Foods Not To Eat When Have Diverticulitis?

When you actually have acute diverticulitis, it means inflammation so you need a very bland and low fiber diet so it can heal. However if the diverticulitis is healed, then what remains is a diverticulum which is an outpouch in the intestine. So after the healing you need high fiber foods like bran cereal, fresh fruits and vegetables, beans. Also you can add fiber to your food, like Benafiber or metamucil. Its best to stay away from small seeds and nuts as these can become trapped in the outpouches and become infected, thus coming to be diverticulitis. You want to avoid constipation at all costs and drink 8-10 glasses of water daily. Good luc  answers.yahoo.com

Diverticulitis is caused by inflammation of the diverticulm most commonly in the large bowel. Occasionally multiple diverticulum may be present in the small bowel also which are congenital in origin. The large bowel diverticulm is associated with increased colonic pressure and as such it is recommended to avoid constipation. The diet therefore will consist of foods rich in fibre, cereals like wheatabix, shredded wheat, bran flakes, plenty of salads fruits and vegetables, and lots of fluids about 1.5 litre per day. In the acute stage however you will probably be on fluids only with antibiotics to settle the inflammation before you go on the hi  wiki.answers.com