Diet For Person With Diverticulitis

The Necessary Steps For Your Diverticulitis Diet.....

For anyone suffering with diverticulitis there are certain dietary measures that can be taken that help to lessen the symptoms the person with diverticulosis experiencing as well as help to prevent the recurrence of diverticulitis in the future.

There are two stages of diverticulitis do we need to consider when creating a diet for a person with diverticulitis. In the initial acute inflammatory stage, nil by mouth is the best dietary measure. At this stage the colon is so inflamed that any solid food at all will in all likelihood increase inflammation and irritation to the colon of the person with diverticulitis.

When the condition is at this stage hospitalisation is required were a liquid diet (intravenously given) and antibiotics are used.  In this way the intestines can be rested completely giving it time to heal while the antibiotics address the infection within the bowel.

During this recovery phase a low fibre diet otherwise known as a low residue diet is the desired diet for a person with diverticulitis. The low residue diet allows the intestine time to heal properly without being burdened by the work of processing high fibre foodstuffs.

Once this initial recovery phase is complete the diet for a person with diverticulitis changes to a high fibre diet. There is considerable evidence indicating that a high fibre diet can significantly decrease the likelihood of recurrence of diverticulitis so making high fibre a part of your daily dietary plan would seem to be in excellent preventative measure if you are someone who suffers or has suffered from diverticulitis.

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