Mine wasn't diverticulitis after all!
I just wanted to give a heads up in case anyone else is going through it. My regular doc thought I had diverticulitis at first. I was treated for it for the first 6 months. I got frustrated and told her to send me on to GI because I couldn't live like that! Symptoms: constipation, diarrhea, blood poops, bloated, nausea, headaches and soooooo much pain! I went to the GI doc and decided on a colonoscopy. He ran tons of bloodwork and as I was about to be put under for the procedure my doctor says "did you see on your results that you tested positive for alpha gal?".... besides a few normal polyps, totally normal colonoscopy! Alpha gal has been hard but now that I'm to the point of healing myself with the correct foods and eating what I'm not allergic too, I am totally symptom free! I just wanted to share my little story in hopes of someone not giving up and just going with the struggle (because I did for 8 months). If something isn't confirmed, keep trying to get answers! Of course if you have confirmed diverticulitis, get treated.