Phew glad it’s not what you were dreading hopefully with the right diet and medication you will be pain free for yeas to come
I was diagnosed with ******* colon ( now called IBS)aged 12 due to a smaller than average colon then 8 years ago possible kidney stones after collapsing with what was like full on labour pains given some strong tablets that did the trick
The another flair up
No tests done but they diagnosed mild Diverticulosis which is milder that Diverticulitis
Symptoms where not as bad you you described though
A lot of my aunts had diverticulitis when medication was not what it is today so hopefully with the right meds and diet you will be back to your old self
I can go months and months with no symptoms then bang
Told to watch diet keep fatty food and dairy to a minimum ,eat plenty of fibre except during an attack eat plenty of asparagus
take paracetamol and Buscopan to help with spasms
And so far it has been managed but as the flare ups are getting more often a scan will be booked to check it’s not now diverticulitis
Sending you big hugs
we’ll as big as a
4foot 11” 65 year old can lol