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What Diet Is Advisable For A Person With Diverticulitis?

Hi, A family member has been diagnosed with diverticlitis,,,,can you tell me what food NOT to eat?? I saw several DIFFERENT items on here and am confused, some say potatoes, some say no potatoes, some say green beans, and then No green beans... Thank you
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Hello dear,
Understand your concern.
Diverticulitis is characterized by inflamed pouch in the lining of the intestine.
Following are the diet advice.
Initially when you diagnosed, you should take liquid diet like
1. Broth
2. Fruit juice without pulp: apple, water melon
3. Ice pops
4. Gelatin containing fast
5. Tea and coffee without cream

After you feeling well start low fiber diet like,
1. Cooked food without skin and seeds
2. cooked potato
3. Egg, poultry
4. Refined white bread
5. Milk, yogourt
6. Well cooked white rice.

Avoid following diet, that difficult to digest like,
Nuts
Corn
Popcorn
All this stuck in pouch and produce inflammtion.

You should take potatoes but it is well cooked.
Better to avoid beans.


Hope this may help you.
Wish you good health.

Best regards
Dr, Sagar
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What Diet Is Advisable For A Person With Diverticulitis?

Hello dear, Understand your concern. Diverticulitis is characterized by inflamed pouch in the lining of the intestine. Following are the diet advice. Initially when you diagnosed, you should take liquid diet like 1. Broth 2. Fruit juice without pulp: apple, water melon 3. Ice pops 4. Gelatin containing fast 5. Tea and coffee without cream After you feeling well start low fiber diet like, 1. Cooked food without skin and seeds 2. cooked potato 3. Egg, poultry 4. Refined white bread 5. Milk, yogourt 6. Well cooked white rice. Avoid following diet, that difficult to digest like, Nuts Corn Popcorn All this stuck in pouch and produce inflammtion. You should take potatoes but it is well cooked. Better to avoid beans. Hope this may help you. Wish you good health. Best regards Dr, Sagar