Diverticulitis Prevention

Diverticulitis Prevention - Popcorn, Nuts & Corn

Popcorn, nuts, corn cause diverticulitis. Don't eat nuts, popcorn, corn if you have diverticulosis. Any evidence to support this dietary recommendation in diverticulosis? Does avoiding corn, nuts, popcorn help avoid complications of diverticular disease?

Now we have study looking at the role nuts, popcorn play in diverticular disease. Dr Strate and colleagues from Seatle, WA,  investigated if nut, corn, or popcorn consumption is associated with diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding.

They utilized the Health Professionals Study which is a cohort of US men followed up prospectively from 1986 to 2004 for medical and dietary information. Men reporting newly diagnosed diverticulosis or diverticulitis filled supplemental questionnaires.

They found that in men without known diverticular disease, nut, corn, and popcorn consumption did not increase the risk of diverticulosis or diverticular complication like diverticular bleeding. Surprisingly, there was an inverse association between nut and popcorn consumption and the risk of diverticulitis, i.e. the consumption of nuts and popcorns actually protected against diverticulitis. By the way, probiotics may help in diverticular disease.

Do you or someone you know have diverticulosis? Have you been given dietary advice about nuts, popcorn and corn? Will this article alter your attitude towars intake of nuts, corn and popcorn? Please share your thoughts.

Comments

[Probiotics]

Sure. Probiotics helps to improve the digestion problem and available in market in various formats as chocolate, granola bar, etc