Continue reading The risk of developing diverticulitis increases with age, particularly for people over 50, those who eat a low-fiber diet and those who lead a sedentary lifestyle. Smoking ...

When you’re not in a flare, eating a high-fiber diet can promote gut health and reduce flares. However, switching to easier-to-digest foods during a flare may help relieve symptoms ...

That may seem surprising if you have ever heard that eating a high-fiber diet reduces the risk for diverticulitis. That’s true, but it’s best to avoid fiber in your diet when you are having ...

New research has found that nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis. The findings also confirmed that four ...

Patients with diverticulitis often try to control the digestive condition by cutting nuts, seeds and popcorn out of their daily diet. But that's not necessary, a new study has found. Adobe ...

Fiber and Diverticulitis: What’s the Connection? Diverticulitis is a condition in which small, sac-like pouches form on the top layer of the colon (called diverticulosis) and become infected or ...

Eating nuts, seeds, and corn doesn’t raise diverticulitis risk in women, and following a healthy diet cuts the risk, ...

New findings reveal nuts and seeds may not trigger diverticulitis, challenging decades of restrictive dietary advice once deemed essential.

Diverticulitis occurs when these sacs become inflamed or infected, causing pain and other symptoms. Diverticular disease is very common, especially in aging populations. Diet, lifestyle ...

Diet and stress don’t cause UC, but they may trigger your symptoms and cause flare-ups. There may be infectious and environmental triggers as well. As for what causes diverticulitis, experts ...

A diet that’s low in fiber and high in red meat might also play a role in causing diverticulosis, but this is unclear. Diverticulitis is the inflammation of one or more diverticula, which may be ...