A 48-year-old member asked:
Could overnight oatmeal cause diverticulitis?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Dustin Colegroveanswered
Internal Medicine 13 years experience
No: It is still a common myth that certain foods (undigestible foods like grains, corn) lead to more recurrences of diverticulitis. Many medical professionals still believe this however. Some people get recurrent diverticulitis no matter what they eat.
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 57 years experience
NO if you don't have: diverticulosis ( presence of disease with out inflammation which does not come over night. you have diverticula in colon , oatmeal is not the causes of disease.
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Mar 13, 2022
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