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What can help prevent my recurrent diverticular bleeding?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I had a diverticular bleed last year, which was after being treated for diverticulitis four months before that. I am a 62-year-old male who takes no medication. I was admitted to a hospital for three days, and nothing was done to me except a liquid diet. The reason they said they never did a colonoscopy is that I just had a routine one done six to eight months before that, and it was clear. The bleed stopped, and it has not happened since then. I take Metamucil, three times a day, and a probiotic. My feces have been soft and well-formed, and I go regularly every morning. I sometimes have to go the second time, where there will be little bits of feces, but just in small pieces. I eat chicken, fish, rice, potatoes, no red meat, all whole-grain bread, almonds, almond milk, bananas, and some fruit.

What are the chances of this happening again?

Is there anything else I should be doing to prevent it from ever happening again?

Please help.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Diverticular bleed recurrence chances are around 30 percent. The risk factors of recurrence is uncontrolled hypertension, antiplatelet drugs, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. So, to prevent rebleeding in your case, avoid NSAIDs.

For more information, consult a medical gastroenterologist online.

Thank you.

Medically reviewed byiCliniq medical review team

Published At September 24, 2017
Reviewed AtNovember 20, 2025

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