Diverticulitis prevention

It never goes away once the pockets (divertculi) have developed in the walls of the colon. In most cases it will continue to form new pockets as the years go on.

How terribly sad that Diverticulosis will never go away. I am fine for a week more or less, and then........surprise one day!!!!! I'm in terrible pain and it's returned! I'm afraid to leave my home not knowing when it will start. Why do I need to return to the doctor if it will never go away??

It needs to be monitored because of the possibility of a infected Diverticuli rupturing and causing a serious infection of the colon. The Diverticuli can burst and leak bowel contents into the abdominal cavity if you have Diverticulitis.

I find that so frustrating. No way to treat long term and no cure. Soft diet and loose stool seems the only way to manage the flare-ups. I thought our bodies were pretty amazing at healing themselves with the right diet. Is this the exception?

My husband used to get diverticulitis on an occasional basis for several years. It has been 2 years now since he has had an attack. The only change he has made was adding a probiotic pill to his diet.

Thanks for that great suggestion, @treesab. Yes, I've found that a probiotic pill is a great help with diverticulitis symptoms. Also, a low residue diet is most effective for me.

1 caution with licorice root is that it can raise blood pressure. Look for DGL which is deglycyrrhizinated licorice root. It won't raise BP 🙂

What is a low residue diet? What can you, or cannot, eat? Thanks, Maxine

Hello @maxine50

Here is some information from WebMD regarding a low residue diet,

--Low Residue Diet Foods
https://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/low-residue-diet-foods

Thank you. I needed this advice. xx