During a diverticulitis flare-up, stick to clear liquids to give your bowel time to rest. Slowly add fiber-rich foods to your diet to prevent future diverticulitis attacks. Popcorn, nuts, and seeds ...

Abdominal pain and changes in digestive habits are symptoms associated with a range of gastrointestinal issues. One potential condition is diverticulosis, which we become more at risk of as we age. In ...

A new study found that eating small, hard foods like nuts, seeds, and corn was not linked to diverticulitis. This helps debunk the myth that these foods could get stuck in the colon, inflaming the ...

Three years ago, I was sitting in my doctor’s office feeling completely overwhelmed. She’d just told me I had diverticulosis, and suddenly every trip to the grocery store felt like navigating a ...

New research has found that nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis. The findings confirmed that four key dietary patterns, including the DASH diet, help reduce the risk of ...

CHELTENHAM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Many of us have heard of someone with diverticulitis, but don't know what it really is. A Montgomery County man shares his long struggles with the digestive problem, ...

Q: Please discuss the ingestion of nuts and seeds for people with diverticulosis. A: A diverticulum is a pouch-like, ballooning out of a section of the wall of the digestive tract. The presence of ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I've been diagnosed with diverticulosis and was not given any instructions about diet. My doctor suggested I take Metamucil -- forever. Is this disease the same as diverticulitis?

At the age of 70, 70 percent of the population will have diverticulosis. However, this doesn’t mean that all of these patients will ever experience diverticulitis. So, what’s the difference, and how ...

The findings were consistent with a similar study previously conducted in males, refuting current recommendations about foods to avoid to prevent diverticulitis. Diverticulitis develops when small ...