What is the Normal Diverticulitis Attack Recovery Time?
Whether you have a mild or severe diverticulitis attack, the symptoms can be painful or dangerous. Diverticular attacks occur when the diverticula in the digestive tract become inflamed or infected. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, fever, gas, bloating, nausea, and vomiting. The symptoms, and the time it takes to recover from them, depend on the severity of the attack.
In mild diverticulitis attacks, many times the only treatment needed is antibiotics and a clear liquid or low-fiber diet. This helps to clear up the infection and reduce the amount of strain on the colon to promote healing. Symptoms usually improve within two or three days, and a recovery is made within five to seven days.
Severe cases of a diverticular attack may require hospitalization, such as if the patient is unable to keep anything down or the pain is severe. In these cases, antibiotics are given intravenously as well as nutrition for a week to 10 days to clear up the infection and allow the colon to rest. In extreme cases, surgery may be required to remove the affected part of the colon. Recovery time from a severe case where surgery is not needed is usually one to two weeks.
In addition to a high-fiber diet, you can help prevent future diverticulitis attacks by practicing food combining. Food combining is the method of eating foods in compatible combinations. When you eat incompatible foods together, even if they are healthy, they cause your stomach to produce more than one digestive enzyme to break the food down. These enzymes work against each other in your stomach, resulting in bloating, gas and diarrhea. All of these things can aggravate the diverticula and contribute to an attack.
Food combining shows you what foods are good to eat together and what combinations to avoid. Your stomach only has to produce one type of acid, making digestion easy and not adding extra stress to your body during the process. Gas, bloating and heartburn all can improve in as little as 24 hours with food combining. It is easy and safe for your entire family to follow. If you’re ready to change your diet and improve your digestive health and quality of life, try food combining today.
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