Living with diverticulitis: How do I keep it from coming back?

I just ate a pint of vanilla ice cream tonight. Tomorrow morning I'll find out jf it affects me or not. It's a test to see if it's the ame as once before.

Best thoughts to you getting a good report from the colonoscopy. Why did you have to wait a more than a year?

Hmmm, last night I cooked some frozen corn and carrots and this morning..........Surprise!!! Not good! Maybe I shouldn't eat corn and carrots. Tonight I ate ice cream so wonder what my surprise in morning will be?

I had a bag of frozen peas and carrots which I cooked and it did me in the following morning. That I do not understand!!!

They are so booked up that was the soonest they could get me in. It’s very frustrating.

My doctor says eat what you want. I have not figured out what food I eat causes flare ups. It is so frustrating. But I know keeping everything moving is the better option. I find soups are the best for me.

Yes, I understand what you are saying, @trishdep189. There are certain foods that are triggers for pain and flare-ups and soup seems to be the best for me as well.

I have a great recipe for carrot/ginger soup that is easy to make and easier to digest. I use an immersible blender to liquify the carrots and onions. It provides liquids as well as nutrition.

Finding the right food combinations is very important.

@maxine50

Perhaps you need help in developing an eating plan. Have you considered getting a referral to a registered dietitian at your local hospital?

If you have not done this, it might be quite helpful for you.

Onions are the worst for me!!!

The more serious your episode of diverticulitis, the less fiber you should eat. No peas (skin), no blueberries (skin), etc, carrots very well cooked are good. When I was awaiting my colon resection because of a perforated colon, caused by diverticulitis, I would make an instant pot chicken soup with carrots and chicken thighs. I could eat the soft carrots and the juicy, but cooked chicken. I would add noodles to the broth another night and just have soup. When feeling better, I'd take the soup, make a gravy with it and have an open-faced hot chicken sandwich smothered in soup gravy with Bob Evans ready made mashed potatoes... all low fiber, several different meals for the week. I tried to keep portions smaller and eat more frequently.