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Diverticulitis – Diet: Best and Worst Foods ???

On October 4, 2014 ⋅ Post a comment

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I learned this week I have the beginnings of diverticulitis…

Any wisdom about cure/ prevention from medicos/fellow-sufferers?

  •   Ahhhh Thats crappy. Sorry to hear that but if you get on top of it now you will feel a whl elot more comfortable. Back to basics for you mister.
      Diverticulitis OR diverticular disease??? Diverticulitis is when diverticular disease becomes inflamed [infected]
      No grains. No heavy cellulose that won’t break down. If you suffer a painful attack go straight to doc for anti-biotics in case of infection – their main worry.
      They seem to refer to an attack as well as the potential for an attack as diverticulitis Wendy – even tho not totally correct.
      Ask God for healing Rowland. I have a bad attack about once a year.
      Get a good supply of Metamucil and eat what you like! I had a bad attack early last year which laid me low for a couple of weeks, very painful.
      Buscopan helps the bowel relax. Made from a native Australian plant.
    High fibre diet. Re-learn to defecate without straining, or with least strain – just enough to get things moving. This should be easier with lots of fibre too. And this will sound gross, but look in the toilet and make sure your poo floats when you defecate – a good sign you have eaten enough fibre.
      Don’t think you can take Buscopan if you have glaucoma so be careful. Diverticular disease is from long term sluggishness. A lot of people have it but you probably have to eat to keep really regular. The things we discuss with you Rowland. Great stuff !
  • Rowland I was recently diagnosed with it and was suffering awful stomach upsets and frequent toilet visits and the best thing that worked for me my doctor advised was take a daily pro-biotic tablet – you can get them I the vitamin section of the supermarket and as long as I take them I have been fantastic, no problems, I recommend taking them, only one a day and I have had no problems since.
    A lot of people get it as they get older.
    Rowland I will respond properly when I get home from hols and have access to my lap top. I suffered with diverticulitis for about 3 years – culminating in major surgery to remove my sigmoid colon. You have my absolute sympathy. It’s a roller coaster between high fibre (generally) and yet reading the signs of an episode ( thirst, fever, pain, shivery) and if sick – resting the colon – low fibre – sometimes no food except clear fluids. Definitely start pro biotics – inner health in powder form is good. Not too many fried foods. Drink lots of water. Will contact you in a few days to see if I can add any more info x
    Always peel tomatoes – best advice from my gastroenterologist out of the lot he gave me. Pain so I couldn’t walk – now cured & pictures proved it – 7 years later no sign. I followed his advice & stopped eating sweet corn, nuts, pop corn, whole grain & ate what he said mostly! but now I only have to avoid tomato skins. Lots of people tell you all sorts of things & some didn’t agree with my GE but he was right.
      Sorry to hear you have this to contend with, Rowland. Mum was told it was caused by lack of fibre and fixed her diverticulitis years ago through diet. No red meat. Less meat in general. Stick to chicken and fish. Fresh fruit like strawberries which are fiber rich, and whole grains for breakfast instead of white bread toast. No fried foods. They still eat fish about 3 times a week. The anti-grains philosophy is more recent and still contentious. Buscopan is helpful for pain if it’s approved for you. Rowland, please follow your doctor’s advice (rather than ours!) if you have a gastro specialist who keeps up with research. Pro biotics can’t do harm and won’t work against medical advice but they are expensive. Agree with advice to drink water! xx
      Benefibre is great, it is tasteless and you can add it to your food and drinks.
      Go to a dietician connected with a hospital – chew food well. Listen to your body. Diverticulosis is often genetic – ie a pre disposition to the ” pouches” along the colon ( I’m not a dr so forgive my lay terms) diverticulitis is when those pouches ( which in some people cause no probs) become infected with trapped food or foecal matter. Drinking water really helps.
      Welcome to the club Rowland. I’ve always eaten a diet with plenty of fibre etc but have also recently been diagnosed with this condition which my specialist says is particularly common to older men. I’ve so far not been told to follow any specific diet, however I gather each case is different from another. Your doctor/specialist should be the first one to consult regarding diet in my opinion.
      I used to have a lot of trouble, but not after a nutritionist advised lots of fibre – then I can eat what I like!! I got very good at looking at the fibre content of foods and buying the ones with the highest reading even if it was a bit more expensive. I buy Helga’s bread, for example, and keep it in the freezer. No wastage that way and I can always buy it on special!
      Arrrrrrrrrr the joys of ageing, Rowland! I went some months consuming lots of pain killers, then to specialist (finger up bum etc), then 3 Weetbix for breakfast, problem very rare now. Good luck!
      I used to end up in hospital on intravenous buscopan and morphine plus antibiotics for the resulting infection. Plenty of fibre – no longer any need for hospital!!
    A mintec capsule with a glass of water before bed helps.
      I eat heaps of nuts Rowland – Brazilian and walnuts mostly – but absolutely pulverise them in my mouth before swallowing. No tomatoes, corn, peas, beans, capsicums (it’s the skin that’s the main problem with these) , no passionfruit etc. no grains.
      I also used to get crippling pain for diverticulitus but now avoid seeds of any kind in fruit and veges.

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Hi Rowland… It was wonderful to spend time with your beautiful Jan yesterday. Thank you for the book which I will treasure.

I saw your post about diverticulitis. I also suffer. There are several things I would suggest: a web site and book: Diverticulitis  painfreefoods…by Michael Holweg. He was himself very sick with this condition. I felt His research and writing made a lot of sense to me. ( I’ve read so much around the topic of bowel health because if my own serious immune condition.) He seemed to have integrity. It’s a nutritional approach. Ie what you put in your stomach must affect the bowels health… There’s a bowel healing daily powder “Intestamine – Bioceuticals” I’ve also had recommended. All the ingredients are have been recommended independently by my own CFS medical Dr for gut health. Dr Lewis believes gut dysfunction/underlies most autoimmune illnesses. Also many folk are recommending the use of fermented foods – there’s a lovely fermented apple juice stocked in most health food stores. Alkaline diet seems crucial to bowel health. Hope this helps Rowly. With love and blessings. We pray for Jan constantly since her illness.

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Thanks everyone!

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