Diverticulosis

darsben wrote:
Putting a scope down your throat cannot rule diverticulosis in or out. Diverticulosis is outcroppings or little pouches on your intestine wall. Diverticulosis is the disease of having the pouches only. The problem comes when something cause one or more of the pouches to become inflamed. This sometimes happens when material becomes trapped in the pouch, such as seeds etc. This is diverticulitis and is what causes the pain.
There is no treatment for diverticulosis short of removal of the intestine that has the outcroppings. The treatment for diverticulitis is RX antibiotics and some doctors believe in a bland diet and avoidance of certain foods. If the diverticulitis cannot be treated conservatively then surgery to remove the affected part is usually beneficial. You sound like a possible candidate for surgery. But surgeons are hesitant to operate while you have an infection and that is why the WBC is important here, but I do not understand the 16 and think you misunderstood the number UNLESS they told you 16,000 which is a HIGH WBC and would indicate an infection. So the first thing is to get rid of the DIVERTICULITIS (inflammation) so the diverticulosis (outpouchings) can be taken care of if you are a candidate for surgery.