Is there a diet to try for a newly diagnosed diverticular person?

[anamaywong]

Recently diagnosed with mild diverticular disease after several bouts of pain and alternate bouts of constipation/diarrhoea. Could anyone suggest a diet which may improve things please?

[Hidden]

Hi there!

I was diagnosed in June, since then I've kept a high fibre diet and that helps a lot, I was having trouble every few weeks but since I changed my diet in June I've only had 1 flare up. Cut down on any junk food and any food difficult to digest.

I am also overweight and was advised by my gp to get the excess weight off asap so I'm on a diet and feel even better.

Hope all is well

[Tibblington]

For anyone said to have diverticular disease it is important to understand what it is and how it occurs. There is an excellent description given by a consultant surgeon if you go to: healthscams.org.uk/divertic...

There isn't really a cure but the condition can be eased by correcting the diet. First check out your transit time, the time it takes for food to pass through the entire alimentary canal and being expelled. This can be checked simply by eating a couple of spoonfuls of sweet corn and waiting for it to be "visible"; the ideal transit time is between 18 and 24 hours but not too much longer. The transit time can be shortened by taking a dessertspoon of organic wheat bran sprinkled on each meal; it is tasteless and is recommended by some surgeons for post operative conditions. In native populations it is as short as 12 hours!

Generally the diet (I don't like that word because it sounds as though it is something special) should contain a high proportion of fibre - the food we would have eaten 100 or 150 years ago. The two curses today are white bread and refined crystaline sugar. Bread made in the home from 100% wholemeal flour is also recommended by some medical folk. There is an excellent recipe that I use for all of our bread at: healthscams.org.uk/bake-you...

I hope this will help you understand and manage your disposition.

[Silver_Fairy]

Going gluten free may help as the prolamins in certain grains may cause digestive disorders and slow transit.

[Jestar]

Clean out your gut with fiber foods organic juices and insert the healthy bacteria in your intestines yogurt with live enzymes and plain Kefir unsweetened to start. Good luck.

[wazzockbeak]

I would add that there is no point in increasing the fibre in the diet unless you are getting sufficient fluids to keep your urine pale yellow. This point is often forgotten and can make a great difference.

[Yogiado]

Add turmeric to your diet - makes all the difference