1 Diet for 3 problems? ( IBS & Diverticulitis & Torsion) - Bowel Disorders Message Board

bridalwed · 09-26-2003, 04:32 PM

Hi,
I need help in developing a diet. I posted this on the IBS board with no responses. I have constipation based IBS, diverticulosis, and torsion due to a floppy cecum.
The cecum was tacked down surgically, but I am not going to tempt fate and eat any roughage again, as it always brought on an attack...so no fiber from nice raw apples, potato skins, raw broccoli etc!

I know it's no seeds and nuts for the diverticulitis, and no wheat bran, or raw foods for IBS...so what Real-Food Fiber is available beyond supplements like metamucil? (I hate beans!!!) Is Prunce Juice considered fiber? Is Oat bran any good? Best way to take it? Do any cooked veggies offer fiber?
Thanks!

lulu43 · 09-26-2003, 06:03 PM

I eat any of the following to boost fiber intake...I don't know if some of them have the wheat you can't have though...

-triscuits
-brown rice
-raisins
-cooked spinach
-cooked crowder peas, field peas, butter beans
-cooked english peas

Just a few...

Lulu

auntjudyg · 09-27-2003, 09:20 AM

The no seeds, nuts, peels business is no longer a general recommendation for diverticulosis/itis. Some individuals have trouble with these items, but if you don't, research has shown that they do not generally contribute to further development of diverticuli.

Prunes have more fiber than prune juice, of course, but the juice still does have some fiber. Oat bran is pretty tasteless, IMHO, so non-offensive to add to things (I love oatmeal, though).

Cooked veggies offer some fiber - some more than others, like raw. Legumes as a group are highest. Okra is quite high in soluble fiber. Cooked green leafies (kale, collards, etc.) Winter squashes are relatively high. There must be others that are not coming to mind right now.

Good luck!

bridalwed · 09-28-2003, 09:17 PM

Thanks Judy!
I do love winter squashes so I shall try those....I must ask...if seeds and nuts don't cause diverticulosis to turn into diverticulitis , what does?
I heard lettuce is bad...???
Thanks!

auntjudyg · 09-29-2003, 01:07 PM

From what I understand, feces gets caught in the diverticuli (whether it contains seeds or nuts or whatever); and depending on the general environment of the colon, infection developments. The speculation I have heard is that the low fiber diet most of us eat, not only facilitates the development of the diverticuli, but leads to things moving more slowly through the colon and thus giving more chance for infection to develop.