diverticulitis?

Question

what should you cut out of your diet and add to you diet if you have diverticulitis

Answer 1

I had this as a child. It went undiagnosed and untreated for over a year. I was in excrutiating pain towards the end. By the time it was diagnosed, the Dr said I was a hairs breadth away from a full bowel resection and using a colastemy bag for the rest of my life.
What cured me??
... Mineral Oil
Take a teaspoon of Mineral Oil every night. If it cured a case as advanced as mine, it should whip you into shape in no time :)

Answer 2

I think this is very much up to you to find out as an individual what is best or not for you. You could try cutting out things for a couple of weeks then re-introduce them one by one. That way you'll definitely see what makes the reactions. But as you won't be absorbing as many vitamins and minerals it's really important to make sure you have enough B vitamins - they all aid with digestion. A friend of mine with diverticulitis has B vitamin injections from the doctor. There are loads of books and things on good diets (The Food Doctor) for example. Also visit your local health food shop - mine is fantastic and they always give good advice. Good luck.

Answer 3

Aspartame. THE number one cause of Diverticulitis.

Aloe Vera Drinking Gel is the BEST thing to take as a remedy.

Answer 4

My mother had it and could not eat seeds (of any kind, in any thing), or nuts of any kind. No popcorn; no heavy cheeses. and no abrasive foods other than the above. I also believe there was no coffee or colas--but I'm not sure, because my mother never drank either one anyway. Eliminating the above is not as easy at it might seem--there's a lot of it out there. Certain acidic irritants are on the list, too--like crunchy peanut butter. Probably wine, too, and beer is right out! Sorry to only give you a list of don'ts, but if you eat the wrong food, keep track--because you will know it in 24 hours. B.

Answer 5

i have had diverticulitis for 4 years now...i have had to cut out alot of things containing seeds because it makes it flare up...i am not supposed to eat strawberries, seeded buns, tomatoes and so on...

i slip up sometimes because i LOVE strawberries, so i get a smoothie or a can of strawberries and eat them...but about 30 minutes later i am bent over in pain because my colon is flairing up...

anything with seeds, but if you need to eat something with seeds, make sure you follow it with alot of water and high fiber foods

Answer 6

What is the treatment for diverticular disease?
A high-fiber diet and, occasionally, mild pain medications will help relieve symptoms in most cases.

read here for full article: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/diverticulosis/

So eat high-fibre foods, see here: http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/diet/high_fibre/food.htm

Answer 7

my mum has it, at the moment it has flare up causing her severe diarrhoea, the doctor has prescribed codeine which is helping a bit
but at the moment we are trying different foods to see which ones she less reacts too

Answer 8

The modern treatment is addition of roughage to diet.