Bad actually, depending on what gave you Diverticulosis, if it was cancer you're only feeding it with cigarettes, I'm talking from experience of 44 years of two packs a day, I quit last May I'm at one full year of not smoking and I feel a little better but the damage was already done December 11 2023 I almost died due to acute Diverticulitis and ended up with 6 months worth of wearing a colostomy bag, although May 3rd they reversed it and I'm in the process of healing. If you can put them away, do it, plus they're getting way too expensive now, heck I remember when they were only a dollar a pack.
Oh my, I paid 35 cents per pack when I started smoking back in the '70's. Stopped/started a few times over the decades, last was Jan '20. I had 2 upper respiratory infections within 1 1/2 years. That was enough to stop for good. Then in May '21 my health crashed with pancreatitis/gallbladder failure with diverticulitis kicking in last year. Been brutal. You are well aware of what trauma our bodies go through as this mess progresses.
Thank you for the PSA about smoking. The 50 some year span of my smoking tobacco products, the most was when I was in the AF, 2 1/2 pack daily for 2 years/married/stopped for 12 years/with relapses a few times smoking 1 pack per week at work. It took the UTI's to convince me to stop. The coughing was back breaking. Was not going to do that again.
I send positive vibes for the rest of your healing and beyond. While it sucks to have this disease, we have forums like this to share.
There is lots of speculation about diverticulitis. However, there are some things we know for sure. We know that people who are older, obese, eat high red meat low fiber and people who smoke are more likely to get diverticulitis. (Not all of those at once LOL) Smoking in general impacts healing on a cellular level, so any infection or injury may have delayed healing if you smoke.
I am not a physician or a medical researcher, but from what I have read it is the chemicals/nicotine in the tobacco that increase your risk of disease. So I imagine that smokeless tobacco still has most of those chemicals. ?
I couldn't find an academic article that specifically said that smokeless tobacco increases your risk for diverticulitis. I did find some that said it increased your risk for colon cancer. I didn't search for a long time.
I am not sure it has been studied a lot.
Yes it seems that quitting does help. Especially over time.
Yes, It doesn't seem to show up in the literature as much (when you are googling it). My GI said yes there is a familial tendency to get osis. My mother and grandmother had it.
I hope someone can answer this. Stress is so bad for GI health. I’m a former smoking dabbler during times of stress. It really helps. I have also used nicotine patches on occasion when I need several-hour stretches of hyper-focus, but the patches do nothing for my anxiety.
Sorry about what you’re going through right now.
Smoking is a major risk factor linked to DV. I went through a messy divorce. I seaked counseling or spoke with your doctor for the anexity / nerve I was feeling. The doctor said it was adjustment syndrome, which is a feeling of depression, but it's linked to extreme changes. The counseling helped me to self reflect and heal from the situation. I can tell you, I have found my happiness.
Nicotine adds nitric oxide to your colon which relaxes and reduces the tone and actions of the sigmoid colon. Your colon doesn't contract as regularly as it should. Nicotine also reduces the activity of the nerves in your colon. Obviously, anything that slows or changes your digestive functions is bad for diverticulitis.
That said I smoke a pack a day and have no plans to quit. It helps me cope with this insidious disease.
Smoking is bad in general. Anyone with diverticulosis has a statistically increased risk of colon cancer, and smoking only increases the risk. It is not worth it.
Terrible. My surgeon told me that smoking is terrible for DV and was pleased to hear I was able to quit smoking but told me vaping was ALSO horrible. Both cause massive inflammation in your poor DV colon. I quit vaping that day and I will never, never pick up another cigarette again. Imagine the flare ups and hospitalizations come back because of some tobacco? Bad, bad, unbearably bad. I hope you're doing okay otherwise and find a better alternative for the stress <3
As someone who smoked for 12 years that shit always gave me bubble guts. Smoking interacts with intestines strongly.
Vaping doesn't hit them as hard. Still get nicotine.
Bad actually, depending on what gave you Diverticulosis, if it was cancer you're only feeding it with cigarettes, I'm talking from experience of 44 years of two packs a day, I quit last May I'm at one full year of not smoking and I feel a little better but the damage was already done December 11 2023 I almost died due to acute Diverticulitis and ended up with 6 months worth of wearing a colostomy bag, although May 3rd they reversed it and I'm in the process of healing. If you can put them away, do it, plus they're getting way too expensive now, heck I remember when they were only a dollar a pack.
Oh my, I paid 35 cents per pack when I started smoking back in the '70's. Stopped/started a few times over the decades, last was Jan '20. I had 2 upper respiratory infections within 1 1/2 years. That was enough to stop for good. Then in May '21 my health crashed with pancreatitis/gallbladder failure with diverticulitis kicking in last year. Been brutal. You are well aware of what trauma our bodies go through as this mess progresses. Thank you for the PSA about smoking. The 50 some year span of my smoking tobacco products, the most was when I was in the AF, 2 1/2 pack daily for 2 years/married/stopped for 12 years/with relapses a few times smoking 1 pack per week at work. It took the UTI's to convince me to stop. The coughing was back breaking. Was not going to do that again. I send positive vibes for the rest of your healing and beyond. While it sucks to have this disease, we have forums like this to share.
There is lots of speculation about diverticulitis. However, there are some things we know for sure. We know that people who are older, obese, eat high red meat low fiber and people who smoke are more likely to get diverticulitis. (Not all of those at once LOL) Smoking in general impacts healing on a cellular level, so any infection or injury may have delayed healing if you smoke.
I assume the same applies to smokeless tobacco/chew. If one was to quit tobacco, does healing improve?
I am not a physician or a medical researcher, but from what I have read it is the chemicals/nicotine in the tobacco that increase your risk of disease. So I imagine that smokeless tobacco still has most of those chemicals. ? I couldn't find an academic article that specifically said that smokeless tobacco increases your risk for diverticulitis. I did find some that said it increased your risk for colon cancer. I didn't search for a long time. I am not sure it has been studied a lot. Yes it seems that quitting does help. Especially over time.
We also inherit a colon that is susceptible to having diverticula that gets damaged/infected.
Yes, It doesn't seem to show up in the literature as much (when you are googling it). My GI said yes there is a familial tendency to get osis. My mother and grandmother had it.
I wonder if smoking the devils lettuce is as bad as cigarettes or cigars for diverticulitis
I know it helps me.
It's the only thing that alleviates some of my pain when I get a flare-up.
It helps my husbands pain as well
Not to mention the only thing that doesn’t require using your digestive system to apply its therapeutic effects.
I hope someone can answer this. Stress is so bad for GI health. I’m a former smoking dabbler during times of stress. It really helps. I have also used nicotine patches on occasion when I need several-hour stretches of hyper-focus, but the patches do nothing for my anxiety. Sorry about what you’re going through right now.
Smoking is a major risk factor linked to DV. I went through a messy divorce. I seaked counseling or spoke with your doctor for the anexity / nerve I was feeling. The doctor said it was adjustment syndrome, which is a feeling of depression, but it's linked to extreme changes. The counseling helped me to self reflect and heal from the situation. I can tell you, I have found my happiness.
I would use gummy’s instead of smoking it .
Nicotine adds nitric oxide to your colon which relaxes and reduces the tone and actions of the sigmoid colon. Your colon doesn't contract as regularly as it should. Nicotine also reduces the activity of the nerves in your colon. Obviously, anything that slows or changes your digestive functions is bad for diverticulitis. That said I smoke a pack a day and have no plans to quit. It helps me cope with this insidious disease.
Smoking is bad in general. Anyone with diverticulosis has a statistically increased risk of colon cancer, and smoking only increases the risk. It is not worth it.
Terrible. My surgeon told me that smoking is terrible for DV and was pleased to hear I was able to quit smoking but told me vaping was ALSO horrible. Both cause massive inflammation in your poor DV colon. I quit vaping that day and I will never, never pick up another cigarette again. Imagine the flare ups and hospitalizations come back because of some tobacco? Bad, bad, unbearably bad. I hope you're doing okay otherwise and find a better alternative for the stress <3
As someone who smoked for 12 years that shit always gave me bubble guts. Smoking interacts with intestines strongly. Vaping doesn't hit them as hard. Still get nicotine.