Did my few cycles cause my TRT therapy as well as Diverticulousis..................

[BeachLife]

BeachLife

I really don't know where to start but my first cycle was Jan of 2010 and 2 cycles later in Dec of 2010, hospitalized with diverticulitis. Hence didn't finish or PCT my 2nd cycle. 2 more cycles in 2011 but compications in the guts with diverticulousis didn't finish those cycles either. Now in the process my TEst levels became low and now as of this year I'm on TRT therapy. One question is did my Test levels suffer from no PCT. (deca,test with a year and a half of HGH) I tried EQ once at the end of a Deca cycle for a nice cutting but my cold turkey I'm sure threw a lot of things off. Another question is the diverticulosis in any way a cause from the juice or HGH. The docs say no but seems lately it's all related to Gerd, just seems it's worse now then it's ever been even on a clean diet. I have a lot of questions for the smart ones in here. Oh yeah I've got my HCG and clomid for a proper post the only thing is I've got a Gastro guy at Emory to see in June so I'm waiting to start. PS haven't juiced or HGH since Oct. last year.

[oscarjones]

First of all, sorry to hear about your pain and diverticular disease. To be honest, answering your question about the origins of your inflamed diverticula is something I'd assume to be a combination of many factors, not just your AAS use. Firstly, your diet. I assume, you're an American, and have grown up on primarily processed foods. Now, you mentioned eating "clean", can you elaborate? Typically, clean eating for bodybuilders is something completely different than a health-oriented individual may presume.

Diverticulitis can occur abruptly and without warning, which is inflammation of your diverticula (which you may have had for much longer than 2-3 years). So again, I wouldn't pin the blame on just AAS. More than likely something like bacteria or stool caught within your diverticula (from lack of fiber-rich foods in your diet) is what caused the inflammation.

What kind of treatment did you receive at the hospital? Did/do you need to have surgery? Did they prescribe you a therapeutic diet (clear/liquid)? Did you receive any IV antibiotics? What has your diet been over the past decade?