Hi all,

Wow great information guys. I just got diagnosed today after having a CT scan of my lower abdomen, I was supposed to have a colonoscopy a month ago and chickened out. I highly recommend that anyone unsure take that route vs CT to avoid the radiation, I am going to have to have a scope done anyway, I could have saved allot of time. I originally was diagnosed with kidney stones, which was incorrect. And the feeling of bursting in my lower left side, with all the gas and bloat I new it had to be my intestine.
Anyway It seems really hard to eat with allot of your recommendations. Especially to eat enough protein to make sure no loss of muscle mass.
I still don't know the cause of mine, especially considering I am a health freak and try to eat allot of fiber, lean protein and drink allot of water. So I am kind of at a loss, I know that wheat and bread has been a trigger in the past for me. I thought originally it was a gluten thing, but I am not so sure. I have read allot about how hard it is to digest with all the new genetically altered wheat. Its funny if your read everything you eat, wheat is in almost everything. I think wheat bran is a killer for me, I just found out that one of the Zone bars I was eating had it in it. I'm not positive thats the reason yet.
One thing I have noticed is that no one is discussing supplements. I agree with the stress thing and the Tai Chi as I think stress is a partial culprit! Stay away from it if you can, powerful bad chemicals change many things in our body. But I have found that many vitamins in moderation help a great deal. The best ones are:
1.) Magnesium 400MG Daily / Calcium 500MG out of 1000 MG Daily 2/1 ratio, Citrate forms being the best (Magnesium is essential for relaxing muscles, nerves and chemical reactions in the body) I have been reading also this is helping allot of people. Make sure you are getting more Magnesium than calcium as we do not get enough Magnesium in our diets
2.) Fish Oil, Pharmaceutical Grade - Key Omega 3's for the brain and good for the heart
3.)Good Multivitamin with B-Vitamins not in excess, too much B6 is bad on your nerves, no more than 500% of your daily (Moderation)

These have helped my nerves greatly and helped to alleviate Anxieties that cause allot of stress!!
After that its excercise and diet! I am going back to the drawing board with my diet after this scary episode!! I was scared like many of having to go through a serious operation! Thank God for the Antibiotics!!
Blessings to you all!

RDog