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kalex | 16:42 Sun 27th Jul 2014 | Body & Soul
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Hi all, I was diagnosed with this three years ago, think it is quite bad as i can't eat without going to the toilet. Went for a walk earlier today and had fish and chips for lunch as a treat, i usually eat quite healthy. Went to the toilet about 15 minutes later, then as we were walking home i had a very embarrassing accident 30 yards from my house. This has never happened to me before and i am really concerned my Diverticular disease is getting worse. Probably going to have to pluck up courage to see the Doc if it happens again. Might just be a one off because of the greasy lunch i had. Does anyone have any thoughts on this. Sorry it's so long, thanks
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Diverticulosis is not pre cancerous, so let us get that out of the way at the outset. I presume that the diagnosis of diverticulosis 3 years ago was made by colonoscopy and no mention was made of colonic polyps. Yes, this episode may well be a "one off" but yes, you will have to pluck up courage to see your GP.
17:09 Sun 27th Jul 2014
It might be worth reading through the pages of the NHS website here:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Diverticular-disease-and-diverticulitis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
(The 'Prevention' section might be particularly relevant).

However a single 'embarrassing accident' may well be nothing much to worry about. I suspect that most people will have had one or two such accidents in their adult lives; I know that I have! (Gary Lineker even managed to do it, in front of millions of television viewers, while playing for England against Ireland).
Diverticulosis is not pre cancerous, so let us get that out of the way at the outset.

I presume that the diagnosis of diverticulosis 3 years ago was made by colonoscopy and no mention was made of colonic polyps.

Yes, this episode may well be a "one off" but yes, you will have to pluck up courage to see your GP.
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Thanks Sqad, yes had a very unpleasant colonoscopy after i did the bowel screening test which came back positive for blood in my stools.
Am going to give it a couple of weeks to see how it goes then book GP appointment. Reassuring to know its not cancer though
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thanks Buenchico, think i must have read everything about Diverticular disease yesterday.i will be going to doc's if it happens again Think the fish and chips played a part, not used to greasy food
kalex....I didn't quite say that it wasn't cancer, I said that diverticular disease was not pre-cancerous i.e it wouldn't turn into cancer.
However a patient with diverticulosis can develop a cancer of the colon as well as anyone else.
It would be bad luck having two unconnected diseases co-existing.
Kalex - I too have had diverticulitis maybe 10 years. I have had many many embarrassing accidents - absolutely horrible. It is true, however, that after eating food whether be it light, heavy, greasy etc you will need to go to the toilet.

But, I don't know the answer to it - I haven't had an accident for the past 3 months - in fact a little bit of constipation which I can cope with. I am stumped why it has stopped cos I am still eating the same way.

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