I don't have great wisdom to share. Greatly appreciate everyone sharing their experiences with diverticulitis. My dr thinks I may have the 'smoldering' kind of the illness, in which there's thought to be a chronic inflammation and (mostly?) subclinical manifestations. I've never had the intense pain; mine has been low grade, which causes me to wonder if I actually had/have the illness, but it was twice confirmed with ct scans. I've gotten a variety of dietary advice (from an internist, a gi group, and nurse practitioners) - and if in fact there are different kinds of diverticulitis, maybe it makes sense that there isn't one-size-fits-all dietary advice. I wish I had good answers about how to keep the illness at bay. I do know that my gut is happiest if I eat modestly - meaning small meals. I've greatly increased my daily intake of liquids, and my docs are keen on psyllium (Metamucil), so I take that twice a day. None have expressed any worries about Tylenol. They do say to stay away from Ibuprofen.

Sure seems that the digestive tract is as complicated as the brain, and we don't know a whole lot about either. I asked my internist for recommendations for the gi docs in town who love to treat diverticulitis, and she said there were none. Because, she said, drs think the illness is "boring."