I am a 33 year old male, 2 years ago I was admitted to hospital with acute diverticulitis with an abcess that had perforated my colon wall. Peritonitis had set in and I was in big trouble. I didn't know I had the disease, my doctor told me that it was hereditary, I later found out that my father had it and decided not to tell anyone.

I had a left hemi-colectomy and was in hospital for about 7 days, after getting out I went through about 8 weeks of trying to get back to normal and since then everything has been pretty good. Before the surgery I would suffer through fairly violent stomache cramps 3-4 times a week and had done so since I was about 18.

I have found diet to be a major factor in how I feel post-surgery. I have also found that my digestive system is much more sensitive to foods. I am wondering if anyone else has found this post surgery. Also, I have found that I am passing alot of acidy stool, that produces something like diaper rash around the anus. Is this normal? Sometimes the anus "leaks", for lack of a better term, and i'm not sure if this is a side effect of my surgery, it's really embarassing but I can't stop it.