Awwww....I took the time to type you a novel and when I got to the end, I can t even afford the payment for a response. I do have a PayPal account but my Disability Benefits only comes in on Feb 27th. Sorry for wasting your time! Hi There! My sister is having a SCAN as the doctor wants to be sure she has diverticulitis ! I just found out about this (she went to the doctor s yesterday and is presently on a liquid diet until she can get her SCAN). The reason I contacted her today was because I am having problems myself with my bowels. I know for a fact I m low in fibre and I rarely drink water (just boring to drink). I wanted to know if taking probiotic supplements would help (as she swears by it)! I looked up this disease and I couldn t believe it! My systems also came on, all of a sudden. I haven t voided in almost 2 weeks (we went to Red Lobster for seafood). There was 2 days where I had such severe diareah but it was just liquid form and I only went once. What I couldn t believe is that it came on all of a sudden for my sister as well as myself (I have all the symptions too). To make things worse, I suffer from depression, severe anxiety and panic attacks and worse of all.... agoraphobia . My daughter and her 15 yr old Grandson just got tested for a bowel problem (which also sounds like this disease). The only reason I want him to get a second opinion is because, (you won t believe this), my husband has Chrohn s Disease. He only has about 4 inches of bowel left but he is in remission. He was diagnosted in his mid 20 s (and is now 57). He now has a permanent colostomy as the disease was all in his rectum, which had to be removed. They didn t have the medication to treat Chrohn s like they do today. His youngest sister was then diagnosed with Chrohn s disease about 5 years ago. T She s having a hard time and won t even consider a temporary colostomy to give her bowels a break! This is all too weird! As I did research, it is a type of bowel disease where most doctors feel there is no cure for...Wow!! I do have a question: if my husband has Chrohn s disease, would probiotic supplements be okay for him to take daily as well?? Good luck to the doctor that will answer this email! Thank you for your perusal and I m anxiously awaiting your reply! Carmen