Kenny Omega Gives Update On Recovery From Diverticulitis And Diverticulosis

Kenny Omega gives the latest update on his health. 

On December 15, 2023, Kenny Omega informed fans that he would be out indefinitely after going to the hospital and being diagnosed with diverticulitis. Omega was scheduled to team with Chris Jericho at AEW Worlds End to face Ricky Starks & Big Bill for the AEW Tag Team Championships.

On his latest Twitch stream Omega provides fans with an update on how he’s feeling. 

“Even though I’m very much still dealing with the effects of diverticulitis and diverticulosis. There is this wonderful clinic, LifeMed Clinic over in Baltimore, and they have helped a number of wrestlers. They have done stuff with DPP and DDP Yoga. Their professionals were able to hook me up with a supplement line consisting of the stuff that I need for general gut health and healing peptides, has helped me feel very good in my day-to-day. Before, I was having one real bad day and one real good day. On streaming days, I would almost stay in bed until 5 PM to make sure I could do it. It’s something I wanted to do. IV drips, being hydrated, even though it sounds like a strange thing. When it’s bad, you don’t feel like digesting anything because drinking and eating hurts. With these supplements, a lot of my inflammation has gone down. I’m able to eat properly and drink more fluids without feeling discomfort. Aside from feeling sensitive to the touch, for a quick second I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, is it possible I’m able to go back without surgery?’ Nah. The first time I take someone’s double foot stomp, even if it’s Marko Stunt or Riho, something is probably going to blow. Even if Dobby walks on my belly, that’s a 21-pound cat. As good as I feel right now in my day to day and training, once impact starts to get involved or you have to use your core to do heavy lifts, that’s when things start to get dangerous. I’m going to have to make sure it’s all taken care of,” he said. 

Omega noted that he will “probably have a bit of a stay” either in the hospital or after the hospital coming up, saying it would be a good time to binge X-Men 97. 

Fightful continues to wish Omega all the best as he recovers. 

Elsewhere during the stream, Omega commented on AEW Brawl Out. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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