Hello,
My mam is suffering from diverticular disease and is struggling with food. She has lost a good few stone in weight and is hungry alot however the toilet is a common place to find her these days.
She has been given fortisip bottles, fortjucie and fortisip yogurt to start taking. Has anyone taken these before, if so how many should she have a day. Also any advice on what foods she should be avoiding?
She was diagnosed last November but the doctors haven't been much help.
Cheers in advance
I am not qualified in this but she could look at the fodmap diet when she is upto eating I find onion garlic and mushrooms are a no no but there will be loads of others on here what will give u good advice
I steer clear of nuts and seeds. I know that they say you can eat them, but for me they cause problems. Raw vegetables don’t seem to settle well either. Taking a good fiber supplement, as well as a probiotic and drinking adequate fluids has helped me the most.
Hi! If I have a diverticular attack thankfully it only lasts a few days. I am not a clinician so not qualified to advise but can only suggest that your mum has a bland diet for a few days, eg potatoes, rice etc and plenty of water, wish her better😊
Avoid any fruit skins, pips or seeds. No strawberries for example as all this can get caught in the pockets and become infected leading to problems. My mum was not told this and eventually ended up with a bowel section and a bag
I used to help grow a huge amount of strawberries on my father's allotment in the sixties. I sold a lot to guest houses. After school During Wimbledon. I would have a whole bowl of them covered in double cream, and waited for the first ball served, before I would tuck in. 45 years later, my IBS just don't like them, or the cream, I have diverticulitis a couple of years diagosed, didn't know strawberries were iffy. I have pineapple chunks sometimes, they seem to be OK. "wot a life we have now we get old" 🙄
It’s just the seeds or skins like on grapes etc. My mum had this issue and the infection turned into a mess.
My elderly neighbour and a good friend both suffer from diverticular disease with occasional flare ups into diverticulitis. Both have been advised by different consultants to raise their soluble fibre - oats, psyllium, flaxseed and NOT to use insoluble fibre like wheat bran. Both were advised to eat nuts but my friend is convinced they are a problem, as are seeds. Dairy can be inflammatory - especially if it is already 'itis' so not sure whether fortisip is whey based? It seems to be a 'go to' quick fix for a lot of doctors but I (probably just me) thought it smelled very artificial - couldn't bring myself to taste it.
I had theses drinks like your mum lost lots of weight and seen dietian who put me on the drinks . I took one a day . But could take more when I wasn’t eating . . But I was told a high fibre diet but I suffered from lack of going to toilet . But I never got much help from doctors . They just told me trial and error . So you get better advice from here . People are dealing with it . But I was told to eat fruit but I do eat kiwis and tinned pears in juice not syrup and yougurts . But keep at doctors to get your mum to see a dietian and maybe they can help . As foodmap diet is good but you need help with it ,. I hope she feels better soon d
The other thing is the doctors are of little help but I keep going as Since lockdown help has been hard to get . But speaking to dietian might help rule out foods .that cause the problem .but I got fruit drinks as milk ones I didn’t like .
I just recovered from diverticulitis--my first bout. What helped me most was having plenty of jello available. I kept different kinds of stock on hand--beef, chicken, vegetable, turkey--and warmed a cup of it whenever I needed something. Saltines, graham crackers, popsicles, plain roasted or stewed chicken breasts were all tolerable. I could eat toasted white bread, plain, without issue. I drank mostly water but supplemented with electrolytes as needed. Plain white rice, canned fruit in juice, canned vegetables that were soft (no corn or peas) were also acceptable. It took me a good month to six weeks to heal but I feel much better now.
The peas have a "shell" around them that causes me problems. It might not for you.
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