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Diverticular Disease: Diverticular disease can be less frequent or severe by avoiding foods such as corn, popcorn, nuts and seeds. These items can get lodged in the pockets in your colon (diverticula) and cause inflammation which could lead to diverticulitis. ...Read more.
Until very recently, common medical advice for people with diverticulitis was to avoid nuts, popcorn, and foods with any seeds. The worry was that these foods could get caught in the pockets and cause infections.