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Im glad that all was Ok for you Susie---I have vhad friends--plus my sister who had this done and they all agree that the constant having to go to toilet was the worst thing. !!

its a funny thing with fibre--i mostly eat the same things every day--sometimes Im Ok---but other times I am not--no rhyme or reason for it.

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Maybe a fiber supplement?

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Yes I didn't really want more tablets just in case it disagrees with my other tablets and my Diabetes, also in the Winter I make Sausage or Chicken Stew and I always put lots of mixed beans and lentils in my stews.

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Mmmmm, sounds delicious and the perfect way to get extra fiber.

Did your doc or anyone give you some idea of how much daily fiber (sorry, I know that looks funny, but that's how we spell it in the states) they want you to have? From what I'm reading, people with diverticulitis (those pockets in the intestinal walls) should increase fiber to 25 grams per day and drink lots of water. Pockets, such as the ones they found in you, are usually caused by lack of fiber and fluids.

In a way, I don't get the whole fiber thing either. I've always thought fiber bungs you up. But apparently, as long as you're drinking plenty of fluids, that keeps everything 'soft' enough that the bowels don't have to work too hard to push everything out.

Yeah, I know, weird conversation when we talk mostly about food, but hey, it's life and I'm totally used to 'bowel talk' because, as I said, I live with someone who's suffered with crohn's and colitis most of his life and has been diagnosed with rectal cancer (which is now gone, they caught it in time and was able to remove it with surgery) and now has a permanent colostomy because of the years of hell his poor insides went through.

So I'd try and follow the doc's suggestion and find out how much fiber you're getting. You can use online nutrition calculators to find out how much fiber the foods you're eating contains to get what you need. Even little things can help. If you like jacket potatoes, have them, jacket and all! The skin is where most of the fiber is. Beans and other legumes, especially, are fiber 'superheros' so your winter soups will be perfect.

And, of course, you know the rest. Fruits (raw or stewed) vegetables, whole grains, high-fiber cereals, the usual suspects

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Thanks Linda, again fruit, I can only have two fruits a day because of my Diabetes and only 1 Apple and 1 Pear, because the other fruits there are too much natural sugar in them.

I have not seen my GP yet.

So annoying today, three times the Hospital that I went to has phoned me and three time I have missed the call, because they only do one ring then put the phone down, I am now sitting around with the phone attached to me, so not to miss the call again, I tried ringing them back, but I got a recorded message every time saying, we rung you today, we will ring back later, Goodbye.

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I hate it when doc offices do that.

And I weighed myself this morning. Big mistake. I'm up 4 pounds from the last time I weighed myself. To be fair, though, I know why... the last 2 weekends I've gotten careless with my eating, so it's no surprise. I've GOT to quit doing that. I hate falling into that "it's the weekend, so live it up and just get back to it again on Monday" mentality because it doesn't work that way, if you have blowout weekends on a consistent basis, lol.

Duh me.

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Morning all.

Today we are having a spicy Chicken Breasts each with a Hot spicy Stir-fry and maybe some peas with it.

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Peas sound good. I may have some today for lunch with my fish. Got a nice, thick cod fillet that I'm going to bake, probably with my favorite Hawaiian marinade.

And the peas will give you some fiber

Where's Mariana been? I hope she's doing okay.

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Don't know where Mariana is, not been on here today.

The Stir-Fry consisted of:

Cooked Chicken strips, red & yellow peppers, onions, mushrooms, bits of sweetcorn, t. puree, salt & pepper, chilli, cumin, coriander.

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Oh my gosh, I had something similar last night. I stir-fried green and orange bell peppers with onions, sweetcorn and fresh coriander. Then I made a wrap out of it, rolling it all up into a tortilla with a little bit of cheese and a drizzle of Mexican table cream. It was delicious. I think I'll do a repeat of that for dinner tonight as well.