@monsterjuice
Diverticulosis is little pockets in the walls of your large intestine. You can have hundreds of them. When stuff gets stuck in one and it becomes infected it is diverticulitis. It is very painful. I am on two kinds of antibiotics, (good bye gut flora) and morphine. Liquid diet. This is my third episode in about 10 or 15 years. A coworker had to have a section of her bowel removed
because of it, but she is a very non compliant patient.
MAY 2019 IF/EF Chat ALL WELCOME
xsuebeex
(Susan)
#142
monsterjuice
(Ashley)
#143
Gotcha, theyāve just told me to keep an eye on it because it can become diverticulitis! Thank you for the clarification!
Diygurl19
(traci simpson)
#144
Diverticulosis is when pockets called diverticula form in the walls of your digestive tract.
The inner layer of your intestine pushes through weak spots in the outer lining. This pressure makes them bulge out, making little pouches. Most often it happens in your colon, the lower part of your large intestine.
Diverticulitis happens if one or more of the pockets gets inflamed or infected.
Diygurl19
(traci simpson)
#145
Today was the longest fast for me. 20 hours! work was so busy I couldnāt even think about eating until 3.00. Last meal was last night at 7pm. Not sure Iāll be able to eat again tonight since Iām in bed around 10. Oh well! 
cervyn
(Mame)
#146
I hope everyone is feeling fine.
I ended my imperfect fast that I started Wednesday night at 42 hours (GKI = 1.5). around 4pm today. I did soooo much better than other work trips. I am really pleased. I am less pleased by how overfull I feel from tonightās dinner. oh well. still a work in progress.
Now I have the weekend to regroup with 16-19 hour nightly fasts and get ready for next weekās work trip. I am planning on success again.
Wishing everyone a lovely peaceful weekend.
daddyoh
(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!)
#147
27+ hrs fasted. Just got in hotel half way home. Traffic was unpleasant but tomorrow should be better. I will not break fast till I get home. My lovely wife got what I asked for for breaking the fast. Iām guessing I will get to at least 44 hrs.
monsterjuice
(Ashley)
#148
I also pretty much cut ties with my mom, not as long as you Allie but itās been about a year, I still feel guilty sometimes about it. But sheās a drug addict who always told me itāll get better and never has and is all about herself and woe is me so I couldnāt take it any longer. I still worry about her everyday, but I canāt help her she has to help herself ( I have tried).
monsterjuice
(Ashley)
#149
Jody could you go into more detail about your eating plan, things you eat, do you macro or just eat til satiety? I want to start implementing a similar plan! Thinking fasting will help my stall and send my body back into burning mode since itās pretty stagnant the last 6 months. My biggest thing I want to make sure is feasting days Iām doing it right. Are you just water on non days?
Shortstuff
(Allie)
#150
Thereās no helping an addict until theyāre ready to help themselves @monsterjuice. You have no reason to feel any guilt at all 
Hardrock_keto_chick
(I came for the weight loss and stayed for my sanity... )
#152
I second that with the no need to feel guilty part. Just had the discussion with a friend.
With time it gets easier to let go of the guiltā¦
Hardrock_keto_chick
(I came for the weight loss and stayed for my sanity... )
#153
My mojo arrived. I am thrilled!
Iāll enjoy my last meal and look forward to having a motivation booster for my fasts.
(I am a numbers girl. Knowing that every tiny sweet thing will ruin my numbers will get me very complient) 
monsterjuice
(Ashley)
#155
Itās just hard especially when today is motherās day. I canāt even celebrate a good day with her. I know itās not my fault, but itās something as a daughter I should be able to enjoy and participate in.
Robinette71
(Tamela Robinette)
#156
Iām a little sad today seeing everyone celebrate their Mom. My mother is not a drug addict but evil to the core. I grieve for the mother I never had. People donāt understand how someone can cut their mother out of their life but I had to for safety reasons. Itās just an odd holiday for me 
daddyoh
(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!)
#157
Tamela, Iām so sorry for your loss. It is sad but you have to do what you have to do.
Sharon_E
#158
I cut my mother out several years ago for about a year but then I let her back in. I barely speak to her though, even though she lives next door. It didnāt even occur to me to wish her a happy Motherās Day until I saw it mentioned here. I feel really angry and ripped off that I didnāt have a loving, supportive mom. And donāt get me started on the people who say āyou should be nicer to her, you only get one motherā. No shit Sherlock, thatās the problem! I only got one and sheās a lemon!
Sorry, this is the fasting thread. Iāll move alongā¦
monsterjuice
(Ashley)
#159
Itās hard for me as I have a lot of childhood memories of her, good and bad. She would go through phases of drugs and not. I think I also long for the same thing, I see people out and about with their mothers and wish that I had that. I know deep down sheās a good person who just got into drugs ( which is very very hard for an addict to then get out of it). She also didnāt have a mother figure as her mom was out partying when she was little. So I partly feel for her cause I think with more guidance maybe I would of had a decent mom!
monsterjuice
(Ashley)
#160
This is exactly how I feel! And yes sorry for the change of subject! Happy motherās day to everyone thatās a mother, and happy fasting.
Hardrock_keto_chick
(I came for the weight loss and stayed for my sanity... )
#161
I chose to stay away from my mom too for mothersdayā¦
Everyone is constantly āhonor, respect and love your parentsā
Not every parent is deserving and people who didnāt grow up with a deranged parent will never understand.
I had the discussion on friday with a friend, she said āI can not truly say I love my mom, but I feel guiltyā
I was constantly reassuring her that there is nothing to feel guilty about. If they constantly hurt you and make you sick itās absolutely fine to cut them outā¦
Mine might not be āevil to the coreā but sheās very manipulative and never accepted me for who I am. I was a scapegoat all my life and didnāt have the safe haven at home when I needed it while I was bullied all my school life. She raised me to be codependent and very much the perfect pray for narcissists and I am constantly working on getting out of this funkā¦
Hope Mothersday didnāt pull you down too far and you took care of yourselves 