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Topic: Diverticulosis - Bart?

canefan17
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 22149

posted

I have diverticulosis now (It's been slowly creeping up)

I have a hunch that Bartonella is behind it all!

What do you guys think?
I've been off antibiotics for 9 months and didn't have this issue until Bart started flaring up about 5 months ago.

Now it's really bad and I worry my bart treatment (herbs) is insufficient.

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randibear
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 11290

posted

i'm wondering the same thing.

my diverticulitis is really bad this past two years.

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Cold Feet
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9882

posted

Just bumping this up for now, as I recently had a colonoscopy.

Any articles on bartonella and this condition?

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Razzle
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Member # 30398

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Diverticulosis is caused by chronic dysmotility in the colon. Yes, Bartonella can be one cause of this.

A high fiber diet is good for those with diverticulosis (be careful with nuts/seeds - grind them up in a coffee grinder or blender first before eating them), as is coconut oil (coconut oil contains short-chain fatty acids that help nourish and heal the lining of the colon).

Omega-3 fatty acids (Fish Oil) are also excellent to help combat inflammation.

"Bell's Palsy of the Gut" mentions that Lyme/co's can cause megacolon. Megacolon is the end result of severe, chronic constipation. Because Diverticulosis also is a consequence of severe constipation, it stands to reason that Lyme/co's can cause diverticulosis also.

See http://thehumansideoflyme.net/viewarticle.php?aid=62 for the "Bell's Palsy of the Gut" article.

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Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs.

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