This message may seem a little long but I am concerned. A year ago I was diagnosed with diverticulosis. I was sent in for a barium enema after seeing black/green stools. I knew something was wrong because in the middle of the night, I felt a tear near where my colon was (very scary thing to feel) That morning I passed some the black stool I mentioned earlier. The diagnosis wasn't too bad. They found minor diverticula scattered in my colon but otherwise, my colon looked perfectly normal. I even looked at all of the xrays and they didn't look too bad with the exception of the lower left quadrant of my colon looking a little restricted due to the stress that I was under at the time and IBS (which was also part of the diagnosis.

Well, I was put on metamucial and citrucel. Since then I have tried probiotics and colon care products with good results. However, over the past couple of weeks I was put on Antibiotics for some dental work I had to have done to my mouth. I know of the damage Antibiotics can do to the colon. I increased my Vitamin B intake, stocked up on probiotics, and continued my fiber. However, My bowel movements decreased to every other day which concerned me. I have since, after the dental surgery, started the PB Shakes to thoroughly clean my colon. I haven't seen any plaque but my bowel movements are now once per day; today, I had 2.

My concern is that last night, I got up to go to the restroom. (I don't normally go in the middle of the night) and passed some gas and a small 2 inch piece of stool that was hard and black and only about 1/4" in diameter. I didn't feel anything give way inside of me but I am concerned about this. was it something still in my system from a year ago. I didn't see anymore of it this morning with the 2 bowel movements I had. I really don't want to see the doctor on this and go through another barium enema. besides, he would basically tell me the same thing. Does anyone have any advice on this? Pardon the length of this post.