i have lower abdominal pain.  It feels as if somethinbg is tight or stretched .  But it is continual --not letting up.  I have taken Flagyl and Cipro,  i believed for treatment  of diverticulitis.  Could something actually be lodged like a nut or something that wont dissove in a divertulii?  I have some p;ain in my left hip and my rectum. What is going on?
Hi. Thanks for your query. It looks you are a known patient of diverticulitis and as you have suspected rightly this can be resurgence of diverticulitis with peritonitis causing all the pains in the abdomen, hip and rectum. This can be just a severe form of colitis too. The best way to get a diagnosis is to undergo a Contrast enhanced CT scan of the abdomen, colonoscopy and relevant blood, urine and stool tests. Once the diagnosis is made, it will be decided whether to continue the medical management or to go for excision of the colon bearing diverticula.