I just found out that I have diverticulitis what should I eat?

Question

I understand what diverticulitis is, but I don't understand the diet and the foods that I should be eating and the foods I should just say no to. I found out that I have diverticulitis because I was having pelvic pain and my Ob/Gyn sent me to the Er and they did a CT scan. I live in a rural area of Vermont and I can't get in to see a GI doc for almost a month. Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

My friend had a colonoscopy and they told her she had this. They told her to avoid strawberries, tomatoes, or anything that had small seeds in it as they get stuck in the pockets. They further told her to eat high fiber foods. She has just been testing different foods and keeping a food diary. It seems that dairy for her isn't the best. Maybe you should start to keep a food diary each day and record what bothers you and what is good for you. Of course, you should see a Dr as soon as you can.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Diverticulitis basically means that small undigestable things get stuck in your intestine. Foods that get caught tend to be things with seeds. Sesame Seeds, Corn, Popcorn, TOmatoes, some cucumbers. When you eat these they get stuck in grooves in your intestine and become infected. So avoding foods like these should decrease the chance of a flare up.

Answer 4

If what you have is like a co-worker of mine has, its when you should stay away from any nuts, and seeds in food's. Such as hamburger buns with seeds on them. But to make sure, just ask your doctor, or type it in a search engine for info.

Answer 5

It really is more about what you cannot eat - seeds, nuts, tomatoes. Try a high fiber, low fat diet. Stay away from popcorn. My mother had it and as long as she stayed away from the above, she was fine.

Answer 6

My sis has it and she can't eat nuts or corn or anything very rough at all. She joked that she can't eat anything for fear of imflaming it. take good care of it. Diverticulitis, if it escelates because you didn't take care of it, can turn into colitis, and in really bad cases can lead to colostomies.

Answer 7

Long term management are high fiber,low fat diet.

Answer 8

try to stay away from gassy foods/seedy foods and acidy foods