeds, cucumber seeds, corn--all fine)

I think the real situation is that we all are affected in different way by it as Barb still stays away from virtually everything because so many things just tend to affect her. Come to think of it, I haven't seen her around in awhile and I hope she's okay. Anyway, it's strange that what affects one doesn't affect another. My best advice is to try small quantities of things you really like and might cause problems.....See if they do. A few days of the white diet will set you right again. I still find only the small and hard things a problem. Luckily no problem with corn or I'd go nuts this time of year!

Good luck!!!

Spaw