Question 1

what food can i eat with diverticulitis ?

Accepted Answer

Depends: If you currently have an active infection, depending on the severity, dietary restrictions will wary.If you do not have an active infection generally staying on a high fiber diet is helpful. Contrarary to popular belief there is little (if any) scientific evidence that avoiding seeds, nut, etc, etc has any effect on causing an infection.

Question 2

what are the best foods to eat after a bad flare up of diverticulitis?

Accepted Answer

: There does not seem to be much of an effect on food intake on diverticulitis. Want diet that lessens stools a bit or a lot depending.  I would start with overall healthiest diet.  The DASH diet. Should see effect on stools in 2 weeks.

Question 3

what to do if i am 33 and i was just treated for diverticulitis, what can i eat?

Accepted Answer

I generally: Treat diverticulitis with 14 days of antibiotics, a liquid diet until pain and fever and white blood cell count normalize, then a low fiber diet for a full 6 weeks to let colon heal. If you are having repeated episodes of diverticulitis you should consider elective surgery to remove this portion of your colon and avoid future severe attacks or complications.

Question 4

can i eat mac & cheese with diverticulitis?

Accepted Answer

: These are low roughage foods and pose no problems for someone with diverticulitis providing that your physician has advanced your diet to soft solids from liquids only.

Question 5

can i eat blueberries if i have diverticulitis?

Accepted Answer

No: Once you develop acute diverticulitis you should stop eating blueberries and other foods which contain significant amounts of fiber. With these symptoms you need a a clear liquid diet which does not leave residue for your colon to digest. Please consult further with a gastroenterologist. I wish you well with your health!

Question 6

can i eat salads if i have diverticulitis or diverticulosos?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Acute new onset of infected diverticulitis is treated with antibiotics and small light diet of liquids or soft foods. Diverticulosis is a chronic condition that is generally treated with high fiber foods. Fruits, vegetables & salads are good for diverticulosis.

Question 7

i have diverticulitis. can i eat strawberries, tomatoes, and nuts?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Diverticulitis occurs when a small pocket on the wall of the colon ruptures.  We used to believe that any foods that can block the small opening of the diverticulum could precipitate diverticulitis, leading to the recommendation to avoid seeded fruits and vegetable and nuts.  Nevertheless, no study has substantiated this claim.  Therefore, it is probably fine to eat these foods.

Question 8

i had surgery for diverticulitis on 2003 - can i get this back?and can i eat strawberry seeds?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can recur  : Surgery usually involves a resection of the part of the colon infected so that a recurrence can occur in another part of the colon.
As far as diet is concerned the diverticular diet was devised in the 1920s and excluded all seeds, etc.(things that dont get digested) however in more recent years these things do not seem to be a cause of diverticulitis. In the 1920s a physician found a seed in the.

Question 9

should movicol be taken during a flare up of diverticulitis and if not when should it be started ?

Accepted Answer

: Unless so recommended by treating physician, not the ideal time to take a laxative, such as Movicol. Would recommend avoiding use of any laxative during the diverticulitis flare.

Question 10

i think i have a diverticulitis flare-up going on, i have been diagnosed before about 6 years ago during game a colonoscopy exam?

Accepted Answer

Abdominal pain: Do not self diagnose;see a physician;antibiotics may be in order

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