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I had diverticulitis back in late 1990s. Ended up in bed for 10 days as abdomen was so painful I walked bent over to the bathroom. I had projectoral bleeding from rectum. Abdomen was swollen and hard. I was put on antibiotics. I attribute that horrible attack from eating two bags of popcorn. One of my GIs disputes that popcorn and nuts aggravate diverticulosis but I no longer eat popcorn or any kind of nuts as I have had problems every time I try to have even a little of those great treats. Nut butters are the only type of nuts I can eat. And buttered popcorn flavored jelly beans are the closest I get to that mouth-watering taste. I also have Miralax and Benefiber every day in my coffee without fail which keeps constipation in check.
Hope my story on this helps someone. I’ve had my intestinal problems - had bad case of C-Diff mid-1990s , and two years ago had bowel resection from neuroendocrine/Carcinoid Cancer.
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The very 1st time I had diverticulitis “attack”, I had popcorn the day before. That Dr told me “popcorn is the grandfather of all things NOT to eat if you have diverticulitis “. Not to long ago, another GI said what you were told…that popcorn isn’t big enough to cause an attack ?!?
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@musicflower4u Wow you have a very sensitive Gi trac. My attacks were essentially nothing compared to yours. As I mentioned I haven't had an attack for years! I also do need and take MIralax daily and that satisfies my needs. But I take it only in water.