So, to preface this, I'm 33 years old, 5'6, 240lbs.
Back on the 20th, had a burst of pain in my left side. Thought it was a kidney stone (Had one 4 years ago, haven't had any since). But, took some aspirin and pain went away and nothing after that.
Then, Christmas Eve night, just finished dinner and got hit with a significant amount of nausea, left side abdominal pain and my heart racing, almost like a panic attack. Thought it was the stone again, so was drinking lots of fluids. Over the next 3 days kept getting waves of nausea, heart racing, and some abdominal discomfort. Finally was able to get into a Walk In clinic on Sunday. They did urine and blood tests, which both came back fine. Nurse practitioner thinks its diverticulitis, prescribed some antibiotics for a week with a follow up visit. Was going to try a CT scan to be sure but insurance apparently doesn't cover much if a urgent care clinic does it.
Really hoping the antibiotics work, because internal pain/discomfort like this sucks. Can't seem to get comfortable or relax since I end up focusing on it when I do. Its not severe pain, which I think is worse since its just enough to fuck with me without it being severe enough to know for sure whats going on.
Reading up on diverticulitis, I know i could stand to lose weight (I haven't gotten any bigger over the past few years, but i also haven't lost any weight) and I am working on drinking more water, but trying to figure out how to get more fiber is what I'm not sure about. I normally do oatmeal/cereal for breakfast, and I started about a month ago to eat salads for lunches. I could work on eating more whole wheats, but would a fiber supplement help better?
I think after the checkup I may end up seeing a GI doctor anyway, to at least get some more info and such. Just wondering if others have gone through things like this.
