So I had a lot of pain yesterday and had to go to the hospital. It turns out I had diverticulitis. The dr. Said I have diverticulosis thru my colon. Does anyone know if this effects me having gastric bypass surgery. I'm like a month out from surgery and just hope this isn't going to deter the dr. From doing the surgery. Anyone with experience with this?

I know about diverticulitis because my mom suffered from it.

These are things you have to stay away from which are seeds so no berries even if they are tiny the seeds. Popcorn, nuts, poppy seeds, sesame seeds.

As you know now it is extremely painful if something gets caught in your colon.

What I listed I'm sure they already told you about.

Call your surgeon right away and tell them that you've been diagnosed with this and see what they say.

My guess is there won't be a problem but I'm certainly not a doctor.

Feel better, good luck and let us know what your surgeon tells you.

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Yah I'm pretty nervous. I have had to jump thru so many hoops and pay alot of money to just get to this point and now its just a matter of waiting for my insurance to approve it. I would be devastated if me having diverticulosis thru my colon would be an issue. I'm gonna stay optimistic tho. I don't think it should be a problem. I'm not sure what triggered it. I've been doing optifast and eating quite well as I am always trying to lose weight. Thank u for the tips guys, I really appreciate it. Now if I could only get the surgeon to call me back...I've been waiting for him to call me back for the past week and half for something else.