Lower Left Abdomenal Enlargement 

I am experiencing lower left abdomenal enlargement for the past year. It does not hurt much, but becomes more pronounced if I eat a very big, heavy meal. Usually I eat very lightly, so it is only a small bloated area on the left side of my abdomen, but it has not gone away in over a year. It is tender and sensitive, so I do not apply a lot of pressure on that area.

I have not seen a doctor and I do not know what it is, but I just read the following article which might be related (diverticulitis is the more infected form of diverticulosis):

The most common symptom of diverticulitis is abdominal pain. The most common sign is tenderness around the left side of the lower abdomen.

Most people with diverticulosis never have any discomfort or symptoms.

The most likely cause of diverticulosis is a low-fiber diet because it increases constipation and pressure inside the colon.

For most people with diverticulosis, eating a high-fiber diet is the only treatment needed.

You can increase your fiber intake by eating these foods: whole grain breads and cereals; fruit like apples and peaches; vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, spinach, carrots, asparagus, and squash; and starchy vegetables like kidney beans and lima beans.

Diverticulitis occurs when the pouches become infected or inflamed and cause pain and tenderness around the left side of the lower abdomen.

I will point out too, that in the last couple of years, I have mostly avoided grains in my diet. Also, for 9 months at a time I used to partake in a juice fast of mostly honey and fruit juices.

For several years I have had an exczema skin rash as well. It was last year, a few months after moving and eating a spicy diet for over a month, that when I returned to juice and honey I suddenly caught the following symptoms all at once: 1) jaundice yellow eyed sickness for 2 weeks 2) lower left abdomenal enlargement 3) right eye stye 4) infected pinky and toe nails

During the last year, I have used exczema ayurvedic medicine for the rashes, but it was only partially effective even after 4 months of use. Then I found that 2 large doses (12grams each) of natural bee propolis (a natural antibacterial) every day reduced the rashes effectively, and after several months they are all near completely gone, and the eye stye has gone away too.

The infected pinky nail and several infected toenails, as well as the enlarged lower left abdomen area continue to persist, however. I wonder of I should try a high grain diet as they have suggested for the lower left abdomenal swelling? Or is there another suggested alternative?