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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.
A word of caution: be sure to increase the fiber in your diet slowly and drink at least 1.5 liters of fluid daily to reduce the risk for bloating, cramping, diarrhea or constipation. Another way to help reduce the risk of a diverticulitis attack is to avoid trigger foods that can get trapped in the diverticula. These include hard seeds (like caraway, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame seeds), nuts and popcorn hulls. Here are the specific criteria that make a recipe a âDiverticulosis Recipesâ at Healing Gourmet: High in Fiber: Provides 5 grams or more per serving; No Nuts; No Seeds Along with enjoying a diverticultis preventive diet, itâs also important that you take the right steps to rest and heal your digestive system after an attack has occurred.