I felt so ill I thought I was dying... but it was a gut condition doctors often wrongly dismiss as IBS: It's so common and there's misinformation about how to treat it, says Nicola... but this is what really works

The thought drifted into my head, and stayed there: What if I'm dying? I was in the middle of what I now know was a diverticulitis flare-up - and never had I felt this ill.

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